Comparison

PsychChart vs APRN and PA’s Complete Guide

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

Head to head
About

PsychChart

Streamline client charting for mental health professionals with this HIPAA-compliant iPad app. Manage client files, diagnoses, documents, and billing securely. Offers encrypted backups and biometric access.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-compliant client charting
  • DSM-V (ICD-10) diagnosis coding
  • Secure client record storage
  • Encrypted PDF report generation
  • Insurance billing interaction
  • Biometric access support
Features
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Client charting has never been faster or easier for Psychologists and other mental health professionals. With PsychChart, you have your client files at your fingertips, on your iPad, while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Fully supports the new DSM-V (ICD-10) diagnosis coding. Updated with the CMS FY 2025 coding data. PsychChart can centralize all your client records. Your client's current status and ability to review their history quickly are always available. Store client release forms and documents encrypted and retained as part of their chart. Print client reports or mail password-encrypted PDF files. Easily interact with insurance billing companies. Record co-pays with automatic deductible tracking. Connects to your calendar to track client scheduling while maintaining client confidentiality: fully customizable reports, selection lists, and chart handling. Client records can be backed up to encrypted files. Archival of old sessions and inactive client migration is available as an add-on feature. Client data is protected with two levels of data encryption with password access. On devices equipped with TouchID or FaceID, PsychChart supports Biometric access for either or both passwords. It fully supports light and dark modes and multiple windows if supported by your iPad. Four clients are included without cost. You may upgrade to unlimited clients as a one-time payment. We do not include advertisements and do not require an internet connection. PsychChart, as a medical application (EAR99), is exempt from export restrictions.

About

APRN and PA’s Complete Guide

This prescribing reference offers guidance on drug therapy for advanced healthcare providers and students. It includes over 600 diagnoses with detailed pharmacotherapy regimens, lab monitoring, and patient teaching points. Content is updated digitally and accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Over 600 diagnoses with pharmacotherapy regimens
  • Detailed drug information including dosing and FDA pregnancy category
  • Lab values to monitor and patient teaching points
  • Alphabetical diagnosis and drug cross-reference
  • Digital updates and offline access
  • SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. Updated to deliver the most current standards, this is a unique prescribing reference for APRN students and advanced health care providers in all practice settings who need guidance on prescribing drugs for patients with acute, episodic, and chronic health problems Includes more than 30 new diagnoses with digital updates as needed! Concise, easy to read, and updated throughout, the APRN and PA’s Complete Guide to Prescribing Drug Therapy 2020 delivers pharmacotherapy regimens for more than 600 diagnoses—including over 30 that are new. Listed alphabetically by diagnosis, pharmacotherapy regimens include, for each diagnosis, drug choices listed by generic name, FDA pregnancy category, generic/over-the-counter availability, adult/pediatric dosing regimens, brand names, forms of dosage, and additives. Clinically useful information such as laboratory values to be monitored, patient teaching points, and safety information is interspersed throughout each diagnosis. Additional quick-access features include information presented in convenient table format and an alphabetical cross-reference index of drugs by generic and brand name, with FDA pregnancy category and controlled drug schedule (I, II, III, IV, V). Key Features: * Includes 31 new diagnoses totaling over 600 organized alphabetically * Serves as a quick-access prescribing reference for APRN and PA students and health care providers in all primary care settings * Presents drug information in condensed and summary form for ease of use * Within each diagnosis, drug choices are listed alphabetically by generic /trade name, FDA pregnancy category, adult/pediatric dosing, dose forms, and additives * Delivers guidance on lab values to be monitored, patient education points, and safety information * Includes 30 Appendices with ready access to key drug classifications, FDA Pregnancy Categories, US Schedule of Controlled Substances, Immunization Schedules, Contraceptive Guidance, categories Anti-Infectives, and more! * Offers brand/generic cross-reference No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9780826179333 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments-$39.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): Mari J. Wirfs, PhD, MN, RN, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CNE Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PsychChart at 67% against APRN and PA’s Complete Guide's 0%. PsychChart also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). APRN and PA’s Complete Guide's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. PsychChart sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and APRN and PA’s Complete Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PsychChart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APRN and PA’s Complete Guide has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PsychChart's written reviews are positive against 0% of APRN and PA’s Complete Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PsychChart ships an update every 5 weeks, APRN and PA’s Complete Guide every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PsychChart versus APRN and PA’s Complete Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPsychChartAPRN and PA’s Complete Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings325 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB148 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTech For Tomorrow, Inc.Skyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

PsychChart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

APRN and PA’s Complete Guide

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PsychChart

One-time6
  • 2023 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
  • 2024 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
  • 2025 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
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  • Data archiver feature$9.99
  • Unlimited Clients Upgrade$29.99
  • Unlimited client upgrade$29.99
2 purchases

APRN and PA’s Complete Guide

Subscriptions1
  • APRN & PA’s Complete Guide$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • APRN & PA’s Complete Guide$39.99

Questions

Is PsychChart free?
PsychChart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is APRN and PA’s Complete Guide free?
APRN and PA’s Complete Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PsychChart or APRN and PA’s Complete Guide?
PsychChart is rated higher. PsychChart averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while APRN and PA’s Complete Guide averages 4.5 from 25 ratings.
Do PsychChart or APRN and PA’s Complete Guide have ads?
APRN and PA’s Complete Guide shows ads; PsychChart does not.
Which is updated more often, PsychChart or APRN and PA’s Complete Guide?
PsychChart ships an update every 5 weeks, and APRN and PA’s Complete Guide every 8 months. Most recently, PsychChart was updated on November 1, 2026 and APRN and PA’s Complete Guide on November 3, 2026.

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