Comparison

Centric Notes vs BackpackEMR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Centric Notes

Streamline the creation of detailed clinical treatment notes for dental professionals. This app helps you write accurate, readable, and thorough legal notes in minutes, covering various dental procedures.

Highlights
  • Create detailed treatment notes
  • Save time on clinical documentation
  • Ensure readable and consistent notes
  • Supports various dental procedures
  • Digital and print formats
Features
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C Notes enables you to create highly accurate detailed treatment notes in about 2 minutes. Writing complete and accurate clinical notes is time consuming. Centric notes saves you time. Plenty of time, but with the peace of mind knowing that you are writing detailed legal clinical notes. Whether in digital format, or in print, your treatment notes should be readable, consistent and thorough. C Notes enables you to write detailed clinical notes on all treatments of dentistry including crowns, fillings, root canals, oral surgery, implants and others.

About

BackpackEMR

This lightweight electronic medical records system is designed for remote areas with limited internet and power. It enables offline data sharing between devices, ensuring continuous operation and no data loss during power outages. Features include streamlined workflows, specialty modules, and secure, encrypted data storage.

Highlights
  • Offline data-sharing network
  • Streamlined patient flow
  • Specialty modules
  • Voice-to-text integration
  • Secure, encrypted data
  • Integrated patient photos
  • Multi-language support
Features
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BackpackEMR is a light-weight, electronic medical records (EMR) system for use in rural areas. Our app is often used for medical outreaches to remote communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where access to the internet and electricity is often limited. This is the first EMR to share data with other clinic devices without using a local server, which requires electricity, or cloud server, which requires the internet. BackpackEMR enables a "no single point of failure" system where data is stored on each device, and data is shared without consistent power or the internet. So in a clinic where the power goes out, the clinic seamlessly continues to run, and no data is ever lost. Key features: • Offline data-sharing network • Easy-to-use screens • Low-clicks and less typing with: - Streamlined flow - Modules by specialty - Custom drop-down values - Voice-to-text integration • Secure, encrypted data • Integrated patients and exam photos • Available in multiple languages • Patients flow through station queues

Screenshots

BackpackEMR3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Centric Notes at 5.0 against BackpackEMR's 4.0. BackpackEMR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Centric Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Centric Notes ships an update every 3 months, BackpackEMR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Centric Notes versus BackpackEMR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentric NotesBackpackEMR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperC Notes, LLCBinary Bridge

Customer experience

Centric Notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BackpackEMR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Centric Notes

No in-app purchases

None

BackpackEMR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Centric Notes free?
Centric Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackpackEMR free?
BackpackEMR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Centric Notes or BackpackEMR?
Centric Notes is rated higher. Centric Notes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BackpackEMR averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Centric Notes or BackpackEMR have ads?
Neither Centric Notes nor BackpackEMR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Centric Notes or BackpackEMR?
Centric Notes ships an update every 3 months, and BackpackEMR every 2 months. Most recently, Centric Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and BackpackEMR on November 2, 2026.

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