PerfectServe LB Scheduling vs Datamede
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PerfectServe LB Scheduling
Manage your medical staff schedules with ease. View your group and individual schedules, trade shifts with colleagues, and communicate directly from the app. This tool is designed for physicians and medical staff using an existing Lightning Bolt account.
- View monthly schedules
- Trade shifts with colleagues
- Submit request notes
- Contact colleagues directly
- Group and individual schedules
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NOTE: This app requires an existing Lightning Bolt account. Lightning Bolt Solutions is the leading provider of medical staff scheduling software and solutions. Lightning Bolt is used by thousands of physicians across a variety of specialties and practices including Radiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Hospitalist Medicine, Emergency Response, and multi-disciplinary clinics and hospitals. FEATURES: -View up to one month of group and individual schedules -Conveniently trade shifts with your colleagues -View and submit extended notes along with your requests -Contact a colleague directly from the schedule by tapping their name If you are a Lightning Bolt user and experience any issues with the app, please contact us at mobile@lightning-bolt.com
Datamede
This AI-powered application assists medical providers in efficiently capturing charges and streamlining the payment process. It offers advanced analytics to improve physician engagement, leading to enhanced quality, efficiency, and revenue.
- AI-powered charge capture
- Reduced service to payment cycle
- Minimized administrative burden
- Advanced analytics and insights
- Enhanced physician engagement
- Improved revenue
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An AI-powered mobile app for medical providers to seamlessly capture charges, reduce service to payment cycle, and minimize administrative burden. Advanced analytics and insights enhance physician engagement, improving both quality and efficiency of charge capture, with a significant improvement in revenues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Datamede at 100% against PerfectServe LB Scheduling's 16%. Datamede also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). PerfectServe LB Scheduling's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Datamede holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PerfectServe LB Scheduling has 148 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of PerfectServe LB Scheduling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Datamede's.
PerfectServe LB Scheduling ships an update monthly, Datamede every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PerfectServe LB Scheduling | Datamede |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (148 ratings) | 3.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightning Bolt Solutions | Datamede Inc. |
Customer experience
PerfectServe LB Scheduling
Datamede
Bugs and requests
PerfectServe LB Scheduling
Reported bugs
20 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- App does not load
- App constantly crashes
- App keeps logging off
- App requires re-login frequently
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- App does not sync to calendar
- App has scrolling issues (can't see full schedule)
- App defaults to wrong view/schedule
- App has slow loading times (spinning circle)
- App screen view jumps around
- App does not update schedule
- App crashes when submitting time off requests
- App shows incorrect assignments
- App has time zone issues with calendar import
- App opens to a bright white screen
- App requires force closing and reopening to switch views
- App has issues with the 'thinking' circle
- App requires holding finger on screen to prevent jumping
- App does not populate to calendar
- App has issues with 'Now', 'Finished', 'Upcoming' assignments
Requested features
17 requests- Shift Pool feature
- Dark mode option
- Disable wellness survey
- Sync schedule with iOS calendar
- Face ID/biometric login
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- Remember login credentials
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Full month calendar view
- View past requests
- Easier login
- Section for sell/trade shifts
- Add time off requests easily
- Messaging and bulletin boards
- Ability to adapt to individual needs
- Push notifications
- Improve UI for large practices
- Fix midnight overlap display
Datamede
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PerfectServe LB Scheduling
No in-app purchases
Datamede
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PerfectServe LB Scheduling free?
Is Datamede free?
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