Table 2.

Comparison of smartphone applications for ureteral stent tracking.

Features	Urostentz	Ureteral Stent Tracker ∗ by Visible Health	Stent Tracker	Double J Tracker	Stone MD
Platforms available
Android	+	+	+	+	+
iOS	Submitted	+	+	—	+
Web browser	+	+	—	—	—
Access	Free	Withdrawn (was only accessible to registered doctors)	Free	Paid 14 days of a free trial Rs 7900/year	Free
Languages	English	English	English	English	English
Doctors dashboard	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	No
Patient dashboard	Yes	No	No	NA	Yes
Patient education dashboard	Yes	No	No	NA	Yes
Symptom tracking	Yes	No	No	NA	No
Two-way communication between the doctor and the patient	Present	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
Personalized message facility	Yes	No	No	NA	No
Notifications/reminders	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	Self-reminder
Medium of notifications	Short messaging service (SMS) E-mail (if provided)	E-mail	NA	NA	NA
Timing of reminders	1 week before the scheduled date On the day of the scheduled date 1 day after the scheduled date (if the patient does not follow-up)	Daily or weekly as per requirement	NA	NA	On the day of the scheduled date
Facility for change in appointment	Yes	No	No	NA	NA
Record of total hospital visits/consultations/readmissions	Yes	No	No	NA	NA
Limitations	Not integrated to institutional EMR	Limited to physicians who are registered and preauthorized by Boston Scientific Not integrated to institutional EMR No monitoring of SRS Withdrawn by the company	Single language No SRS monitoring facility Not available on the web browser No automated reminders or messages for stent removal Limited to the users defined by the pharma company	Single language No SRS monitoring facility Not available on the web browser Only available on iOS Paid services	Single language No reminders to the doctors No two-way communication for stent removal No SRS monitoring facility Not available on the web browser

 ^∗The app was withdrawn from both iOS and Android platforms.