Comparison

RealTime vs IKS Scribble

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

Head to head
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.

About

IKS Scribble

Features
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IKS Scribble™ app is the clinician's interface to our Scribble™ suite of clinical documentation products. It enables clinicians to record conversations and dictations from patient encounters, which are then converted into high-quality clinical notes using our advanced technology and global human capital.

Screenshots

RealTime4 screens
IKS Scribble4 screens

Verdict

The call

RealTime and IKS Scribble are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RealTime ships an update every 6 weeks, IKS Scribble monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RealTime versus IKS Scribble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealTimeIKS Scribble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRealTime Software SolutionsInventurus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

RealTime

No in-app purchases

None

IKS Scribble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RealTime free?
RealTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IKS Scribble free?
IKS Scribble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RealTime or IKS Scribble have ads?
Neither RealTime nor IKS Scribble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealTime or IKS Scribble?
RealTime ships an update every 6 weeks, and IKS Scribble monthly. Most recently, RealTime was updated on October 12, 2026 and IKS Scribble on October 20, 2026.

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