RNotes vs Nurse Assess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNotes
This medical reference app provides essential nursing information for students and professionals. It offers quick access to clinical content, NCLEX tips, and safety alerts, with updated guidelines and laboratory values. An in-app purchase unlocks all features and ongoing updates.
- Nursing Alerts for critical safety information
- HIPAA- and OSHA-compliant notes
- Quick-access tabs for fast navigation
- Highlighted critical laboratory values
- Interventions and patient education
- ACLS resuscitation procedures
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. A Davis’s Notes title! Your one-stop source for class, clinical, and practice! Access the clinically oriented content you need to deliver safe and effective health care in hospital and home settings for all of your patients. Handy mobile app is great for students and educators on the go, while NCLEX® tips, highlighted throughout, make it perfect for those preparing for the licensure exam. KEY FEATURES - ‘Nursing Alerts’ that highlight critical safety information. - HIPAA- and OSHA-compliant write-on/wipe-off pages - Quick-access tabs - Critical level laboratory values highlighted in bold, red type to correlate to potential diseases and disorders described in other sections. - Interventions and patient education information for the most common conditions - Coverage of life span considerations as well as complications and emergencies associated with pregnancy and delivery - Tools for a thorough general assessment of the adult patient - ACLS resuscitation procedures as well as pediatric and neonatal advanced life support information - The basics of 12-lead interpretation tailored to nurses with little or no 12-lead experience - An emphasis on symptom and patient presentation rather than medical diagnosis NEW TO THIS EDITION - Updated & Revised! Thoroughly updated, reviewed, and revised throughout to reflect the art and science of nursing practice today. - New! All laboratory values sourced from Van Leeuwen: Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications. New! 2020 AHA Guidelines - Updated! ACLS content and reorganized to appear at the beginning of the Emergency section Content licensed from printed editionISBN 10: 1719646252 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781719646253 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $29.99 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 and 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 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Ehren Myers Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Nurse Assess
This app digitizes patient assessments for nurses and students, streamlining data collection and calculations. It guides users through multi-step evaluations, preparing information for electronic health record systems.
- Digital patient assessment recording
- Guides through multi-step evaluations
- Automated calculations
- EHR system integration readiness
- 30+ nursing assessments included
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Hundreds of working nurses and nursing school students have used NurseAssess to conveniently (and digitally) record patient assessments to their smartphones, ready for uploading to their electronic health record systems (EHRs). This nursing app makes it easy and accurate to perform multi-step patient assessments. The app guides you through the required measurements, collects them, and does all the calculations for you. Assessments include: • Morse Fall Risk • Glasgow Coma Scale • Braden Skin Risk • Mini Nutritional • Sleepiness Scale • SpO2 • Norton Pressure Ulcer Risk Scale • LACE Readmission Scale • ...and many others
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RNotes at 5.0 against Nurse Assess's 4.0. Nurse Assess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support 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
Both are free to download. RNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Nurse Assess asks for nothing beyond the download.
RNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 22 respectively.
RNotes ships an update every 5 months, Nurse Assess every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNotes | Nurse Assess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better | 4.0 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Skyscape Medpresso Inc | Nurse Tech, Inc. |
Customer experience
RNotes
Nurse Assess
In-app purchases
RNotes
- RNotes 1/Y Sub$29.991 Year
- RNotes®: Nurse's Clinical Pock$29.99
- RNotes Ed.6$29.99
Nurse Assess
No in-app purchases








