TMS Sidekick vs Vocera Secure Texting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMS Sidekick
This mobile solution provides technicians with on-the-go access to maintenance management systems. It allows for quick communication, task resolution, and data collection for work orders directly from a mobile device.
- On-the-go maintenance management
- Access TMS database
- Retrieve asset data
- Perform scheduled maintenance
- Collect data for work orders
- Communicate on the go
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TMS Sidekick is a mobile computerized maintenance management solution (CMMS) that allows technicians to access their TMS OnSite/TMS OnLine applications from Accruent. The Power of TMS On-the-Go TMS Sidekick provides technicians with the power to communicate on the go and resolve every day service requests and other tasks quickly and accurately. Technicians can access the TMS database, retrieve asset data, perform scheduled maintenance, and even collect data for work orders on-the-fly.
Vocera Secure Texting
This app offers HIPAA-compliant secure texting and voice communication for healthcare teams. It integrates with the Vocera platform, providing access to a clinical directory and enabling seamless communication with wearable devices. Improve patient experience and reduce costs with secure, traceable messaging.
- HIPAA-compliant secure texting
- Voice communication
- Synchronized clinical directory
- Call routing and workflow capabilities
- Communication preferences and availability settings
- Seamless communication with wearable badges
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Vocera Secure Texting provides a secure, easy to use alternative to SMS that leverages the Vocera platform to enable HIPAA-compliant secure texting and voice communication between physicians and care teams. It uses Vocera’s synchronized clinical directory, powerful call routing, and workflow capabilities to enable physicians to securely communicate with the extended care team, empowering hospitals to manage and improve overall patient experience and help reduce costs. Key features: • Enables secure, traceable, HIPAA compliant texting between Vocera Secure Texting and Vocera Collaboration Suite users • Provides access to a hospital controlled directory of clinical users • Enables seamless communication to Vocera wearable Badges including call by name and call by role capabilities • Provides ability to set communication preferences and availability Vocera System Requirements • Vocera System software 5.2.3 or higher • Vocera Messaging software 5.2.3 or higher for communication with Vocera Collaboration Suite • Vocera Secure Texting 2.1 Sync Connector Service • Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TMS Sidekick at monthly against Vocera Secure Texting's every 5 months. TMS Sidekick also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 2.1 for TMS Sidekick against 2.0 for Vocera Secure Texting. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of TMS Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vocera Secure Texting's.
TMS Sidekick ships an update monthly, Vocera Secure Texting every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMS Sidekick | Vocera Secure Texting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (15 ratings) — better | 2.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Four Rivers Software Systems Inc | Vocera Communications |
Customer experience
TMS Sidekick
Vocera Secure Texting
In-app purchases
TMS Sidekick
No in-app purchases
Vocera Secure Texting
No in-app purchases
