Comparison

Dr. Notes vs Epistemis

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

Head to head
About

Dr. Notes

Securely manage patient records, consultations, and appointments offline. Tailored workflows and tools for various medical specialties enhance clinical efficiency and data privacy.

Highlights
  • Offline access to patient data
  • Secure on-device storage
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Profession-specific workflows
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Billing and follow-up tracking
Features
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Dr. Notes is a secure, offline medical notes app for doctors and healthcare professionals. It helps you record consultations, manage patient information, review past visits, schedule appointments, and keep your daily clinical work organized in one place. Built for General Medicine, Psychiatry, Dentistry, and Physiotherapy, Dr. Notes provides clinical notes, tools, terminology, and workflows tailored to each practice while keeping the experience simple and easy to use. Your important patient information stays available on your device, so you can access it whenever you need it. Highlights • Works Offline – Access essential patient and clinical features without relying on an internet connection. No internet required. • Secure On-Device Data – Keep patient information stored locally for greater privacy and control. • Voice-to-Text Notes – Record consultations or dictate notes and convert speech into text. • Profession-Specific Workflows – Get clinical notes, tools, terminology, and workflows tailored to your practice. • Simple Patient Management – Quickly access patient profiles, previous visits, notes, and follow-ups. Key Features • Complete Patient Records – Keep notes, medications, allergies, vaccinations, appointments, and visit history together. • Voice Recording & Transcription – Record consultations or dictate notes and convert speech into text. • Previous Visit History – Quickly review past consultations and clinical notes from the patient record. • Clinical Tools – Access calculators, screening tools, and utilities relevant to your practice. • Appointment Management – Schedule consultations and organize your daily patient flow. • Follow-Up Tracking – Set reminders and keep track of patients who need follow-up. • Billing – Create and manage consultation bills with a simple workflow. • Attachments & Voice Clips – Add images, files, and voice recordings to clinical notes. • Profession-Specific Experience – Use terminology, note types, tools, and workflows tailored to your practice. • Simple Clinical Workflow – Clear screens and quick navigation help reduce unnecessary steps in daily documentation. Terms of Use: https://drnotesapp.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Epistemis

Features
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Epistemis is your medical study companion: guides, a real-image atlas and clinical tools in a single app that works OFFLINE. Built for medical students and for anyone preparing board exams (USMLE Step 1 and Step 2, MIR, ENARM), and useful on the ward too. GUIDES AND REVIEW • 764 guides across 40 subjects, each with three depth levels (Essential, Intermediate, Complete): the same guide adapts to whether you are in a hurry or want the detail. • 16,271 flashcards with spaced repetition (FSRS) and Anki deck import. The optimizer retunes the algorithm using your own history, on your device. • 48 guided study paths, mnemonics across 30 areas and branching clinical cases where your decisions change the outcome. • Highlighting, personal notes and a typo-tolerant search. EXAM PRACTICE • 5,103 board-style questions (2,288 MIR, 1,276 Step 1, 1,539 Step 2) with reasoning for every option, not just the correct one. 100% carry an explanation and no subject has fewer than 25. • 556 questions now show the radiograph, ECG or plate the stem talks about, taken from the app's own atlas. • Timed block exams with per-area reports and a performance curve. • More than 5,000 subject review questions, plus a mistakes notebook that brings them back when it matters. • Compare yourself with the cohort: submit a mock score —just the score— and see your percentile. Optional and off by default. REAL IMAGES AND SOUNDS • 6,803 real pieces with a teaching layer: 4,094 ECGs, 1,238 radiographs, 353 histology, 284 gross pathology, 168 dermatology, 114 anatomy plates, 38 auscultation sounds and 508 more across eight areas. Every case carries provenance, licence and an integrity fingerprint, and its editorial status is recorded in the atlas catalogue. • 38 real heart and lung auscultation sounds and layered 3D anatomy. • Every image shows its source and license. CLINICAL TOOLS • 317 calculators and scores across 27 specialties (CKD-EPI 2021, Cockcroft-Gault, CHA2DS2-VASc, Child-Pugh, NEWS2, Wells, qSOFA and more), always showing the formula and its reference. • Drug reference with 372 drugs across 21 systems, drug interactions and renal dose adjustment. • Differential diagnosis by clinical presentation, including the can't-miss diagnoses. • 34 interactive decision algorithms, lab values, a 9,659-term glossary and 1,082 symptoms with their red flags. • Emergency, consultation and OSCE station simulators. CLIO, YOUR AI TUTOR • Ask your guides: Clio answers from the app's own content and CITES where each statement comes from. • Analyzes images (an ECG, a radiograph, a lab report) and walks you through a systematic reading, step by step — up to three images per question. • Clinical Clio reasons through a case separating data, inference and uncertainty, and an audit checks it does not cite what does not exist. • Included when you sign in, with an allowance. You can also bring your own Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini key, with no limit. EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH • Source library, on-device PDF reading, PICO projects and reproducible PubMed queries. • Interpretation of RR, OR, HR, CI, ARR and NNT, plus a sensitivity/specificity and predictive-value lab. YOUR PROGRESS, WITH YOU • Works offline, always. An account is optional. • Questions and guide corrections arrive without waiting for a new app version. • With an account, your notes, cards and progress sync across devices and merge without losing anything. • No ads. No trackers. Your data is never sold or shared. — Disclaimer: Epistemis is educational and review material. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose or prescribe, and it does not replace formal medical training, current clinical guidelines or the judgment of a healthcare professional.

Screenshots

Dr. Notes4 screens
Epistemis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Epistemis at none against Dr. Notes's 1. Epistemis also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dr. Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Epistemis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dr. Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Epistemis every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dr. Notes versus Epistemis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr. NotesEpistemis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB540 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdhish TechnologiesDavid Aldana

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dr. Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Dr.Notes Premium$4.991 Month
None

Epistemis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr. Notes free?
Dr. Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Epistemis free?
Epistemis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dr. Notes or Epistemis have ads?
Neither Dr. Notes nor Epistemis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dr. Notes or Epistemis?
Dr. Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Epistemis every 3 days. Most recently, Dr. Notes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Epistemis on October 31, 2026.

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