Comparison

Ingenious Med vs Cerner Message Center

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

Head to head
About

Ingenious Med

This app streamlines physician workflows by automating charge capture and documentation at the point of care. It enhances compliance and revenue through efficient data management and communication tools, even when offline.

Highlights
  • Charge and data capture
  • Coding and documentation
  • Quality Reporting
  • Communication
  • Integration
  • Online/offline functionality
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Ingenious Med, noted as a Top-100 Fastest Growing Health Company by Inc., developed its industry-leading impower mobile application to be the best charge capture and hand-off solution at the time-of-care. Three-time SuperStar winner in the Mobile Star Awards by Mobile Village for healthcare practice management, the application easily automates the activities of physicians while increasing compliance and revenue through: • Charge and data capture • Coding and documentation • Quality Reporting • Communication • Integration Ingenious Med Mobile's online/offline functionality allows physicians to continue to have the latest patient information in the palm of their hands regardless of location. It has the same functionality and tools of the original web edition, while offering a point-of-care solution. By inputting all charges and hand-off notes at time of care, patient care quality is increased, mistakes are minimized, and physician billing is accurate, streamlined and efficient.

About

Cerner Message Center

This app facilitates secure messaging workflows for physicians, allowing them to view, compose, reply, and forward messages. It also enables cosigning orders and endorsing results, providing essential EHR access outside of traditional clinic settings.

Highlights
  • View messages, reminders, consults, receipts, sent items, and trash
  • Compose, reply, and forward phone messages
  • Cosign orders
  • Endorse results
  • Secure EHR access
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PowerChart Touch Message Center for iPad and iPhone supports fast, easy and smart messaging workflows for the physician including: • Ability to view messages, reminders, consults, receipts, sent items and trash • Ability to compose, reply, and forward phone messages • Ability to cosign orders and endorse results PowerChart Touch Message Center also provides secure access for physicians needing access to the EHR outside of clinic walls. IMPORTANT: PowerChart Touch Message Center requires your organization to have a valid license and be on release 2012.01 or higher. If you are unsure about the availability of PowerChart Touch Message Center at your organization, please contact your IT department or your Cerner representative.

Screenshots

Ingenious Med4 screens
Cerner Message Center2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ingenious Med at 4.2 against Cerner Message Center's 3.0. Ingenious Med also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 27) and review sentiment (13% vs 0%). Cerner Message Center's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, 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

Ingenious Med holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ingenious Med has 3.5K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Ingenious Med's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cerner Message Center's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ingenious Med ships an update every 5 weeks, Cerner Message Center every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ingenious Med versus Cerner Message Center: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIngenious MedCerner Message Center
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.5K ratings) — better3.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews12.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIngenious Med, Inc.Cerner Corporation

Customer experience

Ingenious Med

All ratings3,503 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive12.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.0%

Cerner Message Center

All ratings27 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

Bugs and requests

Ingenious Med

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Incorrect diagnosis code categories
  • Frequent crashes and sync failures

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better sync consistency and reliability
  • More intuitive and streamlined UI/UX

Cerner Message Center

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ingenious Med

No in-app purchases

None

Cerner Message Center

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ingenious Med free?
Ingenious Med is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cerner Message Center free?
Cerner Message Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ingenious Med or Cerner Message Center?
Ingenious Med is rated higher. Ingenious Med averages 4.2 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Cerner Message Center averages 3.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Ingenious Med or Cerner Message Center have ads?
Neither Ingenious Med nor Cerner Message Center shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ingenious Med or Cerner Message Center?
Ingenious Med ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cerner Message Center every 2 months. Most recently, Ingenious Med was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cerner Message Center on October 26, 2026.

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