Comparison

Doximity vs MedScribe

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

Head to head
About

Doximity

This app provides U.S. healthcare professionals with AI-powered clinical tools, secure communication, and news. It offers features like AI-assisted clinical question answering, time-saving administrative tools, patient calling, ambient note-taking, and secure faxing. It aims to simplify daily tasks and improve patient care.

Highlights
  • AI-powered clinical question answering
  • HIPAA-compliant AI for administrative tasks
  • Secure patient calling and messaging
  • Ambient note-taking with AI scribe
  • Secure faxing for medical records
  • Curated healthcare news
  • Clinician directory search
Features
Currently charting
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The Doximity Clinical AI Suite helps clinicians get answers, communicate with patients, and complete documentation—all in one workflow. Ask delivers fast, cited answers. Dialer connects you with patients by voice, video, and text. Scribe automatically generates clinical notes from patient visits. Doximity is the largest network of U.S. clinicians and the AI-powered platform trusted by over 85% of U.S. physicians. Free, HIPAA-compliant, and built for clinicians. "This should be on every physician's phone." – App Review Features - Get fast, cited answers grounded in medical literature - Generate clinical notes automatically with AI - Call, video, and securely message patients - Send and receive HIPAA-compliant faxes - Prescribe medications directly from your phone - Stay current with personalized medical news - Connect with the largest network of U.S. clinicians - Integrate with Epic Haiku and Amion Testimonials "Doximity Ask is a fantastic resource I use every single day when researching complex conditions. The evidence-based responses make it a breeze to increase my understanding of difficult topics in a fraction of the time it used to take." – Dr. Tyler Agnew, MD "With Doximity Ask, I input all the active diagnoses the patient had, what my goal was, and within 15 seconds my letter of clinical necessity was written, describing all the relevant conditions perfectly, speaking to their severity and truly making a good case for the need for resources." – Dr. Shubho Sarkar, MD "Really great app for calling my patients. Can set the number that shows up on caller ID as my office. Also has the option to send a message straight to their voicemail or send text messages without giving out my personal cell number." – App Review "I have used Doximity Scribe now for almost 2 years and it has been amazing!! It allows me to concentrate more on my patient. Saves me so much time!" – Dr. Zarin Nestor, MD "So nice to have a secure fax for medical records and labs. I love getting results on the go and being able to respond in real time to information." – App Review "Concise articles. Quick to read and relevant. Haven’t noticed any editorializing, which I greatly appreciate. Just the facts, ma’am." – App Review

About

MedScribe

This dictation app aims to speed up medical transcription and reduce errors. Developed by an experienced medical transcription professional, it offers a streamlined solution for capturing and processing dictated notes.

Highlights
  • Rapid dictation turnaround
  • Reduced missed dictation
  • Developed based on client needs
  • Streamlined note processing
Features
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MedScribe is a dictation app which allows for more rapid turnaround and less missed dictation. Medscribe's owner developed the app based on client needs and requests. The owner is Kelly Brent who is a 1984 graduate of Central Pennsylvania College She has been operating her own medical transcription service since 1984. Kelly fully digitized her company in 2000 and changed the name of her company in 2004 to DocuScript, LLC – Medical Transcription Solutions. MedScribe is her newest upgrade to her company. Kelly has also been an Instructor in the Allied Health Division of Central Pennsylvania College, and was an instructor for Medical Terminology, Introduction to Medical Transcription, MedicalTranscription II, and Advanced Medical Transcription, as well as other administrative classes in the Allied Health Division. MedScribe and its brand are her sole property and her own Registered Trademark.

Screenshots

Doximity4 screens
MedScribe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doximity at 75% against MedScribe's 0%. Doximity also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). MedScribe's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.0). 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

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

Doximity holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doximity has 200K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Doximity's written reviews are positive against 0% of MedScribe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doximity ships an update weekly, MedScribe every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Doximity versus MedScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoximityMedScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (200K ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings200K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDoximityRajkumar Ramdya

Customer experience

Doximity

All ratings199,859 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative20.1%

MedScribe

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Doximity

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezing when reading article abstracts
  • Inability to cancel or exit dialer feature
  • Disappearing features after app updates
  • Connectivity issues for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand verification to include veterinarians
  • Improve search and sorting for articles
  • Add time stamps and delivery confirmation for faxes
  • Enable multi-user access for the same office number
  • Provide more customization options for the app

MedScribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Doximity

No in-app purchases

None

MedScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doximity free?
Doximity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedScribe free?
MedScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doximity or MedScribe?
Doximity is rated higher. Doximity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 200K ratings, while MedScribe averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Doximity or MedScribe have ads?
Neither Doximity nor MedScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doximity or MedScribe?
Doximity ships an update weekly, and MedScribe every 6 weeks. Most recently, Doximity was updated on October 24, 2026 and MedScribe on October 12, 2026.

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