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24 alternatives to Akira

On-demand access to Canadian doctors by text and video

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Akira launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Doctor on Demand▲92

   On demand video chat with licensed doctors

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Forward▲171

   Apple Store meets Doctor's office

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Health Gorilla▲110

   Get a complete picture of patient health history

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PatientBank▲215

   Get medical records online—from any doctor or hospital

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   theMednet▲89

   Quora for cancer, an expert-only clinical knowledge base

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MoveWith▲167

   Audio workouts from the best instructors on the planet

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ShiftDoc▲75

   On-demand healthcare staffing marketplace

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Treat▲155

   Improve your diet and fight back against disease

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Heal▲121

   On-demand doctors to your home in under 60 minutes

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gixo▲98

    Live fitness classes wherever you are.

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Apple ResearchKit▲163

    iOS medical research framework

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fitonomy▲86

    3D Personal health and fitness trainer

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Today▲133

    Beautiful habit and health tracker

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pedal▲128

    Workout anywhere with pay-as-you-go access to 400+ gyms

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Internet Health Report▲150

    What’s helping our largest global resource

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Practo▲71

    Your home for health

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sunrise Health▲88

    Text group therapy with natural language processing

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AbleHealth▲77

    Software to get doctors paid for quality care

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    You&A▲82

    Video Q&A with fitness experts

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WeTrain▲138

    On-demand, affordable personal trainers

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spruce▲81

    A better way to see the doctor

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Profound by Zebra▲98

    Unlock valuable health insights hidden in your imaging scans

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HealthUnlocked for iPhone▲75

    The social network for health

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Kaizen App▲69

    The gym programmes marketplace 💪

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →