Patient apps for dental and medical practices
Keepport builds patient apps for dental offices, clinics and specialty practices: online booking, digital intake forms, reminders and secure messaging. A typical practice app costs $24,000 to $35,000 fixed, launches in eight to ten weeks on iPhone and Android, and is maintained for $495 a month. Every build is HIPAA-aware from day one, with a signed business associate agreement.
Features practice owners and office managers ask for
Every item below is in the template we start from. You pick what your customers need; we build the rest into the fixed price.
- Appointment booking synced with your practice management system
- Digital intake, consent and insurance forms signed on the phone
- Two-way reminders that cut no-shows
- Secure messaging with the front desk
- Treatment plans and payment plans with in-app payment
- Family accounts for parents and dependents
- Post-visit instructions and recall reminders
- Reviews prompt after a good visit
- Multiple providers and locations
- Admin dashboard with HIPAA audit log
Your own app vs Zocdoc, NexHealth or your PMS patient portal
Rented software is fine until the fees, the branding and the data lock-in add up. This is what changes when the app is yours.
| Zocdoc, NexHealth or your PMS patient portal | Keepport app | |
|---|---|---|
| Per-booking or per-provider fees | $300–$500 per provider per month | $495 Care Plan flat |
| Patient relationship | Marketplace owns the patient | Your app, your patients |
| Forms and reminders | Separate tools | One app |
| Compliance | Depends on vendor | BAA signed, encrypted at rest and in transit |
| Ownership | Subscription | You own the code |
HIPAA-compliant app development for a small clinic typically ranges from $20,000 to $100,000 across US vendors; a template-based patient app keeps a single practice at the low end of that range.
What it costs
Fixed price, agreed before we start. Includes iPhone and Android, design in your brand, one integration, store submission and 60 days of maintenance.
Launches in 8–10 weeks. Then Care Essential at $495 a month, or Growth at $1,250 for apps that keep changing.
- Scope and price in writing within 2 business days of the first call
- 40% at signing, 30% at design approval, 30% at store submission
- You own the code, the store accounts and the customer data
- Care Plan cancellable after month three; first 14 days refundable
Questions business owners ask us
If yours is not here, call. It is faster than a form.
How much does a dental practice app cost?
Is it HIPAA compliant?
Does it connect to Dentrix or Open Dental?
Will patients actually download it?
How long does it take?
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