ModMed Practice Sandbox vs MotionMD Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ModMed Practice Sandbox
This iPad app allows medical professionals to record patient visit data in real-time, automating documentation. It's designed for use with a subscription-based web service and is ideal for various medical specialties.
- Real-time data recording
- Automated documentation
- Designed for medical specialties
- iPad native application
- Subscription-based web service integration
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Please note that modmed Practice Sandbox can only be used in conjunction with a subscription-based Web Application Service. Modernizing Medicine introduces the first native iPad application designed for medical surgical specialities — modmed Practice Sandbox for iPad. Each relevant part of the visit can be recorded in real time by the patients in the waiting room and by the medical assistants, physician extenders, or physicians in the exam room. At the end of each patient visit, data is transmitted back to the server automating documentation without costing the doctor a second.
MotionMD Companion
This medical companion app enhances functionality with MotionMD. It allows users to scan and upload documents, and scan product barcodes for inventory counts. Access is granted via a link or a one-time QR code.
- Document scanning and uploading
- Mobile device product barcode scanning
- Inventory count functionality
- Enhanced MotionMD functionality
- QR code access
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Designed to work in conjunction with MotionMD to allow for enhanced functionality. Application is accessed by clicking a link or scanning a onetime QR code. Current functionality includes document scanning and uploading and mobile device product barcode scanning for Inventory Counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ModMed Practice Sandbox at weekly against MotionMD Companion's every 23 months. ModMed Practice Sandbox also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). MotionMD Companion's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
ModMed Practice Sandbox holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
ModMed Practice Sandbox ships an update weekly, MotionMD Companion every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ModMed Practice Sandbox | MotionMD Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modernizing Medicine, Inc. | DJO, LLC |
Customer experience
ModMed Practice Sandbox
MotionMD Companion
In-app purchases
ModMed Practice Sandbox
No in-app purchases
MotionMD Companion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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