Comparison

Cerner Message Center vs ToCARE

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

Head to head
About

Cerner Message Center

This app facilitates secure messaging workflows for physicians, allowing them to view, compose, reply, and forward messages. It also enables cosigning orders and endorsing results, providing essential EHR access outside of traditional clinic settings.

Highlights
  • View messages, reminders, consults, receipts, sent items, and trash
  • Compose, reply, and forward phone messages
  • Cosign orders
  • Endorse results
  • Secure EHR access
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PowerChart Touch Message Center for iPad and iPhone supports fast, easy and smart messaging workflows for the physician including: • Ability to view messages, reminders, consults, receipts, sent items and trash • Ability to compose, reply, and forward phone messages • Ability to cosign orders and endorse results PowerChart Touch Message Center also provides secure access for physicians needing access to the EHR outside of clinic walls. IMPORTANT: PowerChart Touch Message Center requires your organization to have a valid license and be on release 2012.01 or higher. If you are unsure about the availability of PowerChart Touch Message Center at your organization, please contact your IT department or your Cerner representative.

About

ToCARE

This platform streamlines clinical coordination for anesthesia teams, centralizing perioperative risk capture and secure communication. It facilitates real-time patient handoffs and manages operating room assignments to prevent missed information during care transitions.

Highlights
  • Real-time patient handoffs
  • Structured clinical intake with risk assessment
  • HIPAA-compliant secure messaging
  • Operating room assignment and coordination
  • Push notifications for critical updates
  • PIN and biometric authentication
  • Offline-resilient with auto-sync
Features
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ToCARE is the clinical coordination platform built for anesthesia teams. It centralizes perioperative risk capture and secure clinician communication to eliminate missed information during care transitions. KEY FEATURES • Real-time patient handoffs between anesthesia providers • Clinical intake with structured risk assessment (cardiovascular, pulmonary, airway, and more) • Secure HIPAA-compliant messaging between team members • Supervisor designation management • Operating room assignment and coordination • Push notifications for handoff requests, assignment changes, and break coordination • PIN and biometric (Face ID / Touch ID) authentication • Offline-resilient with auto-sync BUILT FOR • CRNAs (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) • Anesthesiologists / Physician Anesthesiologists SECURITY & COMPLIANCE • HIPAA-compliant end-to-end • Data encrypted at rest and in transit • PIN + biometric device lock • Remote device lock and wipe by administrators ToCARE requires an active account provisioned by your hospital or practice. Contact your administrator or visit tocare.ai to learn more.

Screenshots

Cerner Message Center2 screens
ToCARE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ToCARE at 5.0 against Cerner Message Center's 3.0. ToCARE also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). Cerner Message Center's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ToCARE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cerner Message Center has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cerner Message Center ships an update every 2 months, ToCARE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cerner Message Center versus ToCARE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCerner Message CenterToCARE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (27 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCerner CorporationToCARE LLC

Customer experience

Cerner Message Center

All ratings27 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

ToCARE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cerner Message Center

No in-app purchases

None

ToCARE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cerner Message Center free?
Cerner Message Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToCARE free?
ToCARE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cerner Message Center or ToCARE?
ToCARE is rated higher. Cerner Message Center averages 3.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while ToCARE averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cerner Message Center or ToCARE have ads?
Neither Cerner Message Center nor ToCARE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cerner Message Center or ToCARE?
Cerner Message Center ships an update every 2 months, and ToCARE every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cerner Message Center was updated on September 18, 2026 and ToCARE on September 20, 2026.

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