Comparison

PharmaWatch vs RealTime

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

Head to head
About

PharmaWatch

Monitor critical environmental conditions like temperature and humidity for valuable inventories and sensitive areas. This app allows for quick user check-ins and alerts, helping to meet regulatory compliance requirements.

Highlights
  • Real-time environmental condition monitoring
  • User check-in functionality
  • Alert notifications and management
  • Graphical data display
  • QR code scanning for zone access
  • Regulatory compliance logging
Features
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Access your full account on the PharmaWatch Portal anywhere, anytime. Quickly and easily see the temperature, humidity, and/or differential pressure conditions of your critical environments or valuable inventories including refrigerators, freezers, rooms, incubators, stability chambers, operating rooms and more. Handle User Check-In with one click from your phone or tablet, and respond to Alerts from the convenience of your mobile device. At-A-Glance Dashboard • Monitored Environments are clearly shown by Location and Zone • See the last temperature, humidity, differential pressure reading etc. • Includes the time of the last reading • Simple text indicates Alert Status Convenient Check-In Functionality • Easily ‘Check-In’ using the App and record who checked the readings and when • Meets CDC and many State requirements for logging temperature • Schedule reminders on your phone to signal that Check-In is due • Automates data collection needed for FDA, CDC, and state regulatory compliance Readings in Graphical Form • Scroll through the values stored, 6 hours at a time • Data shown in 5-minute increments Prioritized Alert List • Quickly scroll through Actionable Alerts by Zone • Most important Alerts are shown at the top of the list • Acknowledge new Alerts to inform the system that you are aware of the problem • Reset, Document, and Close Alerts from your device when the problem is resolved • Ensures compliance by recording who, when, and what was done QR Code Scanning • Quickly access current readings for a zone • Manually enter readings for a manual entry zone

About

RealTime

Manage clinical trial data, documents, and patient referrals efficiently. This app integrates CTMS, eDOCS, and eSOURCE functionalities for seamless on-the-go access to study information, regulatory documents, and visit data collection.

Highlights
  • Subject profile and study enrollment management
  • Calendar for scheduling and viewing visits
  • Digital signatures with fingerprint/face ID
  • Access to regulatory and study documents
  • On-the-go visit data collection
  • Patient referral tracking and alerts
  • Contact management for studies
Features
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Our latest version includes all major function of CTMS, eDOCS and eSOURCE. - CTMS features include a complete calendar for scheduling and viewing the users "My Calendar". View full subject profiles, study enrollments, complete visits, view study contacts and much more! Easily display inclusion and exclusion criteria for a particular study while also having the ability to "Refer a Patient". Patient referrals drop directly into your RealTime-CTMS Study Recruitment Roster and site staff are alerted to the new study lead. - eDOCS includes eSignatures utilizing fingerprint or face ID technology. View all regulatory documents for user-assigned studies, access the current versions of the Protocol, ICFs, or any other important study document while on the go. - eSOURCE includes the full suite of eSOURCE services that are available on the desktop version of RealTime-eSOURCE. Collect visit data on your phone or tablet, voice dictate notes or impressions, eSign lab documents with a Part-11 compliant PIN and much more! - Other features include a Contacts Section that allows users to view Personal Contacts, Study Sponsor/CRO Contacts and Research Staff Contacts.

Screenshots

PharmaWatch1 screens
RealTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PharmaWatch at 5.0 against RealTime's 4.5. RealTime's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). 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

PharmaWatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealTime has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PharmaWatch ships an update every 23 months, RealTime every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PharmaWatch versus RealTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPharmaWatchRealTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Pharma Technologies Inc.RealTime Software Solutions

Customer experience

PharmaWatch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RealTime

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

PharmaWatch

No in-app purchases

None

RealTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PharmaWatch free?
PharmaWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RealTime free?
RealTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PharmaWatch or RealTime?
PharmaWatch is rated higher. PharmaWatch averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while RealTime averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do PharmaWatch or RealTime have ads?
Neither PharmaWatch nor RealTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PharmaWatch or RealTime?
PharmaWatch ships an update every 23 months, and RealTime every 6 weeks. Most recently, PharmaWatch was updated on September 13, 2026 and RealTime on September 26, 2026.

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