Ingenious Med vs athenaText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
athenaText
A secure, HIPAA-compliant text messaging service for healthcare providers to collaborate, consult, and share information instantly. Communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues and a network of HCPs nationwide.
- HIPAA-compliant messaging
- Instant collaboration
- Share texts and images
- Consult with peers nationwide
- Integrated drug information
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Collaborate. Consult. Connect. Introducing athenaText, the free, secure text messaging service designed especially for health care providers. Collaborate instantly Exchange information instantly and collaborate easily across care teams. Share texts, images, and medication information with your colleagues. Communicate with security and confidence Because athenaText enables HIPAA-compliant messaging, there's no need to be cryptic to avoid revealing PHI. Communicate clearly and share texts and images with the confidence that your communications are secure. Consult with your peers on the go Tap a network of HCPs across the country, courtesy of Epocrates, the #1 medical app trusted by 1 out of 2 US physicians. Invite HCPs to join you in secure conversations. Add the latest drug information athenaText is also built into athenaOne mobile app as well as athenahealth's desktop services athenaClinicals (EHR) and athenaCoordinator (order transmission & care collaboration). At your clinic or on the go, secure communication is just a tap away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: athenaText at 76% against Ingenious Med's 13%. athenaText also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Ingenious Med's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 377). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ingenious Med holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ingenious Med has 3.4K ratings behind it against 377, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Ingenious Med's written reviews are positive against 76% of athenaText's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ingenious Med ships an update every 5 weeks, athenaText every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ingenious Med | athenaText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (3.4K ratings) — better | 3.9 (377 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 377 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ingenious Med, Inc. | athenahealth |
Customer experience
Ingenious Med
athenaText
User reviews
Ingenious Med
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy billing process
- 💡 Good billing program
- 👍 Pretty good app, easy to use interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezes frequently, crashes often
- 🔍 Difficult to search database, hard to find patients
- 🕰️ Slow, imprecise, and clunky interface
- 🤯 Unstable, with endless sync problems
- 🔒 Multiple login issues, difficult to use
athenaText
From 377 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient communication
- 🔒 HIPAA compliant
- 👍 User-friendly
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go use
- 👍 Streamlined with Athena EMR
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent notifications
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Login and sync issues
- 🐛 Delayed message loading
- 🐛 Limited functionality compared to web version
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
athenaText
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on login or when switching between screens
- Notifications not working or delayed
- Sync issues causing loss of messages
- Inability to log in or access the app after updates
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Snooze or do-not-disturb functionality
- Ability to dictate notes and sign off on charts
- Mass delete/management of message threads
- Improved push notifications and alerts
- Android app support
In-app purchases
Ingenious Med
No in-app purchases
athenaText
No in-app purchases
Questions
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