Comparison

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App 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

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App

This app allows clinicians to dictate patient encounters and send audio recordings to transcriptionists securely. It offers flexible recording, playback, and editing options, enabling more natural workflows and accurate documentation for better patient care.

Highlights
  • Dictate encounter narratives
  • Secure audio recording transmission
  • Patient search and lookup
  • Online/offline dictation capture
  • Document review and editing
  • HIPAA-compliant security features
  • STAT transcription support
Features
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Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App is a mobile application that allows clinicians to dictate encounter narrative, review and send the audio recording to a Medical Transcriptionist using secure data transmission, providing the ability to capture the patient story anytime, anywhere. The app allows clinicians to utilize a mobile dictation solution without carrying an extra device (DVR), having to dock a device, or having to find an available dictation station, PC or telephone in order to document a patient encounter. With flexible recording, playback and editing options, Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App lets clinicians dictate on their terms to help them work more naturally, reduce costs, relay their patient’s story more accurately and ultimately deliver better care. It builds on the same cloud-based M*Modal Speech Understanding technology powering Solventum solutions, so existing clinician voice profiles can be used easily and instantly for optimal accuracy. Features: • Patient search via name, patient ID, account number, barcode sticker scanning, or manual entry of data • Patient lookup generated from a schedule interface with real-time updates when connected and view patients in chronological order of their appointment. (Requires separate interface) • List of all work types supported by the Fluency For Transcription platform • Online or offline dictation capture • Ability to use LTE/4G or Wi-Fi connectivity for uploading dictations • Ability to suspend jobs for later review/resume/completion • Enhanced document review, edit, and E-Sign of transcribed reports capabilities • Security features meeting HIPAA guidelines including authentication, inactivity timeout, encryption of data on device, secure communication over TLS 1.2 • Transcription services priority service level (STAT) support for rapid turnaround • Ability to send direct feedback to Solventum support from within the application • More Physician and Workflow centric Intuitive UI • iPad® Optimization with support for both landscape and portrait modes • Adoption Services program REQUIREMENTS •M*Modal Fluency for Transcription™ platform customer •iPhone mobile dictation option enabled on platform for your account •Assigned user name and password (from facility admin)

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

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App4 screens
PowerMic Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App at 3.5 against PowerMic Mobile's 2.6. Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and device support (4 vs 2). PowerMic Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerMic Mobile has 180 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App's written reviews are positive against 19% of PowerMic Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App ships an update monthly, PowerMic Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App versus PowerMic Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolventum™ Fluency™ Mobile AppPowerMic Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (21 ratings) — better2.6 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings21180 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB83 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSolventum US LLCNuance Communications

Customer experience

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App

All ratings21 ratings
Positive52.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%

PowerMic Mobile

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

Bugs and requests

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App

No in-app purchases

None

PowerMic Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App free?
Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App 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, Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App or PowerMic Mobile?
Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App is rated higher. Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App averages 3.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while PowerMic Mobile averages 2.6 from 180 ratings.
Do Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App or PowerMic Mobile have ads?
Neither Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App nor PowerMic Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App or PowerMic Mobile?
Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App ships an update monthly, and PowerMic Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Solventum™ Fluency™ Mobile App was updated on September 6, 2026 and PowerMic Mobile on September 24, 2026.

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