Comparison

TaskRN vs Clinada

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

Head to head
About

TaskRN

This app helps nurses manage their patient care tasks efficiently. It allows for creating reminders, receiving automated notifications, and organizing patient information to improve charting accuracy and reduce stress during shifts.

Highlights
  • Patient care reminders
  • Automated push notifications
  • Task prioritization
  • Patient list management
  • Accurate charting reference
  • HIPAA compliant
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FREE 2-WEEK ACCESS – Create unlimited patient care reminders and receive automated push notifications before the task is due. Stay on task and group your cares with ease. **Designed for CNAs, nursing students, new graduates (BSN, LPN, RN), and experienced nurses. **Trusted by hundreds of nurses across the country. **Extremely easy & effective to use. **HIPAA compliant! Hospital and clinic computers lock you down. Manage your tasks and group your cares as you move freely around your clinical location. Completed tasks are stored so you can reference them in your patient charting. ABOUT TASKRN We know you want to regain control of your shift. In order to do that, you need a reliable tool that helps you prioritize your patient cares. The problem is, there is never enough time to get everything done. This makes you feel stressed, scatterbrained, and unsure of what to do first. We believe you shouldn’t be focused on tasks alone, but instead, focused on providing the best care possible for your patients. We understand it’s paralyzing when you lose your paper brain, which is why we worked with hundreds of nurses to develop a digital tool that organizes your tasks, reminds you when things are due, and allows you to focus on your patients. Here's how it’s done: 1. Download taskRN 2. Plan your work 3. Work your plan 4. Go home on time So, download taskRN today and go from your tasks controlling you, to you controlling your tasks. FEATURES taskRN will keep you on track as you complete your shift. Schedule tasks with ease and sort them to prioritize patient cares. • Add, Delete, Edit Patients – change your patient list as your shift evolves. • Scheduled, PRN, and Departmental Tasks – create single event, repeatable, or departmental specific tasks. • Push Notification Reminders – automatically receive reminders at 60 minutes and 15 minutes prior to the task due time. • Prioritize Tasks – multiple sorting options allow users to prioritize what tasks should be completed first. • Accurate Charting – reference your completed tasks list to improve the accuracy of your charting. **ALL NURSES, click the developer section under this description for a link to the plusRN app. NexGen Clinical Education Privacy Policy: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/privacy-policy NexGen Clinical Education Terms of Use: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/terms-of-use-apple

About

Clinada

This app helps bedside nurses organize their shifts by tracking medications, labs, vitals, and patient notes. It offers secure, HIPAA-compliant patient handoffs via encrypted QR codes and generates SBAR reports for seamless communication.

Highlights
  • Real-time shift schedule
  • Medication tracking with reminders
  • Lab and diagnostic test logging
  • Vital signs and assessment logging
  • Encrypted QR code patient handoff
  • SBAR report generation
  • HIPAA-compliant security
Features
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Clinada is the shift management app built exclusively for bedside nurses. Organize your entire shift — medications, labs, vitals, assessments, drains, and IVs — in one secure, HIPAA-compliant workspace. SHIFT PLANNING MADE SIMPLE Add your patients and build your shift schedule in seconds. Assign meds, labs, vitals, assessments, and procedures to specific time slots. See your full shift at a glance with color-coded task cards that update in real time as you complete care. MEDICATION TRACKING Schedule medications with frequency support (Q4H, Q6H, Q8H, BID, TID, QID, Daily, PRN). Track administration times, set reminders, and never miss a dose. Searchable medication database with thousands of entries. LABS & DIAGNOSTICS Track pending labs and diagnostic tests by time slot. Monitor what's due, what's been drawn, and what results are outstanding. Schedule recurring labs with the same flexible frequency options as meds. VITALS & ASSESSMENTS Log vital signs and head-to-toe assessments at each rounding interval. Keep your clinical data organized and accessible throughout the shift. DRAINS, FLUIDS & IVs Document drain outputs, IV infusions, and fluid management. Track I&O with precision and keep all clinical documentation in one place. CLINICAL NOTES Add free-text notes to any patient at any time slot. Capture important details, physician orders, family updates, and shift observations without switching apps. SECURE PATIENT HANDOFF Transfer patient data to the next nurse with end-to-end encrypted QR code handoffs. The receiving nurse scans the code and imports the full patient schedule — tasks, meds, labs, clinical notes, and SBAR report — directly into their shift. No paper brain sheets. No unsecure texting. SBAR REPORTS Generate structured SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) reports for each patient. Include in handoff data or use for bedside shift report. HIPAA-COMPLIANT SECURITY Your patient data is protected with AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit. Biometric authentication (Face ID / Touch ID) locks the app after inactivity. Screen capture prevention keeps PHI off screenshots. No patient data is ever stored unencrypted. END-OF-SHIFT TOOLS Review completed tasks, generate shift summaries, and hand off seamlessly. Clinada helps you close your shift with confidence. BUILT FOR NURSES, BY NURSES Whether you work med-surg, ICU, telemetry, step-down, oncology, or any acute care unit, Clinada replaces your paper brain sheet with a faster, safer, and more organized digital workflow. • Real-time shift schedule with drag-and-drop task management • Medication database with frequency scheduling • Lab and diagnostic test tracking • Vital signs and assessment logging • Drain, fluid, and IV documentation • Free-text clinical notes per patient per time slot • Encrypted QR code patient handoff • SBAR report generation • Biometric lock with inactivity timeout • Screen capture prevention • Cloud sync across devices • Dark mode optimized interface • Works offline — no Wi-Fi required on the floor Privacy Policy: https://clinada.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://clinada.com/terms Download Clinada and start your next shift organized, secure, and in control.

Screenshots

TaskRN4 screens
Clinada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clinada at 5.0 against TaskRN's 4.2. Clinada also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). TaskRN's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TaskRN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Clinada sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clinada holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskRN has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TaskRN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Clinada's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskRN ships an update every 2 months, Clinada every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TaskRN versus Clinada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskRNClinada
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB52 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperIntuitive RN LLCKantheon LLC

Customer experience

TaskRN

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Clinada

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskRN

Subscriptions3
  • full access to ClockWise RN14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year
4 purchases

Clinada

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$199.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$299.99

Questions

Is TaskRN free?
TaskRN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clinada free?
Clinada is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaskRN or Clinada?
Clinada is rated higher. TaskRN averages 4.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Clinada averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TaskRN or Clinada have ads?
Neither TaskRN nor Clinada shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskRN or Clinada?
TaskRN ships an update every 2 months, and Clinada every 3 weeks. Most recently, TaskRN was updated on October 10, 2026 and Clinada on October 1, 2026.

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