Comparison

Netsmart iCare vs MacPractice Clipboard

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

Head to head
About

Netsmart iCare

This medical portal app allows physicians to manage patient care for home and long-term care settings. It integrates with electronic health records, enabling document review, electronic signatures, and secure communication with clinical staff. The application is HIPAA compliant and available for Apple mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Patient document review
  • Electronic signature capability
  • Integrated patient charts
  • Secure communication with staff
  • HIPAA compliant
  • Integration with Netsmart Vision
Features
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iCare from Netsmart is a portal application designed for physicians caring for home care or long-term care patients. iCare is integrated with Netsmart’s industry-leading myUnity application, a full featured electronic health record for home care and long-term care providers. iCare enables physicians to better coordinate care with Netsmart myUnity customers. iCare provides physicians the ability to review and electronically sign key patient documents, such as the 485 and verbal order confirmations. In addition, a comprehensive chart for home care or long-term care patients is fully integrated. Physicians may also use iCare for secure communication with home care and long-term care clinical staff. iCare is fully HIPAA compliant and is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, free of charge.

About

MacPractice Clipboard

This medical app offers a HIPAA-compliant patient registration and data entry solution for practices using MacPractice desktop software. It streamlines check-in with a familiar interface, allowing for health history, chief complaints, and electronic signatures, while reducing paper usage.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-compliant patient registration
  • Electronic signatures
  • Health and social history collection
  • Chief complaint capture
  • Photo registration
  • Paperless office solution
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MacPractice Clipboard for iPad employs a familiar, intuitive interface based on traditional paper check-in forms to provide a secure, HIPAA-compliant registration process for patients and streamlined data entry for MacPractice MD, DDS, DC, and 20/20 users. **Requires MacPractice Gen 18** - Patient registration with photo 
- Health and social history
 - Chief complaint - HIPAA release with electronic signature
 - Save money and time on printed forms, filing and storage! Go paperless! 
 - Impress your patients with the latest technology!
 Note: This App is intended for use by medical offices. In order to use the Clipboard App with your practice's data, you must have the MacPractice MD, DDS, DC, or 20/20 desktop application.
 About MacPractice: MacPractice is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Apple software, hardware and associated services for physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye care professionals.

Screenshots

Netsmart iCare3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MacPractice Clipboard at 3.0 against Netsmart iCare's 2.3. Netsmart iCare's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

MacPractice Clipboard holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Netsmart iCare ships an update every 4 months, MacPractice Clipboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Netsmart iCare versus MacPractice Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetsmart iCareMacPractice Clipboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHealthMEDXMacPractice, Inc.

Customer experience

Netsmart iCare

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MacPractice Clipboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Netsmart iCare

No in-app purchases

None

MacPractice Clipboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Netsmart iCare free?
Netsmart iCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MacPractice Clipboard free?
MacPractice Clipboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Netsmart iCare or MacPractice Clipboard?
MacPractice Clipboard is rated higher. Netsmart iCare averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MacPractice Clipboard averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Netsmart iCare or MacPractice Clipboard have ads?
Neither Netsmart iCare nor MacPractice Clipboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Netsmart iCare or MacPractice Clipboard?
Netsmart iCare ships an update every 4 months, and MacPractice Clipboard every 3 months. Most recently, Netsmart iCare was updated on November 1, 2026 and MacPractice Clipboard on November 2, 2026.

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