Comparison

Chartnote vs Commure Ambient

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

Head to head
About

Chartnote

Streamline your medical documentation with AI-powered transcription, voice charting, and customizable templates. Focus more on patient care and less on administrative tasks with this efficient digital assistant.

Highlights
  • Voice Chart transcription
  • AI Scribe for clinical notes
  • Pre-built and custom snippets/templates
  • Speech-to-text dictation
  • SOAP note templates
  • Secure medical documentation
Features
Currently charting
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Chartnote Mobile – AI Scribe for Medical Documentation Turn patient conversations into complete clinical notes—automatically. Chartnote’s AI Scribe listens during patient encounters and generates accurate, structured medical notes in seconds. Whether you’re in clinic, hospital, or on the go, Chartnote helps you document faster and spend more time with patients. AI Scribe (Core Feature): Automatically generates SOAP notes from patient conversations Designed for real clinical workflows Reduces charting time and after-hours documentation Medical Dictation & Voice Chart: High-accuracy medical speech-to-text Dictate notes or capture full encounters Works seamlessly across specialties Smart Templates & Snippets: Create and customize your own note structure and style Access thousands of medical snippets or dot phrases Speed up repetitive documentation Built for Clinicians Family Medicine, Emergency, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care, and more Use at bedside, between patients, or after clinic Secure and reliable for healthcare workflows Get Started Free Basic includes: 15 AI Scribe notes per month Transfer notes into any web-based EMR Custom templates & smart snippets Existing users can upgrade to Chartnote Pro or Max. Chartnote Pro Up to 100 AI Scribe notes per month Unlimited Copilot tools Chartnote Max Unlimited AI Scribe notes Subscription Details: Before completing payment, you'll see the plan price, charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and on renewal, varying by plan and country. Subscriptions renew monthly or yearly, depending on your plan. Avoid auto-renewal by turning it off at least 24 hours before your subscription renews in your iTunes account settings. Manage and cancel subscriptions via the App Store account settings after purchase. What Clinicians are Saying: "it has been a game changer in managing my patient's care." “Chartnote is super helpful in writing notes. It will save you a significant amount of time.” Join our Community: We'd love to hear from you! Send feedback, comments, or requests for technical support via our help page: https://help.chartnote.com. Useful Links: Terms of Use: https://chartnote.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://chartnote.com/privacypolicy

About

Commure Ambient

This AI-powered platform automates medical documentation for healthcare providers. It extracts clinical data from conversations to generate structured notes, saving physicians time and reducing burnout. The service aims to improve productivity and enhance reimbursement by ensuring better note quality and faster chart closure.

Highlights
  • AI-powered medical documentation
  • Automated speech recognition (ASR)
  • Natural language processing (NLP)
  • Structured clinical note generation
  • HIPAA compliant platform
  • EHR integration
  • Precharting and reminders
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Augmedix provides virtual medical documentation services to large healthcare systems and physician practices nationwide. The proprietary Notebuilder is the central AI tool within the HIPAA compliant Augmedix Ambient Automation Platform. Notebuilder uses automated speech recognition (ASR) and natural language processing (NLP) to extract clinical data from the conversation and leverages machine learning combined with medical datasets to generate structured, comprehensive medical notes that are transferred to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). These services relieve physicians of documentation burdens to enable more time for patient care. The benefits clinicians see using Augmedix: • Improves Productivity: • Saves clinicians 2-3 hours per day • Increases productivity by 20% Reduces Clinician Burnout: • 4.8 out of 5 Star Provider Satisfaction Score • Reduces churn, which can cost up to $1M per doctor Enhances Reimbursement: • Better note quality, billing to the appropriate level of care, more accurate coding • 20% decrease in days to chart closure, faster reimbursement Augmedix’s innovative and easy-to-use mobile solution gives physicians time to focus on what matters most: high quality patient care. Our full service offering includes: • Precharting • Point of care reminders that help close care gaps • HCC reminders and documentation • Pending orders • Referrals • E/M code suggestions • Telemedicine visit support Learn more at augmedix.com

Screenshots

Chartnote4 screens
Commure Ambient3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Commure Ambient at none against Chartnote's 12. Chartnote's advantage is ratings volume (574 vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chartnote sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Commure Ambient asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chartnote against 4.9 for Commure Ambient. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chartnote has 574 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chartnote ships an update every 2 weeks, Commure Ambient every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Chartnote versus Commure Ambient: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartnoteCommure Ambient
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (574 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings574 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStatNote IncAugmedix, Inc.

Customer experience

Chartnote

All ratings574 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Commure Ambient

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chartnote

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • 2FA is buggy, clunky, and tedious
  • Transcription frequently misses common words
  • Transcription of medical words is often incorrect
  • Cannot correct transcription errors as they occur
  • Poor interfacing between app and website
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  • Customer support has not responded
  • App does not allow use of website for a note once transcribed in app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make MFA/2FA optional
  • Improve real-time error correction
  • Enhance transcription accuracy for common and medical words
  • Improve app and website interface integration

Commure Ambient

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chartnote

Subscriptions6
  • Chartnote Professional Monthly7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Chartnote Pro Monthly14 Days trial$39.001 Month
  • Chartnote Max Monthly14 Days trial$99.991 Month
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  • Chartnote Max Monthly7 Days trial3 variants$99.991 Month
  • Chartnote Professional Yearly7 Days trial$169.991 Year
  • Chartnote Max Yearly14 Days trial$999.991 Year
One-time4
  • 65 AI Credits$39.00
  • 330 AI Credits$169.00
  • 400 AI Credits$199.00
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  • 660 AI Credits$229.00
None

Commure Ambient

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chartnote free?
Chartnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Commure Ambient free?
Commure Ambient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chartnote or Commure Ambient?
Commure Ambient is rated higher. Chartnote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 574 ratings, while Commure Ambient averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Chartnote or Commure Ambient have ads?
Neither Chartnote nor Commure Ambient shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chartnote or Commure Ambient?
Chartnote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Commure Ambient every 6 weeks. Most recently, Chartnote was updated on September 24, 2026 and Commure Ambient on June 11, 2026.

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