Comparison

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce vs athenaCapture

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

Head to head
About

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce

This app provides primary care clinicians with evidence-based recommendations for preventive services. It helps identify appropriate screening, counseling, and medication services for patients based on their individual characteristics.

Highlights
  • Access USPSTF recommendations
  • Search by patient characteristics
  • Identify screening services
  • Find counseling services
  • Discover preventive medications
Features
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The Prevention TaskForce (formerly ePSS) is an application designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Nation's lead Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes and patient safety. It was developed by AHRQ to support the independent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine. AHRQ provides support to the USPSTF. The Prevention TaskForce application was developed to assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The Prevention TaskForce information is based on the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors. When using this tool please read the specific recommendation to determine if the preventive service is appropriate for your patient. This tool is not meant to replace clinical judgment and individualized patient care. *Application downloads and data updates require internet connectivity

About

athenaCapture

Easily add image documentation to your athenaNet workflows directly from your smartphone or tablet. Securely capture patient photos, insurance cards, and encounter-specific images without storing them insecurely on your device.

Highlights
  • Image documentation capture
  • Encounter embedded image capture
  • Patient photo capture
  • Insurance card capture
  • Secure image transfer
  • Direct integration with athenaNet
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The athenaCapture mobile app and its supporting athenaNet workflows provide a simple, secure way for users to add image documentation into athenaNet via smartphone or tablet device. Supported workflows currently include: - Simple image documentation capture - Encounter embedded image documentation capture - Patient photo capture - Insurance card capture Images pass directly from the point of capture — athenaCapture — to athenaNet, and are never stored unsecured, e.g., in a device camera roll, a memory card inserted into a camera, etc., without manual intermediate steps.

Screenshots

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce4 screens
athenaCapture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: USPSTF Prevention TaskForce at 3.6 against athenaCapture's 3.1. USPSTF Prevention TaskForce also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 31%). athenaCapture's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of USPSTF Prevention TaskForce's written reviews are positive against 31% of athenaCapture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce ships an update every 3 months, athenaCapture monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce versus athenaCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSPSTF Prevention TaskForceathenaCapture
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (68 ratings) — better3.1 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAHRQathenahealth

Customer experience

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce

All ratings68 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative30.2%

athenaCapture

All ratings44 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative38.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

Bugs and requests

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Recommendations are broken/inaccurate
  • App not compatible with recent iOS updates
  • Menu won't stay open
  • Unable to download
Show 4 more
  • Recommendations won't load
  • Non-functioning links
  • Does not filter correctly
  • Resets everything when going back to home page

Requested features

6 requests
  • Update recommendations
  • Add more units of measurement (kg/meters)
  • Update for dark mode
  • Improve UI/UX
  • Add more diseases to profile
Show 1 more
  • Faster loading times

athenaCapture

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

USPSTF Prevention TaskForce

No in-app purchases

None

athenaCapture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USPSTF Prevention TaskForce free?
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is athenaCapture free?
athenaCapture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USPSTF Prevention TaskForce or athenaCapture?
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce is rated higher. USPSTF Prevention TaskForce averages 3.6 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while athenaCapture averages 3.1 from 44 ratings.
Do USPSTF Prevention TaskForce or athenaCapture have ads?
Neither USPSTF Prevention TaskForce nor athenaCapture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USPSTF Prevention TaskForce or athenaCapture?
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce ships an update every 3 months, and athenaCapture monthly. Most recently, USPSTF Prevention TaskForce was updated on September 7, 2026 and athenaCapture on September 22, 2026.

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