ProviderHub vs NephRef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProviderHub
Access patient medical records 24/7, including labs, medications, and allergies. Create notes and sign orders efficiently from any location. Manage patient rounding lists and document visits on your mobile device.
- 24/7 patient medical record access
- Review labs, medications, and allergies
- Create notes and sign orders
- Filter patient rounding lists
- Document patient visits on-the-go
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The ProviderHub addresses the needs of physicians and advanced practice providers. With easy, 24-7 access to your Fresenius Medical Care patients’ medical record you can review labs, medications, allergies, create notes and sign orders whether you’re in a clinic, hospital, your office, or on-the-go. - Easily filter and view patient rounding lists by location, shift or notes completed that day. - Quickly review and sign all your orders from Fresenius Medical Care clinics in one place. - Document patient visits from your phone or tablet with complete control over when you start, update or complete your note. Compatible with iPhone and iPad running iOS 11+.
NephRef
This medical reference tool aids physicians and advanced practitioners in managing patients with kidney disease. It provides quick access to educational resources and guidance on patient referral, urgency, and interval management.
- Kidney disease patient care guidance
- Referral management
- Urgency assessment
- Interval management
- Educational resources access
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NephRef is both a reference and referral tool designed to educate and empower physicians and advanced practitioners in their care and referral of patients with kidney disease. Conceived and developed by the Section of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine, NephRef offers a quick and easy link to educational resources and provides information about urgency and interval management of patients referred for specialty consultation. NephRef is an educational tool only. Not for individual patient diagnosis or treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NephRef at 5.0 against ProviderHub's 3.5. NephRef also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). ProviderHub's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NephRef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProviderHub has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ProviderHub ships an update every 2 months, NephRef every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProviderHub | NephRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fresenius Medical Care North America | Media Foundations LLC |
Customer experience
ProviderHub
NephRef
In-app purchases
ProviderHub
No in-app purchases
NephRef
No in-app purchases
