Doctor Yab
Doctor Yab is a health directory and appointment booking app for patients in Afghanistan, available on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app replaces manual, fragmented medical booking systems with a digital database, removing the friction of finding and scheduling care in local languages.
For Patients in Afghanistan seeking to book medical appointments and access health information in local languages.
What does it look like?
Key features
Search and book appointments with doctors based on specialization, experience, fee, and location.
Access to information on over 5,000 medications and 300 diseases with treatment guidance in Dari and Pashto.
Consult with doctors via text, audio, or phone calls before and after physical visits.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free utility to build a medical database and patient network, with no visible IAP or subscription gates.
Velocity
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Doctor Yab has been inactive for 414 days, falling well outside the threshold for active development. With only two versions recorded in the analyzed window and no updates since late 2025, the app shows no signs of ongoing maintenance or feature iteration. The development trend is stagnant, as the publisher has not shipped any content or stability patches in over a year.
Who built it?
East West Consulting Co
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Doctor Assistant AFGUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a thrilled sentiment. Users appreciate comprehensive health service directory helps patients find doctors and pharmacies across the country efficiently and integrated features like blood donation and pregnancy tracking provide significant value for local health management, but report lack of email verification during registration allows unauthorized account creation using existing personal addresses.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Comprehensive health service directory helps patients find doctors and pharmacies across the country efficiently
- Integrated features like blood donation and pregnancy tracking provide significant value for local health management
- Multilingual support in local languages makes the health platform accessible to a wider demographic
- Lack of email verification during registration allows unauthorized account creation using existing personal addresses
53 of 53 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Thrilled overall
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Competitive landscape for Doctor Yab
How's the Health & Fitness market?
Doctor Yab holds a 4.77 rating on iOS and 4.62 on Android, reflecting high user satisfaction with its directory utility. The lack of recent feature updates suggests a focus on maintenance rather than aggressive market share expansion.
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Key takeaways for Doctor Yab
Where is it heading?
The digital health market in Afghanistan is currently underserved, and Doctor Yab's current directory-first approach provides a strong foothold. However, the lack of feature iteration over the last year leaves the platform exposed to competitors who can offer more secure and reliable booking experiences.
- The 13-month release silence indicates a maintenance-only posture, which prevents the app from addressing critical security and appointment management complaints.
- High user satisfaction with the directory and local language support provides a strong retention foundation if security gaps are closed.
The SWOT
- Multilingual support in Dari and Pashto creates a regional distribution barrier.
- Integrating map-based hospital locations would address top user navigation requests.
Next best moves
Ship email verification during registration because unauthorized account creation is a top security complaint → increase user trust
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 13-month release silence is not just a lack of progress…
Read the full takeBottom line
Doctor Yab's utility as a health directory retains users, but the lack of security and booking reliability will eventually drive churn to more modern platforms. Addressing registration security would stabilize the user base and protect the platform's reputation.
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- [1] Play Store listing
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