Search on Shift vs ED scribe AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Search on Shift
This medical reference app consolidates emergency medicine resources into a single, searchable platform. Quickly access websites, notes, and curated educational content for efficient learning and on-shift reference. It helps track your progress across various medical materials.
- Unified search for EM websites and notes
- Curated learning recommendations (podcasts, articles)
- Learning progress tracking
- Customizable website selection
- Upload and edit personal notes (CSV, Anki, textbooks)
- Flashcards for board exam prep
- Dark mode
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Everything Emergency Medicine in one app. Quickly reference your favorite website resources and your own notes with one search. It's like a browser for Emergency Medicine! The app is designed for EM residents, attending physicians, and medical students. It can be helpful for other specialties as well! SEARCH SMARTER - Type "chest tube" and you will immediately see the best video procedure guide, websites, notes, and other results from popular resources in Emergency Medicine - Type "stroke" and the NIHSS will appear - Type "distal radius" and a fracture guide with splinting tips will appear SIMPLIFIED LEARNING RECOMMENDATIONS - We reviewed all of the content out there so you don't have to get overwhelmed by it all! - It's easy! Go to work, use the app as a reference on shift, then pick a podcast to learn more on your way home! - We also help you track your learning across all of the educational material available to EM residents. FEATURES - Search across popular websites such as: WikEM, Life in the Fastlane, EMRAP Corependium, EMCrit, UpToDate, DynaMed, JournalFeed, and more - Recommended podcasts and articles for education off shift - Track your learning progress across all your resources in Emergency Medicine - Select your preferred websites - Improved layouts for better viewing - Handpicked images, videos, and procedure guides depending on your search term - Upload your own notes from a CSV file - Upload your own notes from Anki - Upload your own textbook - Edit your own notes within the app - Add notes within the app - Backup your notes for use outside of the app - Sync your notes across iOS devices - Flashcards for board exam prep and ITE prep - Dark mode PRICING - Free trial (introductory offer) then a monthly or yearly subscription - This includes access to all the features listed above - Download the app to start your free trial or purchase a subscription
ED scribe AI
This medical charting app simplifies emergency medicine documentation with an intuitive, time-saving interface. It offers a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform as an economical alternative to traditional scribe services.
- Intuitive chart creation interface
- Economical alternative to scribe services
- Time-saving charting process
- HIPAA-compliant data security
- Subscription management
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EDscribeAI helps emergency care providers turn recordings into draft clinical notes and continue chart editing on the web. Record on your iPhone, generate a draft chart, then review, edit and save the note. Keep phone and web charts in sync, with warnings when another device saves a conflicting change. Account protections include verified email and multi-factor authentication. Clinical content is processed by cloud providers for transcription and AI drafting. Storage uses encryption and account-based access controls. Review and verify every AI-generated note before using it in the medical record. Subscriptions are available in the app. Pricing and renewal terms are shown before purchase. EULA: https://www.edscribeai.app/eula Privacy Policy: https://www.edscribeai.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Search on Shift at 5.0 against ED scribe AI's 4.6. Search on Shift also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). ED scribe AI's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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. Search on Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ED scribe AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Search on Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Search on Shift's written reviews are positive against 80% of ED scribe AI's.
Search on Shift ships an update every 4 weeks, ED scribe AI fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Search on Shift | ED scribe AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Made by Nick LLC | EdscribeAI LLC |
Customer experience
Search on Shift
ED scribe AI
In-app purchases
Search on Shift
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$99.991 Year
ED scribe AI
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Month
