HMH Well vs talkPHR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HMH Well
Access your health information conveniently, including MyChart, doctor searches, and emergency department wait times. Stay informed about your healthcare needs with this comprehensive health portal.
- MyChart access
- Find a Doctor tool
- Emergency Department wait times
- Access health information
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HMH Well provides easy access to MyChart, Find a Doctor, Wait Times for our Emergency Departments and other important health information.
talkPHR
Access your personal health records, schedule appointments, and communicate with your doctor. View lab reports, claims history, and manage payments and demographics all from a single, intuitive interface. Stay connected to your healthcare provider anytime, anywhere.
- Access health records
- Schedule appointments
- View lab reports
- Secure messaging with doctor
- Manage demographics
- View claims history
- Make payments
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Personalized Healthcare. Anywhere. Anytime. MTBC's talkPHR is a free personal health records app that provides patients a simple and intuitive interface to access important information about their health and physician encounters. Through a single interface, you can access their lab reports, make payments, view claims history, schedule appointments, update their demographics data, and much more. The talkPHR smartphone app affords patients and related physicians a truly mobile and rich experience. Stay abreast of all latest developments regarding your health and doctor's visits through alerts and smart notifications. CareLogger provides you with the comfort and convenience of staying connected to your doctor's office no matter where you are. Core Features: - Appointments: Schedule appointments with your doctor and view appointment history. - Health History: View records of your assessments, medications, allergies, procedures, immunizations and vital signs. - Claims History: View information about claims sent on your behalf. - Lab Reports: View imaging results and clinical test reports sent by your lab. - Secure Messaging: Communicate securely with your doctor anytime through the inbuilt messaging module. - Demographics: Conveniently add and modify any personal details anytime. - Outstanding Balance and Payments: View your outstanding balances and pay securely through the app. - Account Management: Manage health information of your family members from within your own account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: talkPHR at 4.6 against HMH Well's 2.7. talkPHR also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 73) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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.
talkPHR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: talkPHR has 4.9K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of HMH Well's written reviews are positive against 31% of talkPHR's.
HMH Well ships an update monthly, talkPHR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HMH Well | talkPHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (73 ratings) | 4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.3% of reviews | 31.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 4.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HMH Hospitals Corporation | CareCloud Corp. |
Customer experience
HMH Well
talkPHR
User reviews
HMH Well
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient all-in-one app
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Access to MyChart results
- 👍 Telehealth/video consultations
- 👍 Find doctors and locations
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working/crashing
- 🐛 Unable to stay logged in
- 🐛 Poorly optimized app
- 🐛 App opens browser instead of within app
- 🐛 Lost Face ID/Touch ID login
talkPHR
From 4.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Ability to see test results
- 👍 Friendly staff
- 👍 Thorough doctor
- 👍 Informative app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Poor patient portal
- 🐛 Hard to navigate
- 🐛 Poor connectivity and support
- 🐛 Not intuitive
Bugs and requests
HMH Well
Reported bugs
30 issues- App crashes frequently
- App not working
- Unable to log in
- Unable to stay logged in
- Login issues
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- Password reset not working
- Verification code issues
- App opens a browser window
- Face ID/Touch ID removed
- No print option for results
- PDF download/sharing errors
- App freezes
- Links not working
- Cannot upload photos of insurance card
- Cannot submit feedback
- Setup issues
- Server errors
- Cannot see child's information/switch profiles
- Map not loading
- App not remembering sign-in info
- Information not current after password reset
- App not sized correctly for iPhone
- App gets stuck and doesn't open
- App crashes after sending login credentials
- Terms and conditions not loading
- No connection to server message
- Password screen shows only numbers
- App forces user to website
- No 'back' option in browser
- Random server errors
Requested features
13 requests- Restore Face Recognition/Face ID/Touch ID
- Add print function for test results
- Allow PDF download/sharing of results
- Improve MyChart navigation
- Restore ability to switch between child/family profiles
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- Improve mobile website experience
- Allow syncing with Apple Health
- Scale down photos for insurance card upload
- Fix feedback submission
- Improve app optimization
- Add dark mode
- Improve integration between different app features
- Allow selection of specific locations (e.g., RBMC Perth)
talkPHR
Reported bugs
23 issues- Email doesn't work
- Regular text is hidden
- Can't put in insurance information
- Can't reschedule appointments
- Can't use apostrophe
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- Login completed but no current schedule
- Takes too long to open and always asking for password
- Wouldn't download on phone
- Representative put themselves as physician
- Can't access most functions
- Why is my Dr not coming up in the list
- Frustrating!! Can't get call backs from Office messages
- Not working right
- It will not allow me to create a new account
- Crashes all the time
- Wheel just keeps turning on registration
- Error on register account
- Takes way too long to load
- Error messaging could really use some work
- Cannot register it keeps saying patient No exists
- The app doesn't even let you sign up
- Error after error on different screens
- You cannot paste in a password
Requested features
4 requests- Allow special characters in text
- Improve interface
- Improve scheduling and messaging functionality
- Improve connectivity and support
In-app purchases
HMH Well
No in-app purchases
talkPHR
No in-app purchases
