Photon Mobile vs Tempida
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photon Mobile
This app connects healthcare practices with on-call specialists for real-time communication. It facilitates secure sharing of medical information, including images and test results, to improve patient care and outcomes.
- Real-time on-call specialist connection
- Proprietary messaging platform
- Secure medical information sharing
- Patient care improvement
- Access to ER notes and test results
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For you and your healthcare practice, Photon is three things: 1. It's a technology company that connects hospitals to on-call specialists in real time. 2. It's a communications company delivering a proprietary messaging platform that improves patient care and outcomes. 3. It's a package of secure medical information, such as images, ER notes, and test results, that is shared through the Photon system.
Tempida
This medical app enables physicians to record patient visit audio for processing. It supports multiple patients, offers an Apple Watch app for convenient recording, and includes multi-user functionality for PAs and MAs.
- Patient visit audio recording
- Multi-patient support
- Apple Watch app integration
- Multi-user account linking
- Physician workflow enhancement
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This Tempida iOS app allows physicians to record audio of patient visits for processing on the Tempida system. It allows for recording on multiple patients and also includes an Apple Watch app for recording right from your wrist. It also allows for multi-user support so PAs and MAs can also link to your account and record audio on patients.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tempida at 5.0 against Photon Mobile's 3.8. Tempida also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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.
Tempida holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Photon Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tempida's.
Photon Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Tempida every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photon Mobile | Tempida |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Photon Medical Communications, LLC | Tempida LLC |
Customer experience
Photon Mobile
Tempida
In-app purchases
Photon Mobile
No in-app purchases
Tempida
No in-app purchases
