Comparison

Chartnote vs SOAP Note Buddy

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

SOAP Note Buddy

Automate clinical documentation for healthcare professionals. This HIPAA-compliant AI voice scribe records patient sessions or uses typed summaries to generate and fill EHR fields in minutes, eliminating manual typing and copy-pasting. Reclaim your evenings and focus on patient care.

Highlights
  • AI medical voice scribe
  • Works with any web-based EHR
  • Universal smart field detection
  • Goal-aware content generation
  • Rolling patient context
  • HIPAA compliant
Features
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Finish your patient notes 10x faster. SOAP Note Buddy is a HIPAA compliant medical AI voice scribe that automatically writes and fills your EHR documentation fields in about 2 minutes without any manual typing or copy-pasting. Voice record your patient session or type a quick summary, and let AI generate your entire note. Built by a home health PTA with 5+ years of experience who was tired of spending evenings on documentation instead of being present with family. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your patient's evaluation summary once — SOAP Note Buddy stores it securely on your device 2. Open your patient's note in any web-based EHR 3. Record your session with the built-in voice scribe or type a brief daily summary 4. Click "Auto Fill" — AI detects every field in your EHR, generates clinically appropriate content matched to your patient's goals, and fills them all automatically That's it. No copying and pasting between apps, no templates to fill out, no extra steps. Your fields are filled with clinically appropriate content that matches your patient's plan of care, progress status, and treatment approach. KEY FEATURES AI medical voice scribe — record patient sessions and automatically generate detailed clinical notes from your audio, hands-free. Works with ANY web-based EHR system — no integrations, no API keys, no IT department required. Universal smart field detection automatically identifies text fields, textareas, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, and custom controls in your EHR and populates them with appropriate values. Notes tailored to each patient's individual treatment plan, goals, and current progress. Goal-aware content generation — when your EHR has multiple goals with identical field names, SOAP Note Buddy understands which goal each field belongs to and generates unique, relevant content for each one. Supports multiple clinical specialties including PT, OT, SLP, nursing, and home health. Rolling patient context — stores eval summaries and previous note summaries locally on your device so each visit note builds naturally on the last, maintaining continuity of care. HIPAA compliant — all patient data is automatically scrubbed using advanced PHI detection before any AI processing occurs, and no protected health information is ever stored on external servers. Your patient data never leaves your device. WHO IT'S FOR Physical therapists documenting daily treatment notes Occupational therapists writing progress updates Speech-language pathologists completing session notes Home health clinicians managing high caseloads and patient volumes Nursing professionals completing visit documentation Any healthcare professional using a web-based EHR who wants to reclaim their evenings SAVE 1+ HOUR EVERY DAY Clinicians report a 75% reduction in documentation time. The average therapist spends 1-2 hours per day on notes alone — that adds up to over 300 hours per year spent on paperwork instead of patient care or personal time. SOAP Note Buddy gives you that time back so you can focus on what actually matters — delivering quality care to your patients and having a life outside of work. SUBSCRIPTION Subscription required for full access. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://soapnotebuddy.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://soapnotebuddy.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Chartnote4 screens
SOAP Note Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Chartnote at 592 against SOAP Note Buddy's 6. Chartnote also leads on chart position (#39 vs unranked). SOAP Note Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and SOAP Note Buddy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SOAP Note Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chartnote has 592 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Chartnote's written reviews are positive against 100% of SOAP Note Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chartnote ships an update every 2 weeks, SOAP Note Buddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Chartnote versus SOAP Note Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartnoteSOAP Note Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (592 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings592 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStatNote, Inc.Terry Keyes

Customer experience

Chartnote

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

SOAP Note Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
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

SOAP Note Buddy

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
1 purchases

SOAP Note Buddy

Subscriptions1
  • SOAP Note Buddy Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Month

Questions

Is Chartnote free?
Chartnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SOAP Note Buddy free?
SOAP Note Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chartnote or SOAP Note Buddy?
SOAP Note Buddy is rated higher. Chartnote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 592 ratings, while SOAP Note Buddy averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Chartnote or SOAP Note Buddy have ads?
Neither Chartnote nor SOAP Note Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chartnote or SOAP Note Buddy?
Chartnote ships an update every 2 weeks, and SOAP Note Buddy every 4 days. Most recently, Chartnote was updated on October 25, 2026 and SOAP Note Buddy on October 15, 2026.

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