CPL Labs | Client for iPad vs athenaOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPL Labs | Client for iPad
Securely access patient orders and view results from your iPad. This app allows healthcare providers to place new orders, verify medical necessity, and view historical lab results with interpretive notes, ensuring patient confidentiality.
- Place new patient orders
- Verify medical necessity
- View new/unread patient results
- Abnormal result flagging
- Access complete patient reports
- View historical lab results
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Clinical Pathology Laboratories is proud to introduce CPLSW Lab for use with the Apple iPad®. Beneficial to providers, CPLSW Lab gives active caregivers secure access to place patient orders and view patient results from their iPad - no matter where they are. With CPLSW Lab providers will: •Place new patient orders, including: * Medical Necessity verification * STAT or Routine * Access test catalog by multiple options, including: short, site, patient, and specialty •View new / unread patient results, with abnormal result flagging •Access complete patient reports, with interpretive notes •View historical lab results This application requires the provider be a registered Atlas LabWorks® user. If you are a user associated with more than one site, you will have the option to select applicable location at log in. If you are not a registered Atlas LabWorks® user, contact your laboratory representative to learn more about the Atlas LabWorks® and CPLSW Lab. This application does not store any patient information on the device, ensuring patient confidentiality and security. With CPLSW Lab you can have comfort in knowing that where you lead, the CPLSW Lab application will enable clean order delivery and access to accurate patient results — anytime, anywhere. Download the app today and join the CPLSW Lab movement.
athenaOne
This secure mobile extension of clinical workflows allows healthcare providers to manage their daily schedules, clinical inboxes, and patient visits. It enables documentation of exams, placement of orders, and creation of new patient cases directly from a mobile device.
- Access daily schedule
- Manage clinical inbox
- Prepare for visits
- Use documentation accelerators
- Document exams
- Place orders
- Create patient cases
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***Patients: this app is for doctors and healthcare providers. If you’re looking for the athenahealth patient portal, please contact your doctor’s office*** Designed for athenaOne® Providers, the athenaOne® mobile is a secure, extension of athenaOne® clinical workflows designed to help athenaClinicals customers deliver better care. Simply log in with your athenaOne® credentials to get started. - Access your daily schedule - Quickly manage your clinical inbox - Prepare for upcoming visits ahead of time - Use your existing documentation accelerators - Document exams and place orders - Create new patient cases and order groups
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: athenaOne at 4.5 against CPL Labs | Client for iPad's 1.0. athenaOne also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). CPL Labs | Client for iPad's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
athenaOne holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: athenaOne has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CPL Labs | Client for iPad ships an update every 8 months, athenaOne every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPL Labs | Client for iPad | athenaOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 598 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc. | athenahealth |
Customer experience
CPL Labs | Client for iPad
athenaOne
Bugs and requests
CPL Labs | Client for iPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
athenaOne
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and credential expiration
- Inconsistent performance and freezing
- Incompatibility with certain devices and OS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to schedule appointments and visits
- Integrate billing functionality
- Support for controlled substance prescribing
- Improved search and document access
- Customizable interface and text size
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- Seamless integration with patient portal
In-app purchases
CPL Labs | Client for iPad
No in-app purchases
athenaOne
No in-app purchases
Questions
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