Patient Flow vs Compass Phlebotomy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patient Flow
This mobile tool empowers hospital support staff to manage assigned tasks and communicate with supervisors. It allows for real-time updates on job status, shift check-ins, and break management, directly integrating with a desktop application.
- Review assigned job information
- Update job status
- Receive and respond to messages
- Receive push notifications
- Check in/out for shifts
- Manage breaks
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*Available with Allscripts® Patient Flow desktop application Version 18.4 CU03 and above* Provide hospital support staff with a mobile solution that interfaces directly with the Allscripts® Patient Flow desktop application. Provides Housekeepers and Transporters with the following abilities: • Review assigned job information • Update job status to in progress, delay, or complete • Receive and respond to messages from supervisors • Receive push notification/audible alert for new jobs & messages • Check In and Out for their shift • Go On/Off Break
Compass Phlebotomy
This app streamlines mobile blood draw and specimen collection services for clinical laboratories. It offers HIPAA-compliant patient records, order management, lab test details, and printing capabilities. Features include GPS tracking for technicians and billing export.
- HIPAA compliant patient records
- Order management with diagnosis and CPT codes
- Lab test and tube requirement details
- Lab requisition and tube label printing
- GPS mapping for field technicians
- Billing and data export
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Compass Phlebotomy is specifically designed for the mobile blood draw and specimen collection services. It will transform your clinical laboratory organization into an efficient cloud-based operation. - HIPAA compliant Patient records with insurance & clinicians - Orders with diagnosis codes, CPT codes, and priority details - Lab test and lab tube requirements - Lab requisitions and tube label printouts - GPS mapping and locating of field technicians. - Billing and data export
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Patient Flow at every 5 months against Compass Phlebotomy's every 39 months. Patient Flow also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Patient Flow against 5.0 for Compass Phlebotomy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Patient Flow ships an update every 5 months, Compass Phlebotomy every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patient Flow | Compass Phlebotomy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Altera Digital Health Inc. | Compass Laboratory Services LLC |
Customer experience
Patient Flow
Compass Phlebotomy
In-app purchases
Patient Flow
No in-app purchases
Compass Phlebotomy
No in-app purchases
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