Comparison

IH Dictate vs PsychChart

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

Head to head
About

IH Dictate

Transform your iPhone into a professional voice recorder for medical dictations. Easily upload recordings to a web-based transcription system and access your transcribed documents from any location. This HIPAA-compliant system offers a convenient and simple solution for medical professionals.

Highlights
  • Voice recording for medical reports
  • Upload to web-based transcription
  • Access transcribed documents anywhere
  • HIPAA compliant
  • Simple and convenient workflow
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Infrahealth introduces IH Dictate: An application that is designed to turn your iPhone into a state of the art voice recorder for dictating medical reports. IH Dictate allows the user to digitally record dictations, upload to our web based transcription system and view their transcribed documents from anywhere, at any time. The process is convenient, simple, and HIPAA compliant. Please visit www.infrahealth.com or email sales@infrahealth.com to set up your account today and enjoy the state of the art medical dictation system, IH Dictate.

About

PsychChart

Streamline client charting for mental health professionals with this HIPAA-compliant iPad app. Manage client files, diagnoses, documents, and billing securely. Offers encrypted backups and biometric access.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-compliant client charting
  • DSM-V (ICD-10) diagnosis coding
  • Secure client record storage
  • Encrypted PDF report generation
  • Insurance billing interaction
  • Biometric access support
Features
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Client charting has never been faster or easier for Psychologists and other mental health professionals. With PsychChart, you have your client files at your fingertips, on your iPad, while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Fully supports the new DSM-V (ICD-10) diagnosis coding. Updated with the CMS FY 2025 coding data. PsychChart can centralize all your client records. Your client's current status and ability to review their history quickly are always available. Store client release forms and documents encrypted and retained as part of their chart. Print client reports or mail password-encrypted PDF files. Easily interact with insurance billing companies. Record co-pays with automatic deductible tracking. Connects to your calendar to track client scheduling while maintaining client confidentiality: fully customizable reports, selection lists, and chart handling. Client records can be backed up to encrypted files. Archival of old sessions and inactive client migration is available as an add-on feature. Client data is protected with two levels of data encryption with password access. On devices equipped with TouchID or FaceID, PsychChart supports Biometric access for either or both passwords. It fully supports light and dark modes and multiple windows if supported by your iPad. Four clients are included without cost. You may upgrade to unlimited clients as a one-time payment. We do not include advertisements and do not require an internet connection. PsychChart, as a medical application (EAR99), is exempt from export restrictions.

Screenshots

IH Dictate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PsychChart at Free against IH Dictate's $4.99. PsychChart also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). IH Dictate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support 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

PsychChart is free to download; IH Dictate costs $4.99 up front. PsychChart sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. IH Dictate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PsychChart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of IH Dictate's written reviews are positive against 67% of PsychChart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IH Dictate ships an update every 2 months, PsychChart every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IH Dictate versus PsychChart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIH DictatePsychChart
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInfrahealth, Inc.Tech For Tomorrow, Inc.

Customer experience

IH Dictate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PsychChart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

IH Dictate

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

PsychChart

One-time6
  • 2023 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
  • 2024 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
  • 2025 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
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  • Data archiver feature$9.99
  • Unlimited Clients Upgrade$29.99
  • Unlimited client upgrade$29.99

Questions

Is IH Dictate free?
IH Dictate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PsychChart free?
PsychChart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IH Dictate or PsychChart?
PsychChart is rated higher. IH Dictate averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PsychChart averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do IH Dictate or PsychChart have ads?
Neither IH Dictate nor PsychChart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IH Dictate or PsychChart?
IH Dictate ships an update every 2 months, and PsychChart every 5 weeks. Most recently, IH Dictate was updated on June 5, 2026 and PsychChart on October 12, 2026.

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