Comparison

Althea Smart EHR vs Medz

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

Head to head
About

Althea Smart EHR

This comprehensive electronic health record system integrates practice management, patient portal, and revenue cycle management. It offers a streamlined interface for doctors with extensive charting capabilities, patient communication tools, and secure document handling.

Highlights
  • Integrated EHR, Practice Management, Patient Portal, RCM
  • Single-page access to comprehensive patient data
  • Smart charting with voice recognition, macros, and templates
  • Patient messaging and appointment/reminder text messaging
  • Cloud-based faxing
  • Customizable user views
Features
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Althea Smart EHR is a game changing EHR using the best of what Apple technology has to offer to deliver unique user experience for doctors. Features: One single solution EHR, Practice Management, Patient Portal and RCM services. Single page access to Appointments, Chief Complaint, History of Present Illness, Immunization, Health Maintenance, Current Allergies, Current Medications, Current Problems, Family History, Social History, Surgical History, Review of Systems, Vitals, Physical Exam, Diagram, Assessments, CPOE (Medications, Labs, Imaging, Referrals), Procedures, Patient Education, Implanted Devices, Care Plan, Transition of Care, CCDA, Document Center Other features include: Smart charting with Voice recognition, using macros and templates; copy previous notes; save a note as a template for future use; send messages to patients and referrals; text messaging to patients for appointment reminders, health maintenance reminders and Immunization reminders; import and export CCDA; download / reconcile current medications, allergies, problems; built in cloud based fax both inbound and outbound; smart diagrams; customize view by user.

About

Medz

Features
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Medz is a reminder app. It allows you to schedule alerts and notifications. It keeps track of dosage/pill, refill quantities and automatically sends an alert when your remaining quantities reach your set customized level. Date and time of the most recent scheduled medication taken is stored and displayed on the main page. All your medications are conveniently stored in one customizable list. You may use an image from your photos library or camera to customize your list. A note pad is available for storing additional information. No ads.

Screenshots

Althea Smart EHR4 screens
Medz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Althea Smart EHR at Free against Medz's $1.99. Althea Smart EHR also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Medz's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Althea Smart EHR is free to download; Medz costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Althea Smart EHR ships an update every 9 days, Medz every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Althea Smart EHR versus Medz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlthea Smart EHRMedz
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (127 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings127 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAlthea Care, LLCYourStoreCentral.com LLC

In-app purchases

None

Althea Smart EHR

No in-app purchases

None

Medz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Althea Smart EHR free?
Althea Smart EHR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medz free?
Medz costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Althea Smart EHR or Medz have ads?
Neither Althea Smart EHR nor Medz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Althea Smart EHR or Medz?
Althea Smart EHR ships an update every 9 days, and Medz every 3 weeks. Most recently, Althea Smart EHR was updated on October 24, 2026 and Medz on October 26, 2026.

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