STI Tx Guide vs athenaCapture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STI Tx Guide
Provides healthcare professionals with up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Features include clinical care guidance, sexual history resources, and patient materials for effective patient management.
- STI prevention recommendations
- Diagnosis guidance
- Treatment protocols
- Clinical care assistance
- Sexual history resources
- Patient management tools
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The new app offers quick and easy access to streamlined STI prevention, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations. The user-friendly interface includes more clinical care guidance, sexual history resources, patient materials, and other features to assist with patient management. The STI Treatment (Tx) Guidelines mobile app serves as a quick reference guide for doctors and related parties on the identification of and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The full STI Treatment Guidelines (cdc.gov) can be accessed at https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/default.htm. The guidelines provide current evidence-based prevention, diagnostic and treatment recommendations that replace the 2015 guidance. The recommendations are intended to be a source for clinical guidance. Healthcare providers should always assess patients based on their clinical circumstances and local burden. DISCLAIMER THE MATERIALS EMBODIED IN THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) OR THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) GOVERNMENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSE OF USE, SAVINGS OR REVENUE, OR THE CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, WHETHER OR NOT CDC OR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE POSSESSION, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
athenaCapture
Easily add image documentation to your athenaNet workflows directly from your smartphone or tablet. Securely capture patient photos, insurance cards, and encounter-specific images without storing them insecurely on your device.
- Image documentation capture
- Encounter embedded image capture
- Patient photo capture
- Insurance card capture
- Secure image transfer
- Direct integration with athenaNet
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The athenaCapture mobile app and its supporting athenaNet workflows provide a simple, secure way for users to add image documentation into athenaNet via smartphone or tablet device. Supported workflows currently include: - Simple image documentation capture - Encounter embedded image documentation capture - Patient photo capture - Insurance card capture Images pass directly from the point of capture — athenaCapture — to athenaNet, and are never stored unsecured, e.g., in a device camera roll, a memory card inserted into a camera, etc., without manual intermediate steps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: STI Tx Guide at 3.5 against athenaCapture's 2.9. athenaCapture's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
STI Tx Guide holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of STI Tx Guide's written reviews are positive against 30% of athenaCapture's.
STI Tx Guide ships an update every 2 months, athenaCapture monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STI Tx Guide | athenaCapture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (36 ratings) — better | 2.9 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better | 29.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Centers For Disease Control and Prevention | athenahealth |
Customer experience
STI Tx Guide
athenaCapture
In-app purchases
STI Tx Guide
No in-app purchases
athenaCapture
No in-app purchases
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