BCBSTN vs ErlangerNOW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BCBSTN
Access your health plan information, find care providers, and manage your benefits with this app. It offers quick login, live chat support, and digital ID cards for convenient healthcare management.
- Faster login with Touch/Face ID
- Live online chat support
- All plan coverage and costs in one place
- Digital Member ID card
- Find care providers and costs
- Easy telehealth access
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The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee app makes it easier than ever to get the plan information you need, when you need it. With our fresh, user-friendly design you now get: + Faster Login: Touch and Face ID login means no password memorizing + Live Online Chat: Get help from a live agent on your care team + All Your Details in One Place: All your plan coverage and costs are front and center + Digital ID Card: See and share your Member ID card with a single tap + Find Care and Costs: Find providers near you and how much you might pay for their care + Easy Telehealth Access: Easy-to-find link to make virtual doctor appointments Download the BCBSTN app today to get the details you need to feel confident about your plan and your health care.
ErlangerNOW
Navigate your healthcare journey with ease. This app provides turn-by-turn directions to patient rooms, departments, and amenities, both indoors and outdoors. You can also find physicians, schedule appointments, and access your patient information.
- Turn-by-turn indoor and outdoor navigation
- Locate patient rooms, departments, and amenities
- Find and contact physicians
- Schedule appointments
- Access MyChart patient information
- Save favorite locations
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Navigate your entire healthcare experience in one place! ErlangerNOW allows you to locate a patient room, department, or amenity using your smartphone then provides turn-by-turn guidance from your current location all the way to your destination both outdoors and inside! You can also easily look up physicians and call to make an appointment directly from the ErlangerNOW app, as well as access your patient information using MyChart. Whether you are a patient or visiting a loved one, ErlangerNOW allows you to focus on what truly matters. Use the ErlangerNOW to: • Get door-to-parking real-time guidance from your location to a location • Easily find a patient room, department, or amenity • Find and save your locations • Schedule appointments • Access MyChart
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ErlangerNOW at 5.0 against BCBSTN's 2.4. BCBSTN's advantage is ratings volume (373 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ErlangerNOW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BCBSTN has 373 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BCBSTN ships an update every 2 months, ErlangerNOW every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BCBSTN | ErlangerNOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (373 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 373 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee | Erlanger Health |
Bugs and requests
BCBSTN
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cannot enter login information
- App entirely non-functional
- Verification code entry not working
- Keyboard issues on login screen
Requested features
4 requests- Add Face ID or fingerprint login
- Improve provider search and filtering
- Allow adding medical history
- Fix digital ID card integration
ErlangerNOW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BCBSTN
No in-app purchases
ErlangerNOW
No in-app purchases
