# Chartnote vs SOAP Note Buddy

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Chartnote | SOAP Note Buddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (592 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chartnote-ai-medical-scribe/id1589970506/reviews) | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soap-note-buddy/id6758865488/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **592** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | **#39** | — |
| Size | 30 MB | 40 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [StatNote, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1548963114) | [Terry Keyes](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875383020) |

## What reviewers say

### Chartnote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chartnote-ai-medical-scribe/id1589970506)

**Currently charting:** #39 Top Grossing · Medical (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chartnote Professional Monthly | $15.99 | per month |
| Chartnote Pro Monthly | $39.00 | per month |
| Chartnote Max Monthly | $99.99 | per month |
| Chartnote Max Monthly | $99.99 | per month |
| Chartnote Professional Yearly | $169.99 | per year |
| Chartnote Max Yearly | $999.99 | per year |
| 65 AI Credits | $39.00 | one-time |
| 330 AI Credits | $169.00 | one-time |
| 400 AI Credits | $199.00 | one-time |
| 660 AI Credits | $229.00 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Saves significant charting time
- 👍 Highly accurate transcription
- 👍 Excellent customization options
- 👍 Integrates well with EHRs (e.g., ECW)
- 👍 Amazing customer support

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 2FA implementation buggy and tedious
- 🐛 Poor transcription quality for common words
- 🐛 Inability to correct errors in real-time
- 🐛 Poor interface between app and website
- 🐛 Customer support unresponsiveness

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soap-note-buddy/id6758865488)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SOAP Note Buddy Pro | $49.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*