NurseBrain® Synapse vs Nursing Constellation Plus+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NurseBrain® Synapse
This app digitizes nursing report sheets, allowing nurses to manage their entire shift from a single, connected platform. It helps organize patient information, tasks, and notes, facilitating confident handoffs and efficient documentation.
- Customizable digital brain sheets
- Real-time shift tracking
- Organized patient handoff views
- Voice and quick entry documentation
- Generate progress notes and care plans
- Cross-device compatibility (phone, watch)
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Less rewriting. More time for your patients. Nurses already rely on a report sheet or brain sheet to stay organized. NurseBrain® Synapse takes that same workflow and turns it into something you can use throughout your shift, so the information you capture once keeps working for you at report, at the bedside, and at handoff. Instead of juggling paper, memory, and the EHR, everything stays connected in one place. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH NURSEBRAIN SYNAPSE Your brain sheet. Your workflow. Build a brain sheet around the details you actually track. Choose a template for your unit, customize the fields and layout, use it digitally during your shift, or export a clean PDF when you want paper. Stay organized throughout your shift Keep patients, tasks, notes, and handoffs together. See what needs attention now, what is done, and what is coming up next, without relying on memory. Give report without starting from scratch Each patient has a clear, organized view with SBAR, notes, and updates. Everything is already structured, so you are not scrambling when it is time to give report. Capture information as you go Use voice or quick entry to record updates during your shift. No need to remember everything later. Turn your shift into usable notes The information you already captured can be turned into progress notes and care plans, ready to copy into your charting. Share a handoff without retyping Hand off a patient to another NurseBrain Synapse user by QR code. Works the way nurses actually work You are constantly switching between patients, report sheets, and the EHR. NurseBrain Synapse is designed to fit into that reality. Use it at the workstation, on your phone during rounds, or on your watch for quick updates. Built for real nursing shifts Bedside nurses, travel nurses, charge and resource nurses, and nursing students. Secure and nurse-built NurseBrain Synapse is HIPAA-compliant and designed with patient privacy in mind. Built by nurses, based on real workflows, not theory. Free trial, then one subscription Free to download. The Brain Sheet Builder is free to use. Everything else is included in one subscription, and you can start with a free trial. Plans, prices, and trial details are shown in the app before you subscribe. Use fictional examples while you explore. Before adding real patient information, follow your organization's policies. Replace your report sheet and bring structure, clarity, and confidence back to your shift.
Nursing Constellation Plus+
This app integrates seven essential mobile nursing references, offering comprehensive information on drugs, diseases, lab tests, and procedures. It provides clinical decision support for nurses and students at the bedside, in class, or during simulations.
- 7 integrated nursing references
- Drug guide with 5,000+ medications
- Disease and disorder information
- Laboratory and diagnostic test details
- Medical calculator
- Medical news updates
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Nursing Constellation Plus™ includes 7 essential mobile nursing references in one integrated clinical solution. With these premier titles Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, Diseases and Disorders, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications, RNotes - Nurses Clinical Pocket Guide, Medical Calculator and NurseBeats - Medical News, nurses and nursing students will have all the information they need on over 5,000 drugs, plus information on diseases, lab tests, procedures as well as nursing implications. Use in class, simulation or at the bedside as a consult to practice confidently. • Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses – updated regularly with dosing, drug interaction, contraindication and patient education on over 5,000 medications. Plus 700+ built-in dosage calculators. 1200+ Audio pronunciations. • Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests - Everything you need to know to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. • Davis's Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual: 240+ diseases & disorders. Primary nursing diagnoses with outcomes & interventions. Patient teaching checklists. • Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: 75,000 definitions. 1,200 color images. 30,000+ audio pronunciations. 100 videos. Patient Care Statements & patient teaching requirements. • RNotes®: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide: Quick reference for practical nursing & patient safety information. Get the decision support you need with the Nursing Constellation Plus— valued at $258 now for just $179.99. That’s over 30% off the regular price of 7 essential mobile nursing references if purchased separately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NurseBrain® Synapse at none against Nursing Constellation Plus+'s shown. NurseBrain® Synapse also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 9). Nursing Constellation Plus+'s advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. NurseBrain® Synapse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Nursing Constellation Plus+ sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nursing Constellation Plus+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of NurseBrain® Synapse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nursing Constellation Plus+'s.
NurseBrain® Synapse ships an update weekly, Nursing Constellation Plus+ every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NurseBrain® Synapse | Nursing Constellation Plus+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nursebrain LLC | Skyscape Medpresso Inc |
Customer experience
NurseBrain® Synapse
Nursing Constellation Plus+
Bugs and requests
NurseBrain® Synapse
Reported bugs
7 issues- App won't let users sign up and make an account
- Cannot log in after signing up
- App glitches and won't load
- Cannot edit active patient list
- Patient list duplicates entries
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- Desktop version not functioning
- Nursing AI feature returns errors
Requested features
4 requests- Include more specialties, specifically for outpatients
- Add a 'Return' button for new lines in text fields
- Ability to time medications
- 24-hour clock option
Nursing Constellation Plus+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NurseBrain® Synapse
- Monthly Premium Access7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Quarterly Student Access$29.993 Months
- Yearly Premium Access7 Days trial$149.991 Year
Nursing Constellation Plus+
- ICD10-Clinical Modification 25$1.99
- ICD10-Clinical Modification 24$1.99
- Skyscape Clinical Calc PLUS$24.99
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- RNotes® Nurse's Pkt Guide Ed.6$29.99
- Taber's Dictionary - ed.25$38.99
- Taber's Dictionary - ed.24$38.99
- Davis DrugGuide-Nurses 24 ed19$47.99
- HBK of Laboratory & Dx Tests$54.99
- HBK of Laboratory and Dx Tests$54.99
- Diseases and Disorders FADavis$59.99
- Nursing Constellation Plus$179.99
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