Gancao Note vs Affinity EHR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gancao Note
This app assists Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners with practice management and electronic medical records. It allows acupuncturists to easily register patients, view visit histories, and schedule appointments.
- Patient registration and sign-in
- Clinic visit history viewing
- Appointment scheduling
- Electronic Medical Records
- Practice management tools
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GancaoNote is designed specifically for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners. Our practice management and Electronic Medical Records help acupuncturist to easily register and sign-in patient, view clinic visit histories and schedule appointments.
Affinity EHR
This comprehensive practice management software streamlines acupuncture workflows. It offers paperless intakes, secure patient messaging, and integrated billing, all accessible on iPad and Mac. A free 14-day trial is available.
- Paperless intakes
- HIPAA compliant
- Minimal typing on iPad
- Appointment scheduling with reminders
- Secure patient messaging
- Electronic health records
- Electronic billing submission
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Affinity EHR is an All-in-one Acupuncture Practice Management Software for iPad and Mac. Download for free and enjoy your 14 day trial to check out our most easy to use software for successful acupuncturists. Save time with our software where you can fill out most information with your fingertips on iPad. Simply switch to your Mac device and continue adding in typed details. FEATURES - Paperless Intakes - HIPPA Compliance - Minimal Typing Experience with iPad - Appointment Scheduling with Automated Reminder Text* - Secure In-App Messaging with Patients - Electronic Health Records that supports loading previous notes, tongue, pulses and acupuncture points - Custom CPT Presets and Treatment Plan Templates - Scan Documents directly from Devices - Submit Electronic Bill - Bill Status and ERA Reports - Automated Daily Reports, Invoice, Superbill and CMS-1500 form* - Daily Perfrormance Summary - POS integrated with Square Terminal* SUPPORT Are you having problems? Please contact us by admin@affinityehr.com * Paid subscription required after 14-day free trial * EHR and certain features are excluded on iPhone device * Automated Reminder Text and In-App Messaging feature requires Pro or Ultimate Subscription * CMS-1500 and Superbill requires Pro or Ultimate Subscription * Square Account and Terminal device required * Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Privacy Policy https://www.affinityehr.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gancao Note at 100% against Affinity EHR's 50%. Gancao Note also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Affinity EHR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Affinity EHR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Gancao Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gancao Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gancao Note's written reviews are positive against 50% of Affinity EHR's.
Gancao Note ships an update every 2 months, Affinity EHR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gancao Note | Affinity EHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE | YouNaverse Inc. |
Customer experience
Gancao Note
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In-app purchases
Gancao Note
No in-app purchases
Affinity EHR
- Additional Practitioner (1)$19.991 Month
- Additional Practitioners (5)$49.991 Month
- Basic$79.001 Month
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- Pro$119.001 Month
- Ultimate$179.001 Month
- New Phone Number$19.99
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