Comparison

Soothe vs Doses

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

Head to head
About

Soothe

Access spa-quality wellness and personal care services delivered to your preferred location. Book massages, facials, haircuts, and more with licensed professionals on your schedule. Enhance your experience with personalized options and premium products.

Highlights
  • In-home massage therapy
  • Facials and skincare
  • Haircuts and styling
  • Beauty services
  • On-demand booking
  • Licensed and vetted professionals
  • Optional membership for discounts
Features
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Spa-quality wellness and personal care services delivered to you, on your schedule –– at home, at the office, or on the go. Soothe is the largest and most trusted on-demand wellness platform in the world. The Soothe app connects you with top wellness professionals in your area, any day of the week. Providers on the Soothe platform are licensed, certified, and highly-skilled massage therapists, estheticians, and cosmetologists who can offer: • Relaxing Swedish or Deep Tissue massage • Recovery sports massage or Percussive Therapy • Prenatal massage to promote wellness during pregnancy • Skin care, including facials to help with hydration, aging, stress and acne • Haircuts & styling • Beauty services, including spray tanning...and more ON YOUR SCHEDULE Simply choose the type of service you want, the time and place you want the specialist to arrive, and Soothe’s platform will match you with the highest-rated provider in your area who meets your criteria. Whether you’re looking for a facial to look more youthful or a 5-star full-body massage, Soothe has you covered from head to toe! PERSONALIZED ENHANCEMENTS USING INDUSTRY-LEADING PRODUCTS Providers on the Soothe network can personalize your experience to ensure you’re getting the best treatment. Having neck strain due to too much time in front of the computer? Would you like to add hot stones to your massage? We’ve got you covered. And Soothe has partnered with industry leaders in the wellness and self-care space, including companies like Therabody, Hydropeptide, PCA, Skin Care Authority, and Dermologica to ensure you’re getting the best products that match your specific needs. A NETWORK OF PROFESSIONALS YOU CAN TRUST With its award-winning Trust & Safety team, Soothe only accepts the most experienced, skilled, and background-checked wellness providers onto its platform. All providers in the Soothe network are licensed/certified and insured, and are continuously monitored to ensure the highest quality standards are met. They’ve had extensive experience and often possess multiple, specialized certifications. GET EVEN MORE WITH AN OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP Soothe’s optional membership plan, Soothe Plus, allows you to book unlimited discounted services to help you make wellness part of a healthy lifestyle. Various plans and packages are available to meet your needs. Download the app for more details. ADDITIONAL SOOTHE FEATURES & BENEFITS • Book a Soothe spa party for a bridal shower or group pop-up event • Purchase gift cards to say thank you to friends, family, or colleagues • Refer friends to Soothe and earn free services

About

Doses

This app helps you manage medications for yourself and loved ones with clear, easy-to-read interfaces and timely alarms. It allows shared tracking with caregivers and provides refill reminders. Setup is simplified by photographing medication instructions.

Highlights
  • Medication logging with one-tap entry
  • Customizable alarms with snooze options
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets for at-a-glance updates
  • Shared tracking for family and caregivers
  • Refill tracking with remaining dose estimates
  • Setup from medication bottle photos
  • Private by design with no account or ads
Features
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Doses is a medication tracker designed to be calm, clear, and easy to read, whether it's for you, your kids, or someone you love. Every screen shows when it's time for the next dose at a glance. Log a dose with one tap, and everyone helping sees it right away. I built Doses after a close family member came home from surgery with a sheet of instructions. Between me, my spouse, and her friends, we were texting each other at 3am to ask who gave what, and when. Doses does the math for every medication, rings when it's time, and keeps everyone on the same page. EASY TO READ, FOR EVERYONE Every screen works with large text, all the way up to the largest accessibility sizes, and rearranges itself so nothing gets cut off. A dark mode made for the middle of the night is easy on tired eyes. ALARMS MADE TO BE HEARD Turn on an alarm for any medication and your iPhone rings when it's time for the next dose, even in Silent mode. Choose from six calm sounds, one for daytime and one for nighttime. Not ready yet? Remind Me In rings again in 15 minutes to 2 hours. AT A GLANCE, WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Widgets for your Home and Lock Screens show when it's time for the next dose, with Tap to Dose right there. Or ask Siri, "What am I due to take next?" FOR YOU, YOUR KIDS, AND THE PEOPLE YOU CARE FOR Keep your own medications, your kids', and anyone you look after, and switch between them with one tap. CARE TOGETHER Invite family, friends, or a nurse through iCloud. Everyone sees the same list and who gave each dose, and access can end on a date you choose. SEE THE PATTERN History shows when each dose was taken over the past weeks, so you can see what's working and what's slipping. KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO REFILL Turn on refill tracking for any medication and Doses counts down the doses left as you log them, with an estimate of how many days they'll last. When it's running low, a badge shows the days left, and you can mark it ordered and received, with a note on where to refill it. SET UP FROM A PHOTO Photograph a pill bottle, a pharmacy label, or discharge instructions. Apple Intelligence reads it on your iPhone, and you check everything before it's added. Works on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence. SCHEDULES THAT MATCH THE INSTRUCTIONS Every few hours, a range like every 4 to 6 hours, a few times a day, or certain days of the week, with a daily limit if there is one, or as needed, just to keep track. Set sleep hours and doses wait until morning. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account, no ads, and no tracking. Your medications stay on your devices and in your own iCloud, shared only with the people you invite. Doses tracks the schedule you enter and doesn't give medical advice. Follow the instructions from your doctor or pharmacist, and in an emergency, call 911.

Screenshots

Soothe4 screens
Doses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Soothe at 4.7 against Doses's 3.0. Soothe also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Doses's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soothe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soothe has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soothe ships an update every 2 weeks, Doses every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Soothe versus Doses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSootheDoses
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews22.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSoothe LLCScott Rocher

Customer experience

Soothe

All ratings13,554 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive22.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative71.2%

Doses

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Soothe

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches in the app and booking process
  • Inconsistent or missing appointment history and records

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to block or avoid specific therapists
  • Improved communication and notification system for appointment changes
  • More flexible and transparent pricing structure

Doses

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Soothe

No in-app purchases

None

Doses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soothe free?
Soothe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doses free?
Doses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soothe or Doses?
Soothe is rated higher. Soothe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Doses averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Soothe or Doses have ads?
Neither Soothe nor Doses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soothe or Doses?
Soothe ships an update every 2 weeks, and Doses every 2 days. Most recently, Soothe was updated on November 10, 2026 and Doses on October 31, 2026.

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