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December 17, 2020

New symptom tracker comparison puts Ada ahead of competitors

A comparison of the eight most popular AI diagnostics tools puts Ada Health ahead


Mimi Billing

7 min read

The Berlin-founded Ada Health has the best coverage shows a new study.

Digital symptom trackers have been under a lot of scrutiny the last few years — criticised for not being accurate enough and for claiming to be more effective than they are.

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The new study in BMJ Open shows that doctors are still better than all the symptom trackers available, closely followed by Ada Health.
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Claire Novorol, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Ada Health
Claire Novorol, is the chief medical officer and one of the founders of Ada Health.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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