Comparison

Join vs TdC

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

Head to head
About

Join

This app facilitates secure communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals. It allows for the sharing of patient information, high-resolution medical images, and diagnostic data, integrating with hospital IT systems to streamline care delivery.

Highlights
  • Secure patient information sharing
  • DICOM image viewer
  • Integration with PACS and EMR
  • 1-on-1 and group chatting
  • Live streaming video from clinical areas
  • Anonymity processing for patient data
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Join is the hub for healthcare professionals and providers. It simplifies communication and collaboration between clinicians and healthcare providers through its secure and compliant patient information sharing technology. Join also enables clinicians to view high-resolution CT/MRI images via a DICOM viewer anywhere, reducing the need for them to switch between sites and helping speed up care delivery without sacrificing quality. Join easily integrates into internal IT systems such as PACS and EMR*, enabling users to view and share EHR information*, various diagnostic images, laboratory data*, and prescriptions*. * This feature is optional and currently limited to a few specific EMRs Join is also certified as a software medical device by PMDA (Japan), FDA (United States), CE (European Economic Area), and ANVISA (Brazil). Functions: - Connect to internal systems in hospitals such as PACS - Support private 1 on 1 chatting and group chatting - Use as medical cooperation tool between hospitals - Send and receive DICOM images in a chat, within a hospital, and between hospitals - Watch live streaming video from ICU, operation rooms, and patients’ room Security: - Anonymity processing for patients' personal information by gateway server - Encrypting chat data which was saved on device - Encrypting by using VPN connection between Inner-hospital system and Cloud - TLS/SSL encryption between devices and Cloud - Preventing unauthorized access by requiring passcode at application startup - Non-downloadable medical images (clearing cache each time) - ISMS (ISO27001) certified Note - Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.

About

TdC

This service distills complex medical publications into concise text and audio summaries. It aims to make medical education enjoyable and accessible, delivering evidence-based information across various specialties in an easy-to-consume format.

Highlights
  • Daily medical article summaries
  • Text and audio content
  • Covers diverse medical specialties
  • Evidence-based information
  • Accessible and enjoyable learning
Features
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Todos os dias são publicados artigos, diretrizes, revisões... É impraticável acompanhar esse ritmo e se manter atualizado. Pensando nesse desafio, nasceu o Guia TdC: um serviço de revisão que destrincha as principais publicações de medicina ao redor do mundo! Transformamos conteúdos longos e complexos em textos e áudios resumidos, abrangendo as mais diversas especialidades dentro e fora do hospital. Quem somos? Educação médica leve e prazerosa. Este é o propósito do TdC. Um grupo de médicos e médicas unidos por um objetivo: produzir um conteúdo agradável e fácil de consumir. Queremos entregar informações baseadas em evidências de maneira objetiva, descontraída e acessível. Sabendo que cada um aprende de um jeito, queremos que a informação que importa chegue até você pelo canal que você prefere.

Screenshots

Join4 screens
TdC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TdC at 70% against Join's 25%. TdC also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Join ships an update monthly, TdC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Join versus TdC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoinTdC
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB56 MB
Age rating17++17
DeveloperAllm Inc.TdC - Tá de Clinicagem

Customer experience

Join

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

TdC

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Join

No in-app purchases

None

TdC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Join free?
Join is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TdC free?
TdC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Join or TdC have ads?
Neither Join nor TdC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Join or TdC?
Join ships an update monthly, and TdC every 10 days. Most recently, Join was updated on November 6, 2026 and TdC on November 3, 2026.

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