PowerScribe Radiologist vs ContrastRx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerScribe Radiologist
This app allows medical imaging professionals to access radiology-specific content for diagnosis. It provides secure tools to sign, create, and edit reports and addenda remotely using voice commands.
- Create, edit, search, and sign reports
- Secure remote access
- Voice-enabled report creation and editing
- Notification alerts for new reports
- Report signing queue access
- Assisted diagnosis with reference materials
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PowerScribe Mobile Radiologist enables medical imaging professionals to search radiology specific content to assist with a diagnosis and to securely sign, create, or edit reports and addenda in PowerScribe Reporting using speech while on the go. REQUIREMENTS: * iOS 14.0 or greater. * Internet access through wireless Local Area Network (LAN) connection or phone service provider is required. * PowerScribe 360 Reporting v4.0 (or greater), PowerScribe One and Mobile Bridge are required to use this application. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: * Create, edit, search and sign: Provides secure access to create, search, edit and sign reports and addenda from the convenience of your mobile device. * Notification alerts: Get alerts when a new report is ready for signing. * Report Signing Queue: Provides authorized users with secure access to the PowerScribe Reporting signature queue allowing secure review, edit and sign off on reports. Also provides the ability to launch Assisted Diagnosis from any term or phrase in the report. * Reporting Worklists: Provides authorized users with secure access to their worklists. Radiologists can view orders and reports that are present in a worklist that they belong to, and then select a participate record to edit securely edit and sign off from their mobile device. * Report Creation: Allows authorized users to create new reports for an unreported study from their mobile devices. If a report has already been created and signed off, the user can create an addendum to add to the report. * Assisted Diagnosis: Gain quick access to radiology-specific reference materials using their voice. Radiologists can look up medical terminology, find similar cases, access the latest medical research, and read top news stories in imaging. Reference examples include : MedPix, AJR, MERCK and more.
ContrastRx
Provides quick access to treatment regimens for life-threatening reactions to radiographic contrast agents. Includes clinical descriptions, visual examples, and treatment protocols, along with helpful calculators and information on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
- Treatment regimens for contrast reactions
- Clinical descriptions and pictorial examples
- eGFR calculator
- Pediatric dose calculator
- Steroid pretreatment regimens
- Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis overview
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This app provides quick access to treatment regimens for potentially life-threatening reactions that can occur with iodine or gadolinium radiographic contrast. Included are clinical descriptions, pictorial examples, sound clips, and treatment regimens for the various types of reactions. Also included are a pediatric dose calculator, an eGFR calculator, a self-assessment module, pretreatment medication regimens, and an overview of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ContrastRx at 50% against PowerScribe Radiologist's 0%. ContrastRx also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ContrastRx holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PowerScribe Radiologist's written reviews are positive against 50% of ContrastRx's.
PowerScribe Radiologist ships an update every 5 months, ContrastRx every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerScribe Radiologist | ContrastRx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (10 ratings) | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nuance Communications | Mayo Clinic |
Customer experience
PowerScribe Radiologist
ContrastRx
In-app purchases
PowerScribe Radiologist
No in-app purchases
ContrastRx
No in-app purchases
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