Comparison

DocUpdate vs Sampson Scribe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DocUpdate

This app provides busy clinicians with mobile-first tools to streamline their workflow. It offers free e-prescribing to numerous pharmacies, patient communication features including a medical translator, and access to a concierge service for pharmaceutical company interactions.

Highlights
  • Free e-prescribing to 65,000+ pharmacies
  • DocUpdate Concierge for sample requests
  • Medical translator in 20+ languages
  • Patient communication tools
  • Mobile-first tools for busy clinicians
Features
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DocUpdate is a free e-prescribing app building mobile-first tools for today's busy clinicians. We help physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs get more done in less time. From e-prescribing and patient communication, to connecting with reps and manufacturers, our tools are designed for real-world workflows, whether you're in the clinic, rounding, or on the go. What you can do with DocUpdate: • E-prescribe to 65,000+ pharmacies nationwide. 100% free. • Access DocUpdate Concierge, your assistant for requesting samples, rep visits, and other support directly from pharmaceutical companies. • Communicate clearly with patients using our medical translator in 20+ languages Download DocUpdate now to access all these features and more right from your phone!

About

Sampson Scribe

This AI-powered medical scribe is designed for emergency medicine physicians. It listens to patient encounters and automatically generates comprehensive documentation, including MDMs and discharge instructions in multiple languages. The app also helps prevent undercoding by identifying critical care time and coding opportunities.

Highlights
  • AI-powered medical documentation
  • Automatic MDM generation
  • Multi-language discharge instructions
  • Critical care time capture
  • Multi-patient board management
  • HIPAA-compliant infrastructure
Features
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Sampson is an ambient medical scribe built specifically for emergency medicine — not a scribe built for primary care with an EM template slapped on it, but designed from the ground up for how ED physicians actually work. Sampson generates complete documentation-including MDMs that read like they were written by a seasoned attending with all the time in the world to write the perfect note. Sampson also automatically generates DC instructions, with the patients native language auto-detected, complete with visit summary, return precautions, and follow up instructions, as soon as discharge is detected. Explore advanced features, like multi-patient mode, attestation mode-Sampson even automatically captures missed critical care time and generates CCT addendums specific to that particular case, so no more downcoding. BUILT FOR THE ED - Literally built by ER Physicians working shifts just like you. No corporate backing, no shady private equity owners. - Notes generated in real time, ready to paste into your EMR - Multi-patient board management — track name, chief complaint, and room number across your whole shift - Record first, fill in patient details later — Sampson won't stop you for incomplete patient info DISCHARGE IN ANY LANGUAGE When an interpreter is used during the encounter, Sampson automatically detects the language and generates discharge instructions in both English and the patient's language — no extra steps, no separate translation workflow. Currently supports Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. BUILT-IN BILLING INTELLIGENCE Sampson captures the documentation you forgot to dictate. Critical Care Time flags, CoPA, data, and risk coding notes are surfaced automatically so you stop undercoding without thinking about it. HIPAA-COMPLIANT INFRASTRUCTURE Built on AWS with end-to-end encryption, CloudTrail audit logging, and a no-retention audio policy. Audio auto deletes at 48 hrs, notes auto delete at 14 days. Your patients' data is protected. YOUR DATA IS SAFE Sampson will NEVER use your data to train our models on, unless you specifically give us permission to do so. Withholding permission to use your data does not affect your ability to use Sampson in any way, shape or form, and never will.

Screenshots

DocUpdate4 screens
Sampson Scribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sampson Scribe at none against DocUpdate's shown. Sampson Scribe also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). DocUpdate's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and chart position (#201 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sampson Scribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DocUpdate has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocUpdate ships an update fortnightly, Sampson Scribe weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DocUpdate versus Sampson Scribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocUpdateSampson Scribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#201 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB12 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDocupdateSampson Scribe LLC

Customer experience

DocUpdate

All ratings2,756 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative33.3%

Sampson Scribe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

DocUpdate

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Registration process fails for some users
  • Prescriptions not reaching pharmacies as expected
  • Inability to prescribe to certain pharmacies or areas
  • App crashes or freezes during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize prescription quantities
  • Support for veterinarians and other non-physician prescribers
  • Improved pharmacy search functionality
  • Prescription database/formulary integration
  • Ability to document prescription notes

Sampson Scribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DocUpdate

No in-app purchases

None

Sampson Scribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DocUpdate free?
DocUpdate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sampson Scribe free?
Sampson Scribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DocUpdate or Sampson Scribe?
Sampson Scribe is rated higher. DocUpdate averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Sampson Scribe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DocUpdate or Sampson Scribe have ads?
DocUpdate shows ads; Sampson Scribe does not.
Which is updated more often, DocUpdate or Sampson Scribe?
DocUpdate ships an update fortnightly, and Sampson Scribe weekly. Most recently, DocUpdate was updated on September 29, 2026 and Sampson Scribe on September 19, 2026.

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