Comparison

Doc vs Artful Agenda

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

Head to head
About

Doc

This HIPAA-compliant app allows physicians to dictate patient notes, save drafts, and submit them for transcription. Completed reports can be viewed and electronically signed for chart completion.

Highlights
  • HIPAA compliant dictation
  • Save dictations as drafts
  • Submit for transcription
  • View completed reports
  • Electronic signature for documents
Features
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Doc-U-Scribe is a HIPAA compliant dictation and transcription app that enables physicians to dictate patient notes, save incomplete dictations as drafts and submit completed dictations for transcription. Once transcribed, physicians can view the completed reports and optionally they can also e-sign documents for chart completion.

About

Artful Agenda

This app synchronizes all your calendars into one place, offering customizable views and a stylish interface. It helps you manage tasks, plan meals, track water intake, and set daily goals with advanced productivity features.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars
  • Personalize with cover designs and stickers
  • Customize event colors and handwriting fonts
  • Meal planning and water intake tracking
  • Task management with repeat and rollover functions
  • Customizable lists and notes
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Access your calendar anywhere you are. We provide a seamless experience between your mobile phone, tablet, and computer. *** What makes Artful Agenda special? - View all of your calendars in one place! Syncs with major online calendar platforms, including Google, Apple and Outlook - Personalize your pages with artfully curated cover designs and stickers - Customize event colors, and choose your handwriting font - Meal plan (daily and weekly), and track your water intake - Check off/cross off monthly, weekly, and daily goals/tasks - Create custom daily task, note and journaling categories - Increase productivity with repeat, rollover, and “snooze” task functions plus the ability to assign tasks to certain days - Keep track of important information with stylish, customizable lists and notes. - Stay inspired with daily, weekly and monthly quotes (tablet and computer versions) - Compatible with Apple Pencil and tablet styluses! *** Artful Agenda also offers these important calendar features: - Monthly, weekly, and daily calendar views that are easy to navigate and beautiful to look at - Repeat scheduling for events - Push notifications for event reminders - Shareable calendars *** Artful Agenda is not just an app on your smart device… It’s a companion to our amazing computer version, accessible via any web browser! *** If you have any problems, please go to “tech support” in the top right menu of the app before writing a review. Our goal is to fix any issues in a timely manner to make the Artful experience great for everyone! You can also email us at hello@artfulagenda.com. *** Artful Agenda Subscriptions: Artful Agenda is a subscription based service, and we offer a two week free trial for new users because we know you’ll love us. Start planning your life in style for less than the cost of many popular paper planners! Payment is charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at the end of your free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase, or cancel your subscription at least 24 hours prior to the end of the trial or subscription period. View our Terms of Service: https://www.artfulagenda.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Doc4 screens
Artful Agenda4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Artful Agenda at 79% against Doc's 33%. Artful Agenda also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Doc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Artful Agenda sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Doc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artful Agenda holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artful Agenda has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Doc's written reviews are positive against 79% of Artful Agenda's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doc ships an update every 2 months, Artful Agenda every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Doc versus Artful Agenda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocArtful Agenda
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.7 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings515K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSainceArtful, LLC

Customer experience

Doc

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Artful Agenda

All ratings15,413 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews598 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.9%

Bugs and requests

Doc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Artful Agenda

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sync issues and error messages
  • Inconsistent sticker placement across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Handwriting support
  • More customization options
  • Ability to add custom stickers and notes
  • Improved task management and organization
  • Better integration with other calendars and apps

In-app purchases

None

Doc

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Artful Agenda

Subscriptions4
  • Artful Agenda14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Artful Agenda2 variants$44.991 Month
  • Artful Agenda14 Days trial3 variants$44.991 Month
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  • Artful Plus14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Planberry - Premium Cover$1.99
  • All Booked Up Premium Cover$1.99

Questions

Is Doc free?
Doc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artful Agenda free?
Artful Agenda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doc or Artful Agenda?
Artful Agenda is rated higher. Doc averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Artful Agenda averages 4.7 from 15K ratings.
Do Doc or Artful Agenda have ads?
Neither Doc nor Artful Agenda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doc or Artful Agenda?
Doc ships an update every 2 months, and Artful Agenda every 9 days. Most recently, Doc was updated on November 2, 2026 and Artful Agenda on November 9, 2026.

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