Comparison

Nurse Assess vs NurseBrain® Synapse

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

Head to head
About

Nurse Assess

This app digitizes patient assessments for nurses and students, streamlining data collection and calculations. It guides users through multi-step evaluations, preparing information for electronic health record systems.

Highlights
  • Digital patient assessment recording
  • Guides through multi-step evaluations
  • Automated calculations
  • EHR system integration readiness
  • 30+ nursing assessments included
Features
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Hundreds of working nurses and nursing school students have used NurseAssess to conveniently (and digitally) record patient assessments to their smartphones, ready for uploading to their electronic health record systems (EHRs). This nursing app makes it easy and accurate to perform multi-step patient assessments. The app guides you through the required measurements, collects them, and does all the calculations for you. Assessments include: • Morse Fall Risk • Glasgow Coma Scale • Braden Skin Risk • Mini Nutritional • Sleepiness Scale • SpO2 • Norton Pressure Ulcer Risk Scale • LACE Readmission Scale • ...and many others

About

NurseBrain® Synapse

Streamline your nursing workflow with a digital report sheet. Capture patient information, tasks, and notes efficiently throughout your shift. Generate organized reports and progress notes with ease, reducing manual rewriting and saving valuable time for patient care.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital brain sheets
  • Organized patient tracking
  • Efficient shift handoffs
  • Voice and quick note entry
  • PDF export for reports
  • HIPAA-compliant
  • SBAR format organization
Features
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Less rewriting. More time for your patients. Nurses already rely on a report sheet or brain sheet to stay organized. NurseBrain® Synapse takes that same workflow and turns it into something you can use throughout your shift, so the information you capture once keeps working for you at report, at the bedside, and at handoff. Instead of juggling paper, memory, and the EHR, everything stays connected in one place. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH NURSEBRAIN SYNAPSE Your brain sheet. Your workflow. Build a brain sheet around the details you actually track. Choose a template for your unit, customize the fields and layout, use it digitally during your shift, or export a clean PDF when you want paper. Stay organized throughout your shift Keep patients, tasks, notes, and handoffs together. See what needs attention now, what is done, and what is coming up next, without relying on memory. Give report without starting from scratch Each patient has a clear, organized view with SBAR, notes, and updates. Everything is already structured, so you are not scrambling when it is time to give report. Capture information as you go Use voice or quick entry to record updates during your shift. No need to remember everything later. Turn your shift into usable notes The information you already captured can be turned into progress notes and care plans, ready to copy into your charting. Share a handoff without retyping Hand off a patient to another NurseBrain Synapse user by QR code. Works the way nurses actually work You are constantly switching between patients, report sheets, and the EHR. NurseBrain Synapse is designed to fit into that reality. Use it at the workstation, on your phone during rounds, or on your watch for quick updates. Built for real nursing shifts Bedside nurses, travel nurses, charge and resource nurses, and nursing students. Secure and nurse-built NurseBrain Synapse is HIPAA-compliant and designed with patient privacy in mind. Built by nurses, based on real workflows, not theory. Free trial, then one subscription Free to download. The Brain Sheet Builder is free to use. Everything else is included in one subscription, and you can start with a free trial. Plans, prices, and trial details are shown in the app before you subscribe. Use fictional examples while you explore. Before adding real patient information, follow your organization's policies. Replace your report sheet and bring structure, clarity, and confidence back to your shift.

Screenshots

Nurse Assess4 screens
NurseBrain® Synapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nurse Assess at none against NurseBrain® Synapse's 3. Nurse Assess also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). NurseBrain® Synapse's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 63%) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. NurseBrain® Synapse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Nurse Assess asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NurseBrain® Synapse holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Nurse Assess's written reviews are positive against 85% of NurseBrain® Synapse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nurse Assess ships an update every 10 days, NurseBrain® Synapse weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Nurse Assess versus NurseBrain® Synapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNurse AssessNurseBrain® Synapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (22 ratings)4.1 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews85.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2231 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#146 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB158 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNurse Tech, Inc.Nursebrain LLC

Customer experience

Nurse Assess

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

NurseBrain® Synapse

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Nurse Assess

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NurseBrain® Synapse

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App won't let users sign up and make an account
  • Cannot log in after signing up
  • App glitches and won't load
  • Cannot edit active patient list
  • Patient list duplicates entries
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  • Desktop version not functioning
  • Nursing AI feature returns errors

Requested features

4 requests
  • Include more specialties, specifically for outpatients
  • Add a 'Return' button for new lines in text fields
  • Ability to time medications
  • 24-hour clock option

In-app purchases

None

Nurse Assess

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NurseBrain® Synapse

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium Access7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Quarterly Student Access$29.993 Months
  • Yearly Premium Access7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Nurse Assess free?
Nurse Assess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NurseBrain® Synapse free?
NurseBrain® Synapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nurse Assess or NurseBrain® Synapse?
NurseBrain® Synapse is rated higher. Nurse Assess averages 4.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while NurseBrain® Synapse averages 4.1 from 31 ratings.
Do Nurse Assess or NurseBrain® Synapse have ads?
Neither Nurse Assess nor NurseBrain® Synapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nurse Assess or NurseBrain® Synapse?
Nurse Assess ships an update every 10 days, and NurseBrain® Synapse weekly. Most recently, Nurse Assess was updated on November 2, 2026 and NurseBrain® Synapse on November 7, 2026.

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