OneTouch EMR vs BackpackEMR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OneTouch EMR
This free electronic health record app is designed by a physician for intuitive medical workflows. It offers fast operation via touch, voice dictation, and a familiar chart-based system. Features include patient portals, coding assistance, and e-prescribing.
- Physician-designed workflow
- Voice dictation and touch operation
- Patient portal with online check-in
- E&M coding helper
- E-prescribing and EPCS
- Electronic lab integration
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Familiar, Flexible, and Fast – OneTouch EMR! This free EHR App was designed by a physician so the workflow mimics the way doctors think. The familiar chart-based system makes sense from the moment you login. Key features: •Fully Certified for Stage 1, 2, 3 Meaningful Use, and MIPS/ACI •Fast, intuitive operation by touch, type or built-in Dragon Medical voice dictation •Familiar, natural and customizable workflow that matches the way you work •Patient portal – patient check-in and online form completion •Uses E&M coding guidelines, with a built-in coding helper tool •Compatibility with most 3rd party billing software systems •Electronic Lab integration with most laboratories nationwide •Built-in drawing tools for annotation of photos or standard images •E-Prescribing and EPCS available •No advertisements or annoying pop-up windows Testimonials: “One Touch is intuitive and flows the way a physician thinks.” -- Howard Anderson, MD "This simple, yet powerful, design is what I feel sets OneTouch head and shoulders above other EMRs." -- Mollie Dorrough, MD “It’s just a lot easier to document with your finger than a pen, and with Dragon Medical, you can dictate right into the application.” -- Simon Forster, DC "I have been using the program without a manual; it is simple to navigate and easy for anyone to use." -- Dominique Madrigal, MA
BackpackEMR
This lightweight electronic medical records system is designed for remote areas with limited internet and power. It enables offline data sharing between devices, ensuring continuous operation and no data loss during power outages. Features include streamlined workflows, specialty modules, and secure, encrypted data storage.
- Offline data-sharing network
- Streamlined patient flow
- Specialty modules
- Voice-to-text integration
- Secure, encrypted data
- Integrated patient photos
- Multi-language support
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BackpackEMR is a light-weight, electronic medical records (EMR) system for use in rural areas. Our app is often used for medical outreaches to remote communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where access to the internet and electricity is often limited. This is the first EMR to share data with other clinic devices without using a local server, which requires electricity, or cloud server, which requires the internet. BackpackEMR enables a "no single point of failure" system where data is stored on each device, and data is shared without consistent power or the internet. So in a clinic where the power goes out, the clinic seamlessly continues to run, and no data is ever lost. Key features: • Offline data-sharing network • Easy-to-use screens • Low-clicks and less typing with: - Streamlined flow - Modules by specialty - Custom drop-down values - Voice-to-text integration • Secure, encrypted data • Integrated patients and exam photos • Available in multiple languages • Patients flow through station queues
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Verdict
OneTouch EMR and BackpackEMR both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of OneTouch EMR's written reviews are positive against 0% of BackpackEMR's. OneTouch EMR also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 4). BackpackEMR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for OneTouch EMR against 4.0 for BackpackEMR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OneTouch EMR has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of OneTouch EMR's written reviews are positive against 0% of BackpackEMR's.
OneTouch EMR ships an update every 14 months, BackpackEMR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OneTouch EMR | BackpackEMR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (24 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OneTouch EMR | Binary Bridge |
Customer experience
OneTouch EMR
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In-app purchases
OneTouch EMR
No in-app purchases
BackpackEMR
No in-app purchases
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