Amion vs DocUpdate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amion
Access and manage your on-call schedule from anywhere. Receive real-time alerts for changes, view shifts in a calendar format, and communicate securely with colleagues via HIPAA-compliant text messaging. Stay organized and connected with your team.
- On-call schedule access
- Shift schedule alerts
- Calendar view
- HIPAA-secure text messaging
- Group texting
- Offline calendar access
- Colleague schedule lookup
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Manage and view your on-call schedule on the go. Stay on top of your upcoming shifts · View your schedule at a glance, right from the homepage · Receive schedule change alerts and notifications · View your shift schedule in calendar format Customize your calendar · Customize your calendar view with easy color coding · View schedules by week or month Send and receive HIPAA-Secure Text Messages · Text anyone in your schedule through the HIPAA-secure platform · Keep your text messages confidential even when you’re away from your phone with secure notifications · Read receipts let you know when your text message has been sent and received · Keep everyone in the loop with group text messaging · View your colleagues’ Doximity profile to look up fax numbers, back lines, and emails Manage your logins, groups and on-call team · Check who else is on call · See and add your colleagues’ schedule Stay connected · Send pages to your colleagues within Amion · Calendar data remains easily accessible offline · Manage your profile and career opportunities Amion has partnered with Doximity, the network for healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, to build the Amion mobile app. We would love your feedback! Please send comments, ideas or issues to support@doximity.com.
DocUpdate
This app provides busy clinicians with mobile-first tools to streamline their workflow. It offers free e-prescribing to numerous pharmacies, patient communication features including a medical translator, and access to a concierge service for pharmaceutical company interactions.
- Free e-prescribing to 65,000+ pharmacies
- DocUpdate Concierge for sample requests
- Medical translator in 20+ languages
- Patient communication tools
- Mobile-first tools for busy clinicians
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DocUpdate is a free e-prescribing app building mobile-first tools for today's busy clinicians. We help physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs get more done in less time. From e-prescribing and patient communication, to connecting with reps and manufacturers, our tools are designed for real-world workflows, whether you're in the clinic, rounding, or on the go. What you can do with DocUpdate: • E-prescribe to 65,000+ pharmacies nationwide. 100% free. • Access DocUpdate Concierge, your assistant for requesting samples, rep visits, and other support directly from pharmaceutical companies. • Communicate clearly with patients using our medical translator in 20+ languages Download DocUpdate now to access all these features and more right from your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DocUpdate at 61% against Amion's 24%. DocUpdate also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and chart position (#158 vs unranked). Amion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
DocUpdate holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.6K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Amion's written reviews are positive against 61% of DocUpdate's.
Amion ships an update every 3 weeks, DocUpdate every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amion | DocUpdate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.6K ratings) | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 2.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #158 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Doximity | Docupdate |
Customer experience
Amion
DocUpdate
Bugs and requests
Amion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DocUpdate
Reported bugs
4 issues- Registration process fails for some users
- Prescriptions not reaching pharmacies as expected
- Inability to prescribe to certain pharmacies or areas
- App crashes or freezes during use
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize prescription quantities
- Support for veterinarians and other non-physician prescribers
- Improved pharmacy search functionality
- Prescription database/formulary integration
- Ability to document prescription notes
In-app purchases
Amion
No in-app purchases
DocUpdate
No in-app purchases
