TouchMD Snap vs PatientNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchMD Snap
Capture and review patient images and videos directly within your medical system. This tool enables quick photo and video recording with onscreen overlays, streamlining patient documentation.
- Review saved patient images/videos
- Quickly take patient photos
- Record patient videos
- Onscreen overlays for recording
- Upload directly to TouchMD system
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TouchMD Snap allows you to review saved patient images and videos, quickly take patient photos and record patient videos using onscreen overlays, and upload them directly to your TouchMD system.
PatientNow
This system helps aesthetic and plastic surgery practices streamline operations by going paperless. It offers automated patient communication, secure access to charts, and efficient encounter note management to enhance patient service.
- Paperless operations
- Automated patient communication
- Secure patient chart access
- HIPAA compliant data storage
- Automated follow-up processes
- Digital encounter notes
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PatientNow is an automated system that can help your aesthetic or plastic surgery practice go paperless, provide you with the tools necessary to run an efficient business, and an automated follow-up process that will free up staff from manual tasking enabling them to provide more patient service. Our automated workflow will complement your practice and help you provide an Exceptional Patient Experience. - Complete patient communication including scheduling, text, and phone call - Full access to patients chart to view and create new records - Completely secure, no practice or PHI is stored on the device, all communication is encrypted and saved to a HIPAA Compliant Amazon environment. - Review and complete encounter notes and documents Requires iOS 15 or higher Compatible with PatientNOW ver. 7.0.194 and higher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TouchMD Snap at 3.9 against PatientNow's 3.3. PatientNow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
TouchMD Snap holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 16 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchMD Snap | PatientNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) — better | 3.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TouchMD | Patient Now Inc |
Customer experience
TouchMD Snap
PatientNow
In-app purchases
TouchMD Snap
No in-app purchases
PatientNow
No in-app purchases
