Petal for Physicians vs INESSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Petal for Physicians
This app provides a secure cloud platform for healthcare organizations to manage patient care delivery workflows. It enables real-time orchestration of all aspects of patient care, enhancing efficiency and coordination.
- Data-driven secured cloud platform
- Real-time workflow orchestration
- Patient care delivery management
- Healthcare organization empowerment
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Petal empowers healthcare organizations with a data-driven secured cloud platform designed to orchestrate all your patient care delivery workflows in real-time.
INESSS
This application provides clinicians with optimal use guides and clinical support tools. It aims to promote clinical excellence and efficient resource use in healthcare and social services.
- Optimal use guides
- Clinical support tools
- Promotes clinical excellence
- Efficient resource utilization
- Recommendations for adoption and use
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L'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) a pour mission de promouvoir l'excellence clinique et l'utilisation efficace des ressources dans le secteur de la santé et des services sociaux. Au cœur de cette mission, l'Institut évalue notamment les avantages cliniques et les coûts des technologies, des médicaments et des modes d'intervention en santé et en services sociaux. Il émet des recommandations quant à leur adoption, leur utilisation ou leur couverture par le régime public, et élabore des guides de pratique clinique afin d'en assurer l'usage optimal. L'INESSS a réalisé une série de produits dont cette application regroupe divers guides d'usage optimal et outils de soutien clinique destinés aux cliniciens afin de les soutenir et les orienter dans leur pratique.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Petal for Physicians at 31% against INESSS's 0%. Petal for Physicians also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). INESSS's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Petal for Physicians ships an update every 2 months, INESSS monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Petal for Physicians | INESSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Petal Solutions Inc. | INESSS |
Customer experience
Petal for Physicians
INESSS
Bugs and requests
Petal for Physicians
Reported bugs
16 issues- Frequent disconnections and server connection loss
- App freezes and requires restarts
- Login issues, requires repeated logins
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Marketplace refreshes to the beginning when switching apps
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- App crashes frequently, especially after updates
- Unable to log in
- App doesn't open or requires multiple restarts
- Password required even when entered
- Sync issues with calendar after iOS updates
- App not adapting to iPad orientation (portrait only)
- Redirects to app from website on iPad
- Cannot see group calendars after update
- Update loop preventing login
- Continuous crashes and banner message not clearing
- Calendar not reliably loading
Requested features
9 requests- Allow account cancellation from app
- Fix constant refreshing of marketplace
- Improve iPad orientation support (landscape)
- Support password managers (1Password, etc.)
- Support Touch ID and Face ID login
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- Allow viewing colleague schedules
- Allow selecting multiple days for availability/unavailability
- Add ability to see schedules of colleagues
- Allow landscape view on iPad
INESSS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Petal for Physicians
No in-app purchases
INESSS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Petal for Physicians free?
Is INESSS free?
Do Petal for Physicians or INESSS have ads?
Which is updated more often, Petal for Physicians or INESSS?
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