Comparison

Nextech vs RxPhoto

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

Head to head
About

Nextech

This mobile application provides healthcare professionals with a convenient way to manage patient information and clinical routines on their iPhone or iPad. It allows for at-a-glance viewing of daily schedules, to-dos, and charts requiring attention, with the ability to review patient notes and important details efficiently.

Highlights
  • Mobile EHR experience
  • Access patient schedules
  • Manage to-dos
  • Review patient charts
  • Document with confidence
  • View and manage charts
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Nextech’s iOS application offers an unparalleled mobile EHR experience. Anytime, anywhere access from your iPhone or iPad device adds an additional layer of mobility and efficiency to your clinical routine. At a glance, users can view patients for the day, manage to-dos and go over charts in need of attention. Users can also thumb through patient chart notes and review important information in a convenient, easily consumable format. With Nextech’s iOS app, you can document with confidence, knowing it has the technological backbone of one of the most widely used specialty-specific EHRs in the industry.

About

RxPhoto

This app enables medical providers to capture standardized patient photos, sign digital forms, and complete clinical notes. It offers visual education tools to help patients understand their progress and a telehealth solution to connect with patients. The platform is cloud-based, secure, and HIPAA compliant.

Highlights
  • Standardized patient photo capture
  • On-screen capturing guides
  • Digital form signing
  • Clinical note completion
  • Visual patient education tools
  • Telehealth solution (RxPortal)
  • HIPAA compliant cloud storage
Features
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RxPhoto helps medical providers create a repeatable patient experience improving patient outcomes and client retention. Capture standardized and consistent patient photos with RxPhoto's on-screen capturing guides and patented photo ghosting. Sign digital forms and complete clinical notes all from an iPhone or an iPad. RxPhoto's visual education and showcasing tools help patients realize their best self and RxPhotos's telehealth solution (RxPortal) allows providers to stay connected with their patients. Oh yeah, and it's cloud-based, secure and HIPAA compliant.

Screenshots

Nextech3 screens
RxPhoto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RxPhoto at 3.4 against Nextech's 2.7. RxPhoto also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

RxPhoto holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Nextech's written reviews are positive against 47% of RxPhoto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextech ships an update every 5 weeks, RxPhoto every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nextech versus RxPhoto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextechRxPhoto
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (85 ratings)3.4 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews47.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB152 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNexTech Systems, Inc.RxPhoto

Customer experience

Nextech

All ratings85 ratings
Positive32.9%
Neutral14.1%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive19.6%
Neutral23.9%
Negative56.5%

RxPhoto

All ratings73 ratings
Positive50.7%
Neutral13.7%
Negative35.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative38.2%

Bugs and requests

Nextech

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Cannot scroll after acknowledgment
  • Mac version logs out constantly
  • Mobile version is limiting
  • Cannot move tab on iPad
  • Unable to see scanned documents on iPad
Show 13 more
  • App won't open/enter credentials
  • Photos upload with error
  • Photos taken from phone/iPad do not save
  • Unable to see patient photos
  • System has problem after problem
  • Cannot add new patient
  • Cannot make an appointment
  • Cannot chart or send RX via phone
  • EMNs cannot be created/edited from app
  • Screen stays blurred out after logging out
  • Cannot view chart notes on iPhone
  • Cannot find patient info on iPhone
  • Schedule visualization unwieldy for multiple providers

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add ability to add/edit appointments
  • Add Face ID/fingerprint login
  • Improve mobile app functionality (iPhone/iPad)
  • Add grammar check
  • Allow writing notes on mobile
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  • Improve photo management
  • Add ability to add new patient
  • Add ability to make appointments
  • Improve schedule visualization
  • Add financial information viewing
  • Improve word processor
  • Allow moving tabs on iPad
  • Allow charting on mobile
  • Bring medical history forward
  • Alert patient to update medical history

RxPhoto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nextech

No in-app purchases

None

RxPhoto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextech free?
Nextech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RxPhoto free?
RxPhoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nextech or RxPhoto?
RxPhoto is rated higher. Nextech averages 2.7 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while RxPhoto averages 3.4 from 73 ratings.
Do Nextech or RxPhoto have ads?
Neither Nextech nor RxPhoto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextech or RxPhoto?
Nextech ships an update every 5 weeks, and RxPhoto every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nextech was updated on November 13, 2026 and RxPhoto on November 13, 2026.

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