Symplast Practice vs PatientNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Symplast Practice
Manage your entire plastic surgery practice or med spa from your iOS device. This mobile-first platform automates practice management, simplifies clinical workflows, and extends the patient lifecycle for cash-focused aesthetic practices.
- Mobile-first practice management
- Automated workflows
- Patient lifecycle management
- AI and predictive analysis
- Cloud-based solution
- Intuitive ecosystem
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Symplast empowers your Aesthetic Practice with a groundbreaking, mobile-first platform that runs your entire plastic surgery practice or med spa from anywhere in the world...all on your iOS devices. Symplast was developed by a plastic surgeon to be a simple, intuitive ecosystem specifically for cash-only and cash-primary aesthetic practices. Our end-to-end cloud software features one complete solution that automates your practice management; simplifies your clinical workflows; and extends your patient lifecycle. Reject ‘the way it’s always been done’ and embrace ‘the way it’s never been done’. Use smart technology, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Analysis and Automation to transform your business.
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 13 or higher Compatible with PatientNOW ver. 7.0.194 and higher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Symplast Practice at 50% against PatientNow's 0%. Symplast Practice also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). PatientNow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Symplast Practice holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Symplast Practice's written reviews are positive against 0% of PatientNow's.
Symplast Practice ships an update every 10 days, PatientNow every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Symplast Practice | PatientNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (73 ratings) — better | 3.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Symplast LLC | Patient Now Inc |
Customer experience
Symplast Practice
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In-app purchases
Symplast Practice
No in-app purchases
PatientNow
No in-app purchases
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