Comparison

BackpackEMR vs Logical Ink 8.1

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

Head to head
About

BackpackEMR

This lightweight electronic medical records system is designed for remote areas with limited internet and power. It enables offline data sharing between devices, ensuring continuous operation and no data loss during power outages. Features include streamlined workflows, specialty modules, and secure, encrypted data storage.

Highlights
  • Offline data-sharing network
  • Streamlined patient flow
  • Specialty modules
  • Voice-to-text integration
  • Secure, encrypted data
  • Integrated patient photos
  • Multi-language support
Features
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BackpackEMR is a light-weight, electronic medical records (EMR) system for use in rural areas. Our app is often used for medical outreaches to remote communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where access to the internet and electricity is often limited. This is the first EMR to share data with other clinic devices without using a local server, which requires electricity, or cloud server, which requires the internet. BackpackEMR enables a "no single point of failure" system where data is stored on each device, and data is shared without consistent power or the internet. So in a clinic where the power goes out, the clinic seamlessly continues to run, and no data is ever lost. Key features: • Offline data-sharing network • Easy-to-use screens • Low-clicks and less typing with: - Streamlined flow - Modules by specialty - Custom drop-down values - Voice-to-text integration • Secure, encrypted data • Integrated patients and exam photos • Available in multiple languages • Patients flow through station queues

About

Logical Ink 8.1

This application allows healthcare organizations to capture patient data and signatures electronically, replacing paper forms. It streamlines workflows, reduces errors, and enhances patient safety with an intuitive digital ink interface. Requires a licensed user account for access.

Highlights
  • Electronic signature capture
  • Discrete data and photo capture
  • Reduces errors and improves patient safety
  • Streamlined registration workflow
  • Enables bedside care
  • Drag-and-drop form design tool
  • Integrates with EMR/ECM systems
Features
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Logical Ink® makes it easy for healthcare organizations to allow patients and caregivers to capture data and signatures electronically, eliminating the need for paper forms. Seamlessly compatible with any downstream system, Logical Ink helps improve documentation, decrease medical errors, and simplify processes. It leverages mobile devices, digital ink and a pen/touch-based interface to provide a simple and intuitive user experience that is as natural and unrestrictive as paper. You must be a licensed user of Logical Ink to use this app. Logical Ink customers enjoy the following benefits: • Intelligent and interactive forms for capturing electronic signature, discrete data and photos • Reduces errors and improves patient safety by eliminating paper forms and scanning • Increased staff and patient satisfaction • Reduces wait times in Registration with a more streamlined workflow • Enables mobility and bedside care • Easy-to-use, drag/drop design tool for enterprise forms management • Integrates with any EMR or ECM workflow for fewer clicks 8.1 Highlights: • Introduced ability to auto-save forms in the background in order to preserve the patient's progress in case of an interruption in the form fill session • Reverted the Date and Time control interface in the iPad client and SDK to the more familiar and efficient spinner controls • Focus is set to the control after the user navigates by clicking a link on the Items Remaining dialog in the iPad client • Updated the form navigation methodology to better implement collection views for easier, smoother scrolling and navigation • Added text-to-speech support using a new _Speak() JavaScript extension method configured in Designer • Added a parameter for disabling the swipe, pinch, zoom and double tap gestures in the Form Fill window in the iPad SDK • Updated look and feel with simplified user experiences throughout all of the Admin screens • Added the ability to quickly copy sharing links to the clipboard from the Form Discrepancy and PreCapture Form Discrepancy reports • Updated the Email Settings screen to support using a SendGrid API key instead of an SMTP address • All new form tile layout in the Add/Edit SmartSet screen that supports collapsing and expanding tile sizes for simple form reordering • Support for Use Implicit Credentials feature when authenticating through Security Agent for our Logical Ink SaaS customers • Added a property to each control type for excluding the control value from destination output • Added a new form size that fits the 10" Topaz GemView device type • The copy/paste layout functionality in the Responsive Editor now applies to child objects of a group • Form Fill Launch supports a BypassOverride setting for overriding the Server's setting in the web.config file • Added an API for downloading report data through an authenticated, encrypted connection • The Message Control ID field (MSH 10) is now reported to the log file for better troubleshooting and traceability • The content of the Expired Link page in PreCapture is now configurable through the PreCapture Localization feature • All clients use the URL found in Settings for token refreshes instead of the URL provided by the server

Screenshots

BackpackEMR3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Logical Ink 8.1 at 5.0 against BackpackEMR's 4.0. BackpackEMR's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Logical Ink 8.1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BackpackEMR ships an update every 2 months, Logical Ink 8.1 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BackpackEMR versus Logical Ink 8.1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackpackEMRLogical Ink 8.1
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB28 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperBinary BridgeBottomline Technologies

Customer experience

BackpackEMR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Logical Ink 8.1

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BackpackEMR

No in-app purchases

None

Logical Ink 8.1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BackpackEMR free?
BackpackEMR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Logical Ink 8.1 free?
Logical Ink 8.1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BackpackEMR or Logical Ink 8.1?
Logical Ink 8.1 is rated higher. BackpackEMR averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Logical Ink 8.1 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BackpackEMR or Logical Ink 8.1 have ads?
Neither BackpackEMR nor Logical Ink 8.1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BackpackEMR or Logical Ink 8.1?
BackpackEMR ships an update every 2 months, and Logical Ink 8.1 every 3 months. Most recently, BackpackEMR was updated on August 13, 2026 and Logical Ink 8.1 on September 11, 2026.

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