Comparison

Nursing Constellation Plus+ vs Nurse Charting Pro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 7 integrated nursing references
  • Drug guide with 5,000+ medications
  • Disease and disorder information
  • Laboratory and diagnostic test details
  • Medical calculator
  • Medical news updates
Features
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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.

About

Nurse Charting Pro

Streamline bedside nursing documentation with structured charting for psychiatric and med-surg patients. Generate AI-powered nursing notes and SBAR handoff reports directly from your charted data. Supports various clinical settings and offers offline charting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Structured charting for psych and med-surg
  • AI-generated nursing notes
  • SBAR handoff reports
  • Room-by-room patient organization
  • Offline charting capabilities
  • On-device encryption
  • EHR and C-CDA export options
Features
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Nurse Charting Pro is a psych and med-surg charting app for bedside RNs who need structured nursing documentation without starting from a blank page. Chart room by room during your shift. Generate AI nursing notes from your charted data. Hand off with a structured SBAR report. Built for nurses who need faster, clearer shift documentation across real clinical workflows: psych, med-surg, tele, ICU, step-down, wound care, float pool, home health, visiting care, and VA settings. CHART YOUR SHIFT AS YOU GO Assign rooms, start your shift, and keep each patient organized in one mobile workflow. Track what has been charted, review completed charts, add free-form notes, and see shift-level summaries before handoff. PSYCH CHARTING Document psychiatric observations across structured categories: - Environment - Mental and emotional state - Thought patterns and behavior - Safety assessment - Speech and interactions - Function and daily living - Medical monitoring Use structured prompts for SI, HI, AVH, behavior, mood, functioning, group attendance, medication compliance, discharge status, CIWA, COWS, and safety details. CLINICAL CHARTING Use built-in clinical charting tools for bedside documentation: - Head-to-toe assessment - Vitals and pain scale - IV lines and access sites - Glasgow Coma Scale - Morse Fall Scale - Braden Scale - Skin and wound assessment - Safety checks - Notes and patient education AI NURSING NOTES Complete structured assessment fields, then generate a nursing narrative from the charted data. Review the result, edit when needed, and copy it into your EMR or CPRS. AI supports documentation. Clinical judgment stays with you. SBAR HANDOFF REPORTS Generate a verbal SBAR handoff report from actual charted data. Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation are organized from your shift information so you can hand off with less last-minute reconstruction. EXPORT AND EHR WORKFLOWS Use copy, share, EHR, and C-CDA export options depending on your workflow. Nurse Charting Pro supports modern interoperability paths including FHIR R4 / SMART on FHIR workflows for Epic and Oracle Health/Cerner environments where configured. BUILT FOR - Psych RNs - Med-surg RNs - Wound care nurses - Float pool and travel nurses - Night shift nurses - Home health and visiting nurses - VA nurses using CPRS - Nursing students learning structured documentation PRIVACY-MINDED MOBILE CHARTING Nurse Charting Pro is designed for mobile nursing workflows with on-device encryption and end-of-shift patient data deletion. Offline charting helps you keep working when connectivity is unreliable. Always review generated narratives for accuracy before using them in official medical records. Nurse Charting Pro is a documentation aid and does not replace clinical judgment, facility policy, or EHR requirements. Terms of Use: https://nursechartingpro.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://nursechartingpro.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Nursing Constellation Plus+4 screens
Nurse Charting Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nurse Charting Pro at 5.0 against Nursing Constellation Plus+'s 4.5. Nurse Charting Pro also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 20 months). Nursing Constellation Plus+'s advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Nursing Constellation Plus+ sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Nurse Charting Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nurse Charting Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nursing Constellation Plus+ ships an update every 20 months, Nurse Charting Pro every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nursing Constellation Plus+ versus Nurse Charting Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNursing Constellation Plus+Nurse Charting Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB36 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncForecast Fusion LLC

Customer experience

Nursing Constellation Plus+

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nurse Charting Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Nursing Constellation Plus+

One-time11
  • 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
4 purchases

Nurse Charting Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Charting Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Charting Pro+ Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
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  • Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Nursing Constellation Plus+ free?
Nursing Constellation Plus+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nurse Charting Pro free?
Nurse Charting Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nursing Constellation Plus+ or Nurse Charting Pro?
Nurse Charting Pro is rated higher. Nursing Constellation Plus+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Nurse Charting Pro averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nursing Constellation Plus+ or Nurse Charting Pro have ads?
Both Nursing Constellation Plus+ and Nurse Charting Pro show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nursing Constellation Plus+ or Nurse Charting Pro?
Nursing Constellation Plus+ ships an update every 20 months, and Nurse Charting Pro every 3 days. Most recently, Nursing Constellation Plus+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nurse Charting Pro on October 24, 2026.

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