Comparison

QGenda vs PowerMic Mobile

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

Head to head
About

QGenda

This app helps healthcare professionals manage their work schedules on the go. It allows for easy viewing of monthly and daily schedules, clocking in/out, and accessing assignment details. Users can also request time off, trade shifts, and communicate with colleagues.

Highlights
  • Monthly and list schedule views
  • Clock in/out functionality
  • Assignment detail access
  • Request time off and shift trades
  • In-app messaging
  • Sync to personal calendar
  • HIPAA-compliant features
Currently charting
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Designed specifically for healthcare, the QGenda mobile app allows providers, nurses, administrators, and staff to quickly and easily manage schedules anytime, anywhere. Accessibility • Monthly view displays the schedule in advance, one month at a time • List view displays future published schedule • Clock in and out button accessed directly from the home page • Assignment details are available to view specific instructions, co-worker contact information, and more • Administrators can review and approve requests anytime • In-app messaging lets you contact colleagues quickly • Sync the schedule to a personal or family calendar Autonomy • Requests for time off or specific shifts are easily entered and tracked • One-way and two-way shift trades can be requested directly from the app • Available shifts are listed alongside the schedule • Nurses can self-schedule desired shifts Compliance • HIPAA-compliant features enabled upon request About QGenda QGenda revolutionizes healthcare workforce management everywhere care is delivered. QGenda ProviderCloud, a purpose-built healthcare platform that empowers customers to effectively deploy workforce resources, includes solutions for scheduling, credentialing, on-call scheduling, room and capacity management, time tracking, compensation management, and workforce analytics. More than 4,000 organizations, including leading physician groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, and enterprise health systems, use QGenda to advance workforce scheduling, optimize capacity, and improve access to care. QGenda is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices in Baltimore, Maryland, and Burlington, Vermont. Learn more at www.QGenda.com.

About

PowerMic Mobile

This app transforms your smartphone into a wireless microphone for medical dictation software. It also enables ambient recording and AI-powered clinical documentation generation from patient conversations, boosting clinician productivity.

Highlights
  • Wireless smartphone microphone for Dragon Medical One
  • Ambient recording for clinical conversations
  • AI-powered clinical documentation generation
  • Mobile editing for DAX
  • Single app access to multiple dictation tools
Features
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The PowerMic™ Mobile app combines wireless desktop microphone capabilities for Dragon® Medical One with ambient recording and mobile editing for DAX™. It's easy-to-use and lets you access PowerMic Mobile, DAX Copilot or both applications through a single mobile app—providing on-the-go clinician productivity powered by Dragon. One app, two powerful capabilities. * PowerMic Mobile turns your smartphone into a secure wireless microphone for use with Dragon Medical One. It gives clinicians the freedom to roam and complete clinical documentation using a smartphone as a wireless microphone at the desktop. * DAX Copilot uses conversational, ambient, and generative AI to automatically write clinical documentation from clinician-patient conversations. More than just faster notes, the new DAX offers AI-enhanced copilot experiences that go beyond automated clinical documentation. * Unlock the full app experience. Access to features within this app are available with a corresponding paid subscription to PowerMic Mobile, Dragon Medical One, and/or DAX Copilot REQUIREMENTS: * iPhone/iPod/iPad (with iOS 15+), Windows 10 PC or greater. * Internet access through a cellular service provider or Wifi (recommended). * Paid license subscription for PowerMic Mobile, Dragon Medical One, and/or DAX Copilot. Please contact your system administrator.

Screenshots

QGenda4 screens
PowerMic Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: QGenda at 4.7 against PowerMic Mobile's 2.6. QGenda also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and ratings volume (14K vs 181). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

QGenda holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QGenda has 14K ratings behind it against 181, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 18% and 19% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QGenda ships an update fortnightly, PowerMic Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
QGenda versus PowerMic Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQGendaPowerMic Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better2.6 (181 ratings)
Positive reviews18.1% of reviews18.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better181
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB83 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperQGenda, LLCNuance Communications

Customer experience

QGenda

All ratings14,100 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive18.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative75.0%

PowerMic Mobile

All ratings180 ratings
Positive35.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative53.9%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative72.3%

User reviews

QGenda

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast, reliable, and easy to use
  • 👍 Good scheduling software
  • 💡 Ability to enter swaps and requests on the go

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, glitchy, and crashes frequently
  • 👎 Clunky, non-intuitive, and difficult to use
  • 🔒 Requires constant re-login
  • 💤 Slow performance and long load times
  • 🔍 Poor search and filtering functionality

PowerMic Mobile

From 181 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ High accuracy dictation when working properly
  • ⚡ Faster transcription than previous versions
  • 🎯 Useful AI assistance for note writing
  • 📱 Convenient mobile dictation capability
  • 🔄 Good integration with EMR systems (Cerner, Meditech, Epic)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes during patient encounters
  • 🔌 Unreliable connection and pairing issues
  • 📤 Upload failures and transcription errors
  • 🎤 Poor voice recognition accuracy
  • ⏱️ Excessive authentication/login requirements

Bugs and requests

QGenda

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-out issues
  • App crashes or fails to load on latest iOS updates
  • Rendering and UI issues on mobile devices
  • Inconsistent behavior between web and mobile versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view pending requests on a calendar
  • Option to edit time punches directly
  • Improved shift swap functionality
  • More flexible scheduling views and filters
  • Automatic sync with other calendars

PowerMic Mobile

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes during patient visits
  • Recording fails to upload or create transcription
  • Voice recognition misses first words of sentences
  • Frequent disconnections mid-dictation
  • Pairing failures with computer
Show 14 more
  • Login issues and auto-logout during use
  • Profile configuration URL text box unresponsive
  • Cursor movement issues during note-taking
  • Text insertion in wrong locations
  • Phone timeout/lock causes disconnection
  • Recording stops without user action
  • Inconsistent recording functionality
  • M1/M2 Mac 'jailbroken device' false positive
  • Recent update broke existing functionality
  • User data wiped after updates
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Keyboard not appearing for text input
  • App freezes and disengages
  • Word transposition errors

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple Watch app for standalone dictation
  • iPad app version
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • Lock screen widget
  • Push-to-talk button functionality
Show 9 more
  • Bluetooth connectivity to laptop/external devices
  • Prevent phone from locking during use
  • Landscape mode support
  • Control Center integration
  • Siri voice command integration
  • External microphone support restoration
  • Larger, customizable buttons
  • Always-on-top functionality
  • Samsung Watch app support

In-app purchases

None

QGenda

No in-app purchases

None

PowerMic Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QGenda free?
QGenda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerMic Mobile free?
PowerMic Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QGenda or PowerMic Mobile?
QGenda is rated higher. QGenda averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while PowerMic Mobile averages 2.6 from 181 ratings.
Do QGenda or PowerMic Mobile have ads?
Neither QGenda nor PowerMic Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QGenda or PowerMic Mobile?
QGenda ships an update fortnightly, and PowerMic Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, QGenda was updated on November 3, 2026 and PowerMic Mobile on November 1, 2026.

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