R1 Gateway vs ACEP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
R1 Gateway
Access practice performance dashboards, scheduling, payroll, and chart management tools 24/7. This app offers communication features for physician organizations to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
- Practice performance dashboards
- 24/7 access
- Scheduling tools
- Payroll information
- Chart management
- Communication tools
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The new R1 Gateway mobile app provides physician organizations with convenient 24/7 practice performance dashboards, easy-to-access scheduling, payroll information, chart management, communication tools and more.
ACEP
Access essential medical information and resources for patient care, all consolidated in one convenient location. This application provides the tools and knowledge needed by healthcare professionals, when they need it most.
- All-in-one medical information
- Patient care resources
- On-demand access
- Essential tools for physicians
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ACEP is here for you so you can be there for your patients, everything you need to know, all in one place. The ACEP app is here to give you what you need, when you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: R1 Gateway at 5.0 against ACEP's 4.5. ACEP's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
R1 Gateway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACEP has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
R1 Gateway ships an update every 4 months, ACEP monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | R1 Gateway | ACEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | R1 RCM Inc. | American College of Emergency Physicians |
Customer experience
R1 Gateway
ACEP
In-app purchases
R1 Gateway
No in-app purchases
ACEP
No in-app purchases
