Comparison

alpinMD vs Appointment Scheduler

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

alpinMD

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alpinMD is the mobile companion to your alpinMD practice portal - your clinic in your pocket, always in sync with the desktop. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE - Calendar built for clinics: day and week views, multiple practitioners, drag-free fast scheduling - Appointments: create, edit and track visits in seconds - Patients: full records, history and contact details at a glance - Treatments and findings: document care as you deliver it - Finances: invoices and payments, right from your phone

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Appointment Scheduler

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Your appointments, clients, and team in one place. Planize is a simple appointment manager for anyone who works by appointment or by client visit — hair salons and barbers, clinics, physiotherapists, dietitians and psychologists, tutors, consultants, field sales or promotion reps, home and on-site service providers, and beauty and nail studios. Plan a busy workday quickly from your iPhone or iPad. With one account, Planize works on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows: plan the week on your computer and run the day from your phone. CALENDAR & APPOINTMENT REMINDERS • See open and booked times at a glance in the daily timeline. • Tap an open time to create an appointment and view overlapping bookings side by side. • Turn on notifications and choose how many minutes before an appointment to be reminded. FAST APPOINTMENT MANAGEMENT • Create an appointment in seconds with a name, time, and service. • Switch between Today, Tomorrow, This Week, and All appointments. • Search by client, phone number, or service. • Filter by service, team member, or status. • Add duration, price, notes, and status to each appointment. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES, WITH ONE ACCOUNT • Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows. • An appointment added on your computer shows up on your phone, and changes made on your phone reach your computer automatically. • On Mac and Windows, use a large calendar with day, week and month views and drag and drop to reschedule. CAN WORK OFFLINE • View, create, and edit appointments when you have no connection. • Pending changes sync automatically when you are back online. • Keep your workday moving through connection problems. KNOW YOUR CLIENTS • Pick clients from your phone's contacts in one tap; their name and number are filled in automatically. • See upcoming appointments, recent visits, and visit history on each client card. • Find records quickly by name or phone number. • Reach call, SMS, or WhatsApp actions with one tap. FOR HOME AND ON-SITE SERVICES • Save each client's address and exact map location on their card. • Use your current location, or paste a map link, coordinates or a Plus Code. • Get directions in one tap. MANAGE AS A TEAM • Add staff and choose which services each team member can provide. • Keep business appointments coordinated across your team. • Manage members and access from the owner account. SEE HOW YOUR BUSINESS IS DOING • Review daily, weekly, and monthly appointment activity. • Track completed and canceled appointments. • View revenue totals and popular services. TRACK VISITS AND MEETINGS • Save client visits and meetings the same way you save appointments. • Write down what was discussed; the note stays on the client card. • When someone says “let’s talk again next month”, set a reminder for that follow-up. • See who you met and when in each client’s visit history. WHO IS PLANIZE FOR? Hair and barber salons, clinics; physiotherapists, dietitians, psychologists and therapists, trainers and private tutors; consultants, field sales and promotion reps, mobile technicians, home and on-site service providers; nail and lash studios, skin care and aesthetics centers — anyone who works by appointment or by client visit. Choose your business sector, organize your service list, and start with a clean, focused interface. Try Planize free for 14 days with all features. Planize offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions. You can manage or cancel your subscription and purchases from your Apple account. Support: planize@ngcyaz.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

alpinMD4 screens
Appointment Scheduler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: alpinMD at none against Appointment Scheduler's 6. Appointment Scheduler's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Appointment Scheduler sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. alpinMD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

alpinMD ships an update every 3 weeks, Appointment Scheduler every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
alpinMD versus Appointment Scheduler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteralpinMDAppointment Scheduler
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlpinify GmbHIRFAN ONGUC

In-app purchases

None

alpinMD

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Appointment Scheduler

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Team Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Business Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Team Yearly$119.991 Year
  • Business Yearly$239.991 Year

Questions

Is alpinMD free?
alpinMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Appointment Scheduler free?
Appointment Scheduler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do alpinMD or Appointment Scheduler have ads?
Neither alpinMD nor Appointment Scheduler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, alpinMD or Appointment Scheduler?
alpinMD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Appointment Scheduler every 4 days. Most recently, alpinMD was updated on October 23, 2026 and Appointment Scheduler on November 7, 2026.

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