MEDITECH Expanse Now vs Commure Ambient
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEDITECH Expanse Now
This application allows physicians to securely access and manage their electronic health record workload remotely. It provides anytime, anywhere access to essential patient data and task management features, enabling efficient care delivery without needing a desktop computer.
- Remote EHR workload access
- Task management
- Patient data viewing
- Prescription refill requests
- Message and task creation
- Call management
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Expanse Now enables physicians to securely access their Expanse EHR workload and perform tasks remotely using intuitive mobile device conventions and voice commands. Providers on call or covering for others can remotely manage routine tasks wherever they are, without the need to connect to the full EHR from a desktop or laptop computer, ensuring anytime/anywhere access to the most essential elements of their Expanse EHR. With Expanse Now, physicians can: • View their own workload items, and items of providers for whom they are covering • Receive notifications of new workload items • View patient result notifications • View patient demographics, allergies, medications, and problems • Review relevant patient clinical data • Manage prescription refill requests • View and return patient calls, and call care team members • Create, forward messages/tasks • Mark items as read/unread To use Expanse Now, please contact your organization’s IT department.
Commure Ambient
This medical note-taking application streamlines clinical documentation by integrating with EHR systems or operating independently. It prioritizes HIPAA compliance, security, and speed to enhance medical practice operations.
- EHR Integration via Chrome Extension
- Standalone Medical Note-Taking
- HIPAA Compliant
- Secure and Fast Operations
- Streamlines Medical Practice
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Commure Ambient integrates with your EHR via a Chrome Extension, or functions as a standalone medical note-taker. HIPAA Compliant, Safe, Secure, and Fast; Commure Ambient will help supercharge operations in your medical practice at the press of a button. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.commure.com/legal/privacy-policy/current
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Commure Ambient at 78% against MEDITECH Expanse Now's 0%. Commure Ambient also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). MEDITECH Expanse Now's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Commure Ambient sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per month. MEDITECH Expanse Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
Commure Ambient holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MEDITECH Expanse Now's written reviews are positive against 78% of Commure Ambient's.
MEDITECH Expanse Now ships an update every 5 weeks, Commure Ambient every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | MEDITECH Expanse Now | Commure Ambient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meditech | Athelas Inc. |
Customer experience
MEDITECH Expanse Now
Commure Ambient
In-app purchases
MEDITECH Expanse Now
No in-app purchases
Commure Ambient
- Ambient Pro$89.991 Month
