Comparison

Doximity vs Centricity Research

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

Centricity Research

Facilitates secure communication between healthcare facilities and clients. Enables document sharing, payment transfers, and chat to streamline patient care and reduce delays.

Highlights
  • Secure document sharing
  • Payment transfers
  • Direct chat functionality
  • Improved patient care communication
  • Reduced care delays
Features
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Centricity Research app is designed to connect healthcare facilities and clients to allow for easier communication to take place. Provides the ability to share documents securely, transfer payments, chat, and more. Decreases delays in providing patient care.

Screenshots

Doximity4 screens
Centricity Research4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Doximity at none against Centricity Research's shown. Doximity also leads on ratings volume (200K vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Centricity Research's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Centricity Research holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doximity has 200K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Doximity versus Centricity Research: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoximityCentricity Research
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (200K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings200K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size343 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDoximityColumbus Regional Research Institute, LLC

Customer experience

Doximity

All ratings199,599 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative20.1%

Centricity Research

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Centricity Research

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Doximity

No in-app purchases

None

Centricity Research

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doximity free?
Doximity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Centricity Research free?
Centricity Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doximity or Centricity Research?
Centricity Research is rated higher. Doximity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 200K ratings, while Centricity Research averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Doximity or Centricity Research have ads?
Centricity Research shows ads; Doximity does not.

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