Comparison

Epic Canto vs Aiva Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Epic Canto

Securely access patient information, schedules, and notes from Epic's Electronic Health Record. Supports dictation and In Basket for authorized clinical users.

Highlights
  • Secure EHR access
  • Clinic schedules
  • Patient lists
  • Health summaries
  • Test results
  • Dictation support
  • In Basket access
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Canto provides authorized clinical users of Epic’s Electronic Health Record with secure access to clinic schedules, hospital patient lists, health summaries, test results and notes. Canto also supports dictation and In Basket access. Your organization needs to license Canto and will determine the exact feature set and any applicable charges for your use of Canto. If you are unsure whether you can use Canto, please contact your administrative staff.

About

Aiva Assistant

This AI-powered assistant helps healthcare professionals interact with health records, manage smart rooms, and access educational content using natural language. It streamlines daily tasks and enables remote access to various enterprise systems, improving efficiency and satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Natural language interaction with health records
  • Control smart room features
  • Trigger workflows and automation
  • Access educational content
  • Streamline daily tasks
  • Remote access to enterprise systems
  • Integrates with EHRs and other health systems
Features
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Nurses, physicians and caregivers use natural language and conversational AI to interact with health records, trigger workflows, control smart rooms and play education – from anywhere. Control, Access, Communicate and Automate across a wide range of enterprise integrations built on a secure cloud platform. Allows staff to streamline daily tasks via a smart, responsive all-in-one personal assistant. Enables remote access for accomplishing many tasks that require physical trips or complex logins. Seamless access to Assistant via Single Sign-on and SAML. Aiva Assistant leverages integrations with your existing systems, including EHRs, Dietary, Clinical Communications, IoT and Patient Experience systems. Suddenly you can interact with all of these systems using natural language voice and text – improving utilization and satisfaction.

Screenshots

Aiva Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aiva Assistant at 5.0 against Epic Canto's 1.9. Epic Canto's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

Aiva Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Canto has 124 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epic Canto ships an update every 3 weeks, Aiva Assistant every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Epic Canto versus Aiva Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpic CantoAiva Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (124 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB179 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperEpicAiva, Inc.

Customer experience

Epic Canto

All ratings124 ratings
Positive12.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative75.8%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive8.9%
Neutral16.5%
Negative74.7%

Aiva Assistant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Epic Canto

No in-app purchases

None

Aiva Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Epic Canto free?
Epic Canto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aiva Assistant free?
Aiva Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Epic Canto or Aiva Assistant?
Aiva Assistant is rated higher. Epic Canto averages 1.9 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Aiva Assistant averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Epic Canto or Aiva Assistant have ads?
Neither Epic Canto nor Aiva Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epic Canto or Aiva Assistant?
Epic Canto ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aiva Assistant every 6 weeks. Most recently, Epic Canto was updated on November 6, 2026 and Aiva Assistant on November 8, 2026.

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