HospitalLocators vs WayStride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HospitalLocators
Find nearby hospitals with one tap, displaying distance and directions. You can also search for hospitals by state and city. Easily call or get directions to a selected hospital.
- Find hospitals by current location
- Search hospitals by state and city
- Display distance to hospitals
- Get directions to hospitals
- Call hospitals directly
- Map view integration
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Hospital Locator can find all hospitals based on you current location with a single tap of your finger and provide distance and directions from your current location. Your current location is also presented in case you need to call an ambulance. Hospital Locator can also locate all hospitals given a state and city selection. From the results you can call the hospital with a click and also click to get Google directions and map view.
WayStride
Navigate hospital complexes with ease. This app provides step-by-step directions to parking, entrances, and appointments, helping you focus on what matters most during your visit.
- Step-by-step directions
- Parking guidance
- Entrance navigation
- Appointment routing
- Return to parking
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WayStride makes your hospital visits more pleasant by directing you step by step to each of your destinations. Think of WayStride as your personal guide through the whole hospital: it guides to the best parking area, through the best entrance to your appointment, and right back to your parking spot. Will you just do us a favor? Spend more time focusing on that which matters most – People.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WayStride at 4.6 against HospitalLocators's 3.0. WayStride also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WayStride holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
HospitalLocators ships an update every 2 months, WayStride every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HospitalLocators | WayStride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Randolph W Duerr | WayStride, Inc. |
Customer experience
HospitalLocators
WayStride
In-app purchases
HospitalLocators
No in-app purchases
WayStride
No in-app purchases
Questions
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