Comparison

Doctena vs My Helan

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

Head to head
About

Doctena

Easily find and book appointments with healthcare professionals in your area. Search by specialty and location, with an option to filter by language. Select an available time slot to confirm your booking.

Highlights
  • Find practitioners by specialty
  • Search by location
  • Filter by language
  • View available time slots
  • Book appointments online
Features
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Doctena helps you find and make an appointment online with a practitioner near you in just a few clicks. 1. Choose a specialty 2. Choose a location 3. Optional: Refine the search by your preferred language Tap on a time slot to book your appointment.

About

My Helan

Manage your health insurance online. Access your policy details, locate offices, track reimbursements, and submit claims easily. Download important documents and view your health insurance correspondence.

Highlights
  • View insurance file
  • Find Helan offices
  • Track reimbursements
  • Submit claims via photo
  • Download travel documents
  • View health insurance mail
Features
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My Helan is your online health insurance platform. View your file, find a Helan office or post box near you, follow up on reimbursements, replacement income and extra insurances, download stickers and travel documents and view your health insurance mail. The app also makes it easy to request reimbursements for your Helan benefits (e.g. sports club membership fees, glasses and lenses, camps, etc.). Take a picture of your reimbursement form, send it to us and we will do the rest!

Screenshots

Doctena4 screens
My Helan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Doctena at none against My Helan's shown. Doctena also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). My Helan's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

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

My Helan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doctena has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doctena ships an update every 5 weeks, My Helan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Doctena versus My Helan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoctenaMy Helan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (35 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDOCTENAHelan Onafhankelijk Ziekenfonds

Customer experience

Doctena

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral17.9%
Negative32.1%

My Helan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative36.0%

In-app purchases

None

Doctena

No in-app purchases

None

My Helan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doctena free?
Doctena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Helan free?
My Helan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doctena or My Helan?
My Helan is rated higher. Doctena averages 4.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while My Helan averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Doctena or My Helan have ads?
My Helan shows ads; Doctena does not.
Which is updated more often, Doctena or My Helan?
Doctena ships an update every 5 weeks, and My Helan every 2 months. Most recently, Doctena was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Helan on October 23, 2026.

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