ModMed Kiosk vs SMART Educator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ModMed Kiosk
Streamline patient check-ins with this iPad application. Patients can update their information and sign forms directly on the device, saving data to EMA™ automatically. This reduces front office workload and eliminates manual data entry.
- Digital patient check-in
- Form signing on iPad
- Direct data sync to EMA™
- Reduces front office workload
- Eliminates paperwork
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The iPad check-in app that relieves your front office What if you could speed up check-in and stop the paperwork shuffle? Kiosk lets patients use an iPad to update their info and sign forms fast, then save that data directly to EMA™ – no need for staff to enter it. It’s a win-win for your practice and your patients.
SMART Educator
This educational tool helps eye care professionals explain advanced intraocular lens options to patients. It uses visual aids to illustrate potential outcomes of different lens choices and provides general information on cataract surgery, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
- Patient education on IOLs
- Visual comparison of visual outcomes
- Information on cataract surgery
- Explanation of astigmatism and presbyopia
- Illustrations of real-world scenarios
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The SMART Educator: IOL Vision Guide from Alcon is an educational tool, designed to assist Eye Care Professionals and Healthcare Professionals educate patients considering Alcon’s advanced technology intraocular lenses (IOLs). Using images representing real-world scenarios, the SMART Educator allows patients to compare illustrations of the potential visual outcomes of different IOL choices. In addition, the application contains general information about cataract surgery and the impact of Astigmatism and Presbyopia on vision. All content is for educational and illustrative purposes only; patients should always speak with their physician about their condition and treatment options; individual patient results may vary.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMART Educator at 5.0 against ModMed Kiosk's 4.3. SMART Educator also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). ModMed Kiosk's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SMART Educator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ModMed Kiosk has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
ModMed Kiosk ships an update every 3 months, SMART Educator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ModMed Kiosk | SMART Educator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modernizing Medicine, Inc. | Alcon Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
ModMed Kiosk
SMART Educator
In-app purchases
ModMed Kiosk
No in-app purchases
SMART Educator
No in-app purchases
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