Comparison

Doximity vs Alive Portal

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

Head to head
About

Doximity

This platform offers clinicians AI-powered tools for quick, cited answers, secure patient communication via voice, video, and text, and automated clinical note generation. It serves as a professional network for U.S. clinicians, facilitating documentation and patient interaction.

Highlights
  • AI-powered medical literature answers
  • Automated clinical note generation
  • Secure patient calling, video, and messaging
  • HIPAA-compliant faxing
  • Prescribe medications on mobile
  • Personalized medical news updates
  • Connect with U.S. clinician network
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

Alive Portal

This app simplifies community health outreach for volunteers and teams. It offers a secure platform to manage health education, screening initiatives, and connect individuals with healthcare resources.

Highlights
  • Manage outreach activities
  • Collect important information
  • Coordinate follow-up
  • Connect people with resources
  • Support health education
  • Facilitate screening initiatives
Features
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Alive makes community health outreach easier. Built for volunteers and outreach teams, Alive provides a simple, secure way to support health education, screening initiatives, and community engagement from your iPhone. Use Alive to manage outreach activities, collect important information, coordinate follow-up, and help connect people with appropriate screening and healthcare resources—all within one streamlined mobile experience. Alive is designed for authorized users participating in supported healthcare outreach programs. Contact our team for inquiries!

Screenshots

Doximity4 screens
Alive Portal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Doximity at 201K against Alive Portal's 5. Doximity also leads on chart position (#107 vs unranked). Alive Portal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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

Alive Portal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doximity has 201K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doximity ships an update weekly, Alive Portal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Doximity versus Alive Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoximityAlive Portal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (201K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings201K — better5
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size349 MB55 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDoximityIsaac J Wilkins

Customer experience

Doximity

All ratings200,684 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative19.9%

Alive Portal

All ratings4 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

Alive Portal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Doximity

No in-app purchases

None

Alive Portal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doximity free?
Doximity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alive Portal free?
Alive Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doximity or Alive Portal?
Alive Portal is rated higher. Doximity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 201K ratings, while Alive Portal averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Doximity or Alive Portal have ads?
Neither Doximity nor Alive Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doximity or Alive Portal?
Doximity ships an update weekly, and Alive Portal every 3 days. Most recently, Doximity was updated on November 13, 2026 and Alive Portal on November 10, 2026.

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