BestNotes Mobile vs ObservSMART 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BestNotes Mobile
This mobile application serves as a portable extension of a comprehensive Electronic Health Record and Customer Relationship Management system. It is specifically designed for healthcare professionals to manage patient information and client relationships efficiently while on the go. The system is HIPAA compliant, ensuring data privacy and security for sensitive health records.
- On-the-go EHR/CRM access
- HIPAA compliant
- Patient information management
- Client relationship management
- Designed for healthcare industry
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BestNotes Mobile is the on-the-go companion to the acclaimed BestNotes EHR/CRM, a HIPAA compliant Customer Relationship Management and Electronic Health Record database system designed for the health care industry. BestNotes is used by health care professionals in a variety of fields including: • Residential Treatment Centers • Intensive Outpatient Clinics • Community Based Behavioral Health Agencies • Private Practice Clinicians • Outdoor Therapeutic Programs • Sober Living Programs • Residential Schools • Special Education Centers • Transitional Programs • Educational Consultants • Mental Health Professionals
ObservSMART 1
This application enhances continuous patient monitoring for high-risk individuals. It helps maintain safety, care quality, and reduces risks of self-harm, suicide, and elopement through engaging observation and timely alerts.
- Q15 checks or randomized intervals
- Observer engagement with patients
- Audio alerts for observer status
- Supervisory alerts for missed observations
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ObservSMART 1:1 is an add-on to the original ObservSMART system that assists in continuous monitoring of high-risk patients. Together with the original system, ObservSMART 1:1 promotes safety, continuity, and quality care while also greatly reducing risks related to self-harm, suicide, and elopement. App Features • Q15 checks or randomized intervals • Keeps observers engaged with the patient • Audio alerts for observers that have fallen asleep or left the proximity of the patient • Supervisory alerts for observers that have fallen asleep, missed observations, or left the proximity of the patient
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ObservSMART 1 at 4.0 against BestNotes Mobile's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
ObservSMART 1 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BestNotes Mobile | ObservSMART 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BestNotes, LLC | Invisalert |
Customer experience
BestNotes Mobile
ObservSMART 1
In-app purchases
BestNotes Mobile
No in-app purchases
ObservSMART 1
No in-app purchases
Questions
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