Comparison

RNotes vs NurseMind

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

NurseMind

This app provides licensed and student nurses with a comprehensive, evidence-based clinical reference. It includes a library of drugs, labs, procedures, and calculators, plus an AI co-pilot for quick, cited answers. It also offers daily clinical news and NCLEX prep resources.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based reference library
  • AI nursing co-pilot
  • Nursing calculators
  • Daily clinical news feed
  • NCLEX prep resources
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Look it up, ask it, learn it. NurseMind is a cited clinical library, an AI co-pilot that cites or refuses, a tutor and 94 full courses, in one iOS app for nursing students and licensed nurses. INSIDE ———— · LIBRARY · 2,400+ entries across drugs, drips, labs, procedures, diagnoses, scenarios, communication and reference. Every clinical claim is tied to its source: openFDA, DailyMed, Open RN, VA PBM, CDC, NIH and other open references. If we can't cite it, we don't show it. · ASK NURSEMIND · An AI co-pilot grounded in the library. It explains pathophysiology, walks through clinical reasoning and surfaces guideline information for learning. It does not diagnose, prescribe, calculate doses or direct treatment for a specific patient. Every numerical claim is cited, and answers without citations are rejected. · LEARN · A tutor that teaches any topic from the library, one idea at a time, with checks along the way. · COURSES · 94 courses and more than 1,100 lessons across nursing and medicine, from body science and assessment to critical care, pregnancy, children and mental health, picked for your role and unit. Short lessons, diagrams and practice questions, every lesson cited. Lessons are part of Pro. · THE BRIEF · Cited updates from the FDA, CDC and open-access nursing research, with a tab for your unit. DESIGN —————— Editorial-modern, not enterprise-corporate. Hairlines, not cards. Serif headings, sans body, monospaced numerals. One accent color. Generous whitespace. NCLEX-ALIGNED ————————————— Content is structured against the 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model. NurseMind is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by NCSBN. PRIVACY ——————— NurseMind is built so it cannot collect Protected Health Information. There is no patient name, record number or chart field anywhere in the product, and questions are screened before any model sees them. We never sell data. PRO ——— Pro starts with a 3-day free trial on the yearly plan, or choose monthly or weekly with no trial. Pro unlocks every course lesson, the complete reference library, the full scenario set and 100+ AI credits a day (one credit per AI response). · Pro Yearly: a 1-year subscription that starts with a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. · Pro Monthly: a 1-month subscription. · Pro Weekly: a 1-week subscription. Prices and any introductory offer are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when a free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically at the plan's regular price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://nursemind.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://nursemind.app/privacy NOT FOR CLINICAL USE ———————————————————— NurseMind is a study and self-directed learning tool. It is not clinical decision support, not a medical device and not for use during patient care. It does not replace independent verification by a licensed provider. Always follow facility protocols, provider orders and your own licensed judgment. —————————————————————— NurseMind, Inc. · Built in the United States · hello@nursemind.app

Screenshots

RNotes4 screens
NurseMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RNotes at 5.0 against NurseMind's 4.3. RNotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). NurseMind's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. RNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and NurseMind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 17 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RNotes ships an update every 5 months, NurseMind every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RNotes versus NurseMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRNotesNurseMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better4.3 (17 ratings)
Number of ratings26 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB413 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncEphraim Belachew

Customer experience

RNotes

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NurseMind

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RNotes

Subscriptions1
  • RNotes 1/Y Sub$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • RNotes®: Nurse's Clinical Pock$29.99
  • RNotes Ed.6$29.99
3 purchases

NurseMind

Subscriptions3
  • NurseMind Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • NurseMind Pro$19.991 Month
  • NurseMind Pro3 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is RNotes free?
RNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NurseMind free?
NurseMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RNotes or NurseMind?
RNotes is rated higher. RNotes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while NurseMind averages 4.3 from 17 ratings.
Do RNotes or NurseMind have ads?
Both RNotes and NurseMind show ads.
Which is updated more often, RNotes or NurseMind?
RNotes ships an update every 5 months, and NurseMind every 5 days. Most recently, RNotes was updated on November 2, 2026 and NurseMind on October 31, 2026.

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