Comparison

athenaCapture vs MD Shift

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

Head to head
About

athenaCapture

Easily add image documentation to your athenaNet workflows directly from your smartphone or tablet. Securely capture patient photos, insurance cards, and encounter-specific images without storing them insecurely on your device.

Highlights
  • Image documentation capture
  • Encounter embedded image capture
  • Patient photo capture
  • Insurance card capture
  • Secure image transfer
  • Direct integration with athenaNet
Features
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The athenaCapture mobile app and its supporting athenaNet workflows provide a simple, secure way for users to add image documentation into athenaNet via smartphone or tablet device. Supported workflows currently include: - Simple image documentation capture - Encounter embedded image documentation capture - Patient photo capture - Insurance card capture Images pass directly from the point of capture — athenaCapture — to athenaNet, and are never stored unsecured, e.g., in a device camera roll, a memory card inserted into a camera, etc., without manual intermediate steps.

About

MD Shift

This app streamlines hospital on-call scheduling for both institutions and medical professionals. Hospitals can manage coverage, set rates, and track savings, while doctors can find and claim shifts, manage their schedules, and maintain their profiles.

Highlights
  • Fill on-call coverage
  • Find open shifts
  • Manage call schedules
  • Track savings
  • Approve doctors and hospitals
  • Maintain doctor profiles
Features
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MD Shift helps hospitals fill on-call coverage and helps doctors find shifts without the usual email craziness. Hospitals • See fill rate, open nights, and pending approvals in one place • Set locked proprietary rates or Smart Algo escalation with a clear floor • Approve doctors and hospitals before they cover • Track savings you can audit Doctors • Claim open shifts with rates you can trust • Manage assigned call, trades, and availability • Keep credentials and NPI verification in one profile MD Shift is a scheduling tool — not emergency dispatch. Use your hospital’s normal channels for clinical emergencies. Support: https://mdshift.net/support/ Privacy: https://mdshift.net/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

athenaCapture4 screens
MD Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MD Shift at 100% against athenaCapture's 30%. MD Shift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). athenaCapture's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MD Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: athenaCapture has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of athenaCapture's written reviews are positive against 100% of MD Shift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

athenaCapture ships an update monthly, MD Shift weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
athenaCapture versus MD Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterathenaCaptureMD Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (50 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperathenahealthEdward Dunn

Customer experience

athenaCapture

All ratings50 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative55.6%

MD Shift

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

In-app purchases

None

athenaCapture

No in-app purchases

None

MD Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is athenaCapture free?
athenaCapture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MD Shift free?
MD Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, athenaCapture or MD Shift?
MD Shift is rated higher. athenaCapture averages 2.9 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while MD Shift averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do athenaCapture or MD Shift have ads?
Neither athenaCapture nor MD Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, athenaCapture or MD Shift?
athenaCapture ships an update monthly, and MD Shift weekly. Most recently, athenaCapture was updated on October 15, 2026 and MD Shift on October 14, 2026.

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