Advoca vs Ditto

Advoca goes beyond recording the appointment. Type or talk about your day and it automatically turns your journal into structured symptoms, including how bad they feel, when and where they happen, and how they affect daily life. It then shows separate severity and daily-impact charts, with Quick Insights to help you spot changes. That history feeds your appointment preparation; with Premium, it can also inform answers that show medical sources. Ditto records and summarises medical visits, explains medical letters and shares updates with people you invite.[1][2]

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THE QUICK VERDICT

Choose the health record that keeps working between visits

Advoca is the stronger choice if the appointment is only one part of your care. It turns everyday words into a structured symptom history, connects that history to preparation and recorded visits, and answers questions using your record plus cited medical evidence. Ditto covers the visit itself, medical-letter explanations and sharing, but it does not build structured symptom trends between appointments or answer across your record with cited medical articles.[1][2]

Choose Advoca if…
  • You want to type or talk, then have symptom timing, location, severity and effect on daily life extracted and charted automatically.
  • You want symptom history and previous visits brought into preparation, followed by an offline recording, summary, transcript and PDF.
  • You want questions answered across your record with citations from 110,000+ indexed medical articles.
AT A GLANCE

Advoca vs Ditto, side by side

Ditto details checked 20 October 2026 against its own published sources; numbers link to the source list below.
What matters AdvocaDitto
Journal-to-structured symptom trackingType or talk. Advoca captures how bad each symptom is, when and where it happens, related symptoms and notes, then shows separate severity and daily-impact charts with Quick Insights.Does not offer a day-to-day journal that builds structured symptom charts; its published feature set centres appointments, documents and sharing.[1][2]
One connected health recordJournals, plans and recorded visits can be searched together; with Premium, questions can also use structured symptom history.Centres the recorded visit, its summary, explained medical documents and invited sharing.[1][2]
Appointment preparationCan pull symptom history, journals and previous visits into notes shown when recording starts.Suggests questions for the next visit based on what was discussed.[1]
Recording and summaryRecords up to 90 minutes offline, keeps the sectioned summary and transcript, and shares a PDF.Records appointments, creates summaries with actions and follow-up steps, and supports sharing.[2]
Medical lettersAsk for an explanation in chat, with trusted medical sources shown.Photographs and explains medical letters in simpler language.[2]
Trusted answersSearches your record alongside 110,000+ indexed medical articles and shows citations; Premium adds structured symptom history.Does not answer questions across your record with citations from a collection of medical articles.[1][2]
Platforms and languagesiOS and Android.iOS and Android; the UK iOS listing names English and Dutch and requires iOS 16.4+.[2][3]
PriceCore features are free; optional Premium adds longer symptom history, unlimited chat, papers and wearables.Currently free to download and use; Ditto says there is no trial, and we found no paid tier.[1][3]
FACTOR BY FACTOR

How they compare beyond the appointment

From one sentence to a symptom history

Patterns are useful only if recording them is manageable on the days when you feel least able to fill in a form.

Advoca

Type or talk about your day. Advoca updates your journal and records how bad each symptom is, how it affects daily life, when and where it happens, related symptoms and notes. Separate severity and daily-impact charts support daily, weekly and monthly views, a heatmap, stacked line chart and Quick Insights. Premium can search your full structured symptom history.

Ditto

Ditto does not offer a daily journal or structured symptom charts. Its checked official feature set covers appointments, summaries, medical-letter explanations and sharing.[1][2]

For example: “My headache started after lunch and I had to stop work.” Advoca records the timing, severity and effect on activity, ready to compare with earlier entries. (Illustrative example.)

Advoca's advantage: The detail a clinician asks about becomes a usable history from your own words, without building and completing a tracker.

One record that prepares the next appointment

The useful context often happened in the weeks between visits, not only in the last consultation.

Advoca

Ask Advoca to prepare notes or draft a report and it can search journal entries and earlier appointments; with Premium, it can also search structured symptom history. Your planned notes appear when recording starts, so the history you built day to day is ready in the room.

Ditto

Ditto suggests questions for a next visit based on what was discussed in the previous appointment.[1]

Advoca's advantage: Preparation can draw on your between-visit symptom history as well as what was said last time.

A record of what was said

Both apps address the same immediate problem: important details are easy to lose after a stressful visit.

Advoca

Record for up to 90 minutes, even offline. Advoca saves progressively, creates a sectioned summary, keeps the full transcript and local recording, explains terms with linked sources and lets you share a PDF.

Ditto

Ditto records appointments and creates summaries with actions and follow-up steps. It also lets you share selected information with family, caregivers or a healthcare team.[2]

Advoca's advantage: The appointment joins the same record as your symptoms, preparation and follow-up questions rather than standing alone.

Answers you can trace after the visit

A summary tells you what was said. The next need is often to understand what it means for your own history.

Advoca

Ask across your journals, plans and recorded visits; with Premium, questions can also use structured symptom history. Advoca searches more than 110,000 indexed medical articles alongside that context and shows the sources behind its answer. You can switch between a simple answer and more detail.

Ditto

Ditto explains medical documents and visit content, but it does not answer questions across the wider record with citations from a collection of medical articles.[1][2]

Advoca's advantage: Your follow-up question can use personal context and visible medical evidence, not only a rewritten document or visit.

PRICING & ACCESS

Both are free today; Advoca has optional extras

Prices and access checked 20 October 2026.

Advoca

Advoca's core features are free, including automatic symptom tracking, unlimited appointment recording and a generous daily chat allowance.

  • Premium adds full symptom history and filters, all Quick Insights, chat over symptom history, unlimited chat, research papers and wearables. Prices are shown in the app. Joining the research community is optional and not required for free access; members' data is anonymised and they can earn rewards when matched to research.
Ditto

Ditto says it is currently free to download and use and does not require a trial; we found no paid tier on its official site or store listings.[1][3]

  • The free listing covers appointment recording and summaries, medical-letter explanations and sharing.

What this means for you: Both can be used without paying today. Advoca's free tier reaches beyond the appointment into structured symptom tracking and a connected record.

WHY CHOOSE ADVOCA

Why people choose Advoca over Ditto

Advoca monthly symptom severity chart showing recorded symptoms and events
JOURNAL-TO-STRUCTURED SYMPTOMS

Talk about your day. See the pattern.

Describe your day by typing or talking. Advoca records how bad each symptom is, when and where it happens, related symptoms and its effect on daily life, then charts the changes. For example, one sentence about a headache affecting work becomes a dated event you can compare with earlier weeks.

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  • Separate severity and daily-impact charts in daily, weekly and monthly views
  • Heatmap, stacked line chart and Quick Insights make complex patterns easier to scan
Advoca appointment screen prepared for a recorded medical visit
APPOINTMENTS

Bring the history in. Take the visit home.

Prepare from your symptom history, journals and earlier visits. Your notes appear when recording begins. Advoca records up to 90 minutes even offline, then keeps a sectioned summary, the transcript and a shareable PDF.

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  • Progressive saves protect most of a recording if the app closes
  • Keep the full transcript and linked explanations behind the summary
Advoca health answer with supporting medical sources shown
TRUSTED ANSWERS

Ask the question that comes after the visit.

Ask what a term means or what changed before your review. Advoca searches your appointments, journals and plans alongside more than 110,000 indexed medical articles and shows the sources behind its answer. With Premium, it can also search your structured symptom history.

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  • Questions draw on appointments, journals and plans; Premium adds structured symptoms
  • Switch between a simple explanation and more detail without losing the citations

When Ditto may suit you better

Ditto may be the more focused choice when you want an appointment app that keeps medical data on your device by default rather than a broader health record:

  • You want on-device medical storage by default and EU processing for summaries, with the content deleted after processing.[4][5]
  • You want to share selected summaries with loved ones through Ditto Together, where shared data is end-to-end encrypted.[4]
  • You want a completely free app today for recording appointments and photographing medical letters; Ditto says there is no trial and no paid tier was found.[1][2][3]
IN THEIR WORDS

What Advoca users say about keeping appointments clear

4.7 across 75 ratings
So easy to use, explains my consultations in simple language and lets me go back and review the outcomes of all my appointments.
— Chesterfield 77, public App Store review
I am so impressed with the app… It was easy to use so I recorded the conversation then it created notes. It really thought of everything!
— A great tool for appointments, public App Store review

Your questions, answered

Is Advoca better than Ditto?

Yes, if you want your health record to work between appointments. Advoca automatically structures symptoms from what you type or say, connects that history to preparation and recorded visits, and answers questions with cited medical evidence. Ditto focuses on recording and summarising visits, explaining letters and sharing selected updates. [1][2]

What's the main difference between Advoca and Ditto?

Advoca turns daily journal entries into a structured symptom history, then connects journals, symptoms, plans, appointments and answers that show medical sources. Ditto centres appointment capture, explained medical documents and invited sharing, and does not provide structured symptom charts or answer questions across a record over time with supporting medical sources. [1][2]

Is Ditto free?

On 20 October 2026, Ditto said it was free to download and use without a trial. Its UK App Store listing also showed it as free, and we found no paid tier. Check the current listing before deciding. [1][3]

Is Advoca free?

Yes. Advoca's core features are free, including automatic symptom tracking, a generous daily chat allowance and unlimited appointment recording. Premium adds full symptom history and filters, all Quick Insights, chat over symptom history, unlimited chat, research papers and wearables. Joining the research community is optional and is not required to use Advoca free. If you join, your data is anonymised for research and you can earn rewards when it is matched to a study.

How do Advoca and Ditto handle my health data?

Advoca permanently stores your record in the UK, keeps encrypted appointment audio on your device, requires sensitive processing partners not to retain what they process, and provides export and deletion controls. Its research community is optional. Ditto says medical data is kept on your device by default. Content sent for summaries or document explanations is processed on EU servers and deleted after processing; Ditto Together stores shared data end-to-end encrypted on EU servers. [6][4][5]

Can both Advoca and Ditto record and summarise appointments?

Yes. Both record medical appointments and produce summaries. Advoca can also prepare from your day-to-day symptom history, keeps the transcript and local recording, and connects the visit to follow-up answers that show medical sources. [2]

Can I use Advoca alongside Ditto?

Yes. If you use both, avoid making two recordings at once, keep the copy you rely on, and always follow the recording-consent rules where you are.

EXPLORE MORE

See what Advoca can do for you

Symptom tracker

Turn what you type or say into structured symptoms, separate charts and clear insights.

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Appointment recording

Prepare from your record, capture the visit and keep the summary and transcript.

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Trusted answers

Ask across your record and medical evidence, with the sources shown.

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How we compared Advoca and Ditto

This page was written by Dr Shyam Dhokia and reviewed by Dr Michael Trueman, both former NHS doctors and co-founders of Advoca. This comparison is published by Advoca. It is not an independent head-to-head test: we compared Ditto's official website, FAQ, store listings and privacy policy, checked on the date shown, and link each claim to its source. Facts about Advoca come from our own product and published policies. Prices, features and policies change, so check Ditto's own site before you decide. Last checked 20 October 2026.

Spotted something out of date or wrong? Email[email protected]and we'll check and correct it.

Sources
  1. [1]Ditto: clarity when it matters most — Ditto Care B.V. (official source). Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. [2]Ditto — Google Play / Ditto Care B.V. (official source). Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. [3]Ditto Care — Apple App Store / Ditto Care B.V. (official source). Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. [4]Privacy at Ditto — Ditto Care B.V. (official source). Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. [5]Privacy policy, version September 22, 2026 — Ditto Care B.V. (official source). Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. [6]Advoca Privacy Policy — Advoca Health Ltd (official source). Checked 20 October 2026.
Medical disclaimer

Advoca helps you record, understand and organise your care. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, and it does not diagnose conditions or make treatment decisions — always speak to a qualified healthcare professional.

Not affiliated

Advoca is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Ditto. Ditto and its product names are trademarks of their owner and are used here only to identify the app being compared.

How the AI works

Advoca's assistant transcribes, summarises and explains your health information, grounded in trusted medical sources and overseen by our clinical team. It does not diagnose or replace your doctor — and, like any AI, it can occasionally get things wrong, so we always show you the sources and full transcript behind its answers.

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