TextCare vs ErlangerNOW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextCare
Access personalized medical support 24/7 through secure in-app messaging. Get help with routine check-ups, chronic condition management, new symptoms, prescriptions, and lab results from licensed healthcare professionals.
- 24/7 access to medical professionals
- Comprehensive care for acute and chronic issues
- Prescription requests and refills
- Lab orders and results review
- Secure and confidential messaging
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Concierge Medicine, For All Experience a new era of healthcare with TextCare, an employer-sponsored service, that brings personalized medical support directly to your fingertips. Whether it's a routine check-up, managing chronic conditions, or seeking advice on new symptoms, our team of licensed healthcare professionals is ready to assist you 24/7 through secure, in-app messaging. Key Features: 24/7 ACCESS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS: Connect with our dedicated team anytime, anywhere, without the need for appointments. COMPREHENSIVE CARE: From acute issues like colds and flu to chronic condition management, we've got you covered. PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT: Easily request new prescriptions or refills, sent directly to your preferred pharmacy. LAB ORDERS AND RESULTS: Our physicians can order necessary lab tests and review results with you, all within the app. SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL: Your privacy is our priority. All interactions are encrypted to ensure your information remains confidential. We believe all Americans deserve access to relationship based primary care. If you have a healthcare related question, need, or issue, just text us!
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 update cadence: TextCare at fortnightly against ErlangerNOW's every 5 months. TextCare also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TextCare against 5.0 for ErlangerNOW. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
TextCare ships an update fortnightly, ErlangerNOW every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextCare | ErlangerNOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | One to One Health | Erlanger Health |
In-app purchases
TextCare
No in-app purchases
ErlangerNOW
No in-app purchases









