Comparison

Netsmart iCare vs MDLog

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

MDLog

This voice-controlled virtual assistant helps clinicians streamline patient care and manage records efficiently. It offers instant speech-to-text conversion and voice-activated access to patient data for real-time decision-making. Designed for various clinical settings, it supports note dictation, record maintenance, and charge capture.

Highlights
  • Voice-controlled virtual assistant
  • Patient data access and analysis
  • Instant clinical speech to text
  • Dictate, file, and manage notes
  • Structured patient record maintenance
  • Clinical decision support
  • ICD-10 support
  • Charge capture
Features
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MDLog app is a voice-controlled virtual assistant designed for clinicians to improve patient care outcomes without losing their efficiency as they prepare for the healthcare industry’s shift to outcomes-based payment models. The app is designed to simplify clinicians’ workflow by enabling them to access and analyze patient data with simple voice commands for more intelligent real-time decisions and record patient data with instant clinical speech-to-text conversion. MDLog is being used across various clinical settings ranging from Acute Hospitals to Post-Acute facilities to Practices. Some of its supported capabilities include • Dictate, file and manage clinical notes anytime anywhere. • Maintain structured patient records including medical History, medication, and allergies among others
 • Clinical decision support for better decisions • Clinical decision support for smarter decisions • ICD – 10 support • Charge capture Clinical speech recognition in this app is powered by Nuance Communications, Inc.

Screenshots

Netsmart iCare3 screens
MDLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MDLog at 67% against Netsmart iCare's 0%. MDLog also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Netsmart iCare's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). 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

MDLog holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MDLog has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Netsmart iCare's written reviews are positive against 67% of MDLog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Netsmart iCare ships an update every 4 months, MDLog every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Netsmart iCare versus MDLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetsmart iCareMDLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)3.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings317 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB69 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHealthMEDXMDOps Corporation

Customer experience

Netsmart iCare

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

MDLog

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Netsmart iCare

No in-app purchases

None

MDLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Netsmart iCare free?
Netsmart iCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MDLog free?
MDLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Netsmart iCare or MDLog?
MDLog is rated higher. Netsmart iCare averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MDLog averages 3.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Netsmart iCare or MDLog have ads?
Neither Netsmart iCare nor MDLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Netsmart iCare or MDLog?
Netsmart iCare ships an update every 4 months, and MDLog every 6 weeks. Most recently, Netsmart iCare was updated on October 23, 2026 and MDLog on October 29, 2026.

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