Comparison

cTrials vs iSmartDM

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

Head to head
About

cTrials

This app provides a mobile interface for searching clinical trials listed on clinicaltrials.gov. It offers user-friendly navigation with basic, advanced, and country-specific search options. Users can save trials to favorites, email listings, and contact investigators.

Highlights
  • Clinical trial search
  • Basic and advanced search options
  • Search by country/state
  • Save trials to favorites
  • Email trial listings
  • Contact investigators
  • Search history
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• A mobile front end for searching clinical trials listed on www.clinicaltrials.gov by National Library of Medicine  (NLM/NIH) • All of the features of www.clinicaltrials.gov website are incorporated in this app.  • Incorporates user friendly navigation schemes with Basic, Advanced, Refine  Search and Search by Country /State features • Predictive Text feature for Basic Search screen • Customizable individual personal profile feature • Empowers the end users to save a clinical trial listing to favorites folder, e-mail the clinical trial, contact an investigator • Save the ‘Search History’ and many more… • Attach a personal profile with voice memo to an Clinical Study Investigator via e-mail • Contact a Clinical Study Investigator  through the app

About

iSmartDM

This app provides a secure and wireless dictation workflow for medical professionals. It allows for recording, editing, and sending dictation files from your iPhone or iPad, reducing turnaround time for documents. Features include advanced editing, priority setting, and integration with EHR appointments.

Highlights
  • Secure dictation recording and management
  • Advanced audio editing (insert, overwrite, delete)
  • Priority setting for urgent requests
  • EHR appointment integration
  • Secure file upload via email and FTPS
  • Customizable work-type and demography fields
Features
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Dictation Manager for iPhone (iSmartDM) redefines the traditional way of dictation and transcript management. iSmartDM presents a new dimension to mobile dictation and transcript management, It is a member of VoiceSys dictation and transcription management suite. Recording, editing and sending dictation files from your iPhone device offers more flexibility, ease of use and reduces document turnaround time (TAT). iSmartDM is the perfect companion for your iPhone and iPad that delivers everything required for secure and wireless dictation workflow. Features: Self explanatory audio control buttons and user interfaces that guides you through dictation, file upload, transcript download, dictation review and editing iSmartDM offers advanced editing options such as insert, overwrite, delete and append Priority setting (STAT) for urgent process request Easy to use touch screen controls and navigation buttons Security code to prevent unauthorized patient record access History of previous dictations Transcript view, transcript eSign, audio file review Physician appointments- It brings appointments from your EHR. Select an appointment and dictate. Customizable work-type settings Up to 10 customizable demography fields Dictation can be deliver to Workflow management system (VoiceSys) Secure dictation upload via email and FTPS Location independent - Send your dictation files anywhere in the world PLEASE NOTE: To Send dictation to VoiceSys server, obtain server url and user credentials from your transcription vendor.

Screenshots

cTrials4 screens
iSmartDM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSmartDM at 50% against cTrials's 0%. iSmartDM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). cTrials's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.6). 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

iSmartDM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of cTrials's written reviews are positive against 50% of iSmartDM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cTrials ships an update every 12 months, iSmartDM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
cTrials versus iSmartDM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercTrialsiSmartDM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisual Soft Inc.M2ComSys

Customer experience

cTrials

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

iSmartDM

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

cTrials

No in-app purchases

None

iSmartDM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cTrials free?
cTrials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSmartDM free?
iSmartDM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, cTrials or iSmartDM?
iSmartDM is rated higher. cTrials averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while iSmartDM averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do cTrials or iSmartDM have ads?
Neither cTrials nor iSmartDM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cTrials or iSmartDM?
cTrials ships an update every 12 months, and iSmartDM every 4 months. Most recently, cTrials was updated on October 9, 2026 and iSmartDM on October 8, 2026.

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