HINTS Exam vs Haste Scribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HINTS Exam
This medical app streamlines the HINTS exam process using a smartphone for improved patient outcomes. It facilitates quick screenings, records videos for review, and aids in detecting nystagmus and other critical indicators, particularly in urgent care settings.
- Streamlined HINTS exam process
- Posterior CVA detection
- Video recording for review
- Slow-motion video playback
- Screening questions for stroke workup indication
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This app was developed to enhance the HINTS exam by using a smartphone to better facilitate effective exam implementation and improve posterior CVA detection for enhanced patient outcomes within primary care, urgent care, and emergency care settings. This application allows for a streamlined screening process, with most full exams being concluded within five minutes from the start, and subjectively, being able to replay the exam video at half-speed allowed for a much easier and more confident assessment of nystagmus direction, skew deviation, and head impulse test corrective saccade with correct training and understanding of the exam's application. The smartphone application starts by taking the user through several screening questions to help determine if the application is appropriate or if a stroke workup is highly indicated. Videos are recorded for review and can be slowed down for optimal evaluation.
Haste Scribe
This clinical note-taking app helps physicians quickly document patient encounters. It offers structured sections for medical history, exams, and more, with options for toggling symptoms and selecting pre-defined responses. Notes are stored locally for privacy and can be exported in a formatted manner.
- Patient encounter documentation
- Structured medical history sections
- Symptom toggling
- Formatted note export
- Local data storage
- Optimized UI for quick entry
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This app is a clinical note-taking iOS app designed for physicians to efficiently document patient encounters. It includes sections for HPI (History of Present Illness), ROS (Review of Systems), physical exams, past medical history, social history, and more. The app allows users to toggle symptoms, select structured responses (e.g., normal/abnormal screenings), and generate formatted clinical notes for export. It also supports randomized ROS symptoms, structured immunization/screening tracking, and an optimized UI for quick data entry. The app stores notes locally on the iPhone without relying on external servers, ensuring privacy and accessibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Haste Scribe at 2 against HINTS Exam's —. Haste Scribe also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 — 5.0 for HINTS Exam against 5.0 for Haste Scribe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | HINTS Exam | Haste Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EPage, Inc. | Syed Sarwar |
In-app purchases
HINTS Exam
No in-app purchases
Haste Scribe
No in-app purchases








