Patient eSignature vs Centric Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patient eSignature
This app streamlines patient consent processes by allowing electronic signatures and data input on iPads. It offers features like location-based patient lists, form selection, and multiple input types including text and witness stamps. Organizations require a valid license and specific release versions to use the service.
- Electronic patient signatures
- Location-based patient lists
- Form selection and descriptions
- Completion summary
- Multiple input types (text, checkboxes)
- Witness stamp functionality
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Patient eSignature - Mobile for iPad supports fast, easy and smart workflows for patient consents requiring a signature. Patient eSignature - Mobile allows patients to sign key consents and includes the following key features: Location-based patient list Form selection list Patient transition view with form descriptions Completion Summary Multiple input features: ▸ Signature(s) ▸ Checkboxes ▸ Free text ▸ Witness stamp IMPORTANT: Once a new version of the app is made available the previous version of the app expires 45 days later. Patient eSignature - Mobile requires your organization to have a valid license and be on release 2012.01 or higher. If you are unsure about the availability of Cerner Mobile eSignature at your organization, please contact your IT department or your Cerner representative.
Centric Notes
Streamline the creation of detailed clinical treatment notes for dental professionals. This app helps you write accurate, readable, and thorough legal notes in minutes, covering various dental procedures.
- Create detailed treatment notes
- Save time on clinical documentation
- Ensure readable and consistent notes
- Supports various dental procedures
- Digital and print formats
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C Notes enables you to create highly accurate detailed treatment notes in about 2 minutes. Writing complete and accurate clinical notes is time consuming. Centric notes saves you time. Plenty of time, but with the peace of mind knowing that you are writing detailed legal clinical notes. Whether in digital format, or in print, your treatment notes should be readable, consistent and thorough. C Notes enables you to write detailed clinical notes on all treatments of dentistry including crowns, fillings, root canals, oral surgery, implants and others.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Centric Notes at 5.0 against Patient eSignature's 3.0. Patient eSignature's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Centric Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patient eSignature has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Patient eSignature ships an update every 4 months, Centric Notes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patient eSignature | Centric Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cerner Corporation | C Notes, LLC |
Customer experience
Patient eSignature
Centric Notes
In-app purchases
Patient eSignature
No in-app purchases
Centric Notes
No in-app purchases
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