Comparison

Deltapath Acute vs TaskRN

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

Head to head
About

Deltapath Acute

This app provides a mobile communication solution for healthcare professionals, integrating with nurse call systems, EMRs, and medical equipment. It allows for instant access to patient data and communication, streamlining workflows in hospitals and senior residences.

Highlights
  • Integrates with nurse call systems
  • Access EMR and patient data
  • Real-time alerts for nurse calls
  • Emergency call triggering
  • Push-to-talk communication
  • QR code sign-in
Features
Read full description

Deltapath® Acute™ is a communication solution designed to give complete mobility in healthcare environments such as hospitals, nursing homes, and senior residences. It integrates with industry-renowned nurse call systems, electronic medical record systems, surveillance cameras, and medical equipment sensors, delivering mobility on popular smartphones and tablets. Within a single device, physicians and nurses will have access to lab results, status feed from monitoring equipment, radiology reports, and patient data. Physicians and nurses can communicate with patients effectively using their preferred mobile devices. Deltapath® Acute™ notifies and alerts Nurses on-duty to see important data such as the purpose of the call, patient's name, bed number, and name of a responsible physician on their mobile whenever a patient presses the nurse call button in bed. In the event of an emergency, the nurse can press the emergency button and Deltapath Acute will trigger a call to the physicians on-duty; prompting the patient's data and override any calls in progress with an emergency alert tone until the call is answered by one of the physicians. In addition, the physician will be able to communicate instantly with the responding nurse on-scene. Hospitals no longer need to invest in traditional DECT phone systems and having staff to carry around multiple communication devices. Consolidate all forms of communications inside the hospital on a single mobile device. Feature Highlights Push-To-Talk walkie-talkie style group communication over Bluetooth headsets Scan QR code to Sign In Send Your Location to Your Colleagues Prompt Your Presence information to your colleagues before they call you

About

TaskRN

This app helps nurses manage their patient care tasks efficiently. It allows for creating reminders, receiving automated notifications, and organizing patient information to improve charting accuracy and reduce stress during shifts.

Highlights
  • Patient care reminders
  • Automated push notifications
  • Task prioritization
  • Patient list management
  • Accurate charting reference
  • HIPAA compliant
Read full description

FREE 2-WEEK ACCESS – Create unlimited patient care reminders and receive automated push notifications before the task is due. Stay on task and group your cares with ease. **Designed for CNAs, nursing students, new graduates (BSN, LPN, RN), and experienced nurses. **Trusted by hundreds of nurses across the country. **Extremely easy & effective to use. **HIPAA compliant! Hospital and clinic computers lock you down. Manage your tasks and group your cares as you move freely around your clinical location. Completed tasks are stored so you can reference them in your patient charting. ABOUT TASKRN We know you want to regain control of your shift. In order to do that, you need a reliable tool that helps you prioritize your patient cares. The problem is, there is never enough time to get everything done. This makes you feel stressed, scatterbrained, and unsure of what to do first. We believe you shouldn’t be focused on tasks alone, but instead, focused on providing the best care possible for your patients. We understand it’s paralyzing when you lose your paper brain, which is why we worked with hundreds of nurses to develop a digital tool that organizes your tasks, reminds you when things are due, and allows you to focus on your patients. Here's how it’s done: 1. Download taskRN 2. Plan your work 3. Work your plan 4. Go home on time So, download taskRN today and go from your tasks controlling you, to you controlling your tasks. FEATURES taskRN will keep you on track as you complete your shift. Schedule tasks with ease and sort them to prioritize patient cares. • Add, Delete, Edit Patients – change your patient list as your shift evolves. • Scheduled, PRN, and Departmental Tasks – create single event, repeatable, or departmental specific tasks. • Push Notification Reminders – automatically receive reminders at 60 minutes and 15 minutes prior to the task due time. • Prioritize Tasks – multiple sorting options allow users to prioritize what tasks should be completed first. • Accurate Charting – reference your completed tasks list to improve the accuracy of your charting. **ALL NURSES, click the developer section under this description for a link to the plusRN app. NexGen Clinical Education Privacy Policy: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/privacy-policy NexGen Clinical Education Terms of Use: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/terms-of-use-apple

Screenshots

Deltapath Acute4 screens
TaskRN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Deltapath Acute at 5.0 against TaskRN's 4.2. Deltapath Acute also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). TaskRN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TaskRN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Deltapath Acute asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deltapath Acute holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskRN has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deltapath Acute ships an update every 6 months, TaskRN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Deltapath Acute versus TaskRN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeltapath AcuteTaskRN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDeltapath, Inc.Intuitive RN LLC

Customer experience

Deltapath Acute

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TaskRN

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Deltapath Acute

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskRN

Subscriptions3
  • full access to ClockWise RN14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Deltapath Acute free?
Deltapath Acute is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskRN free?
TaskRN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deltapath Acute or TaskRN?
Deltapath Acute is rated higher. Deltapath Acute averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TaskRN averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Deltapath Acute or TaskRN have ads?
Neither Deltapath Acute nor TaskRN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deltapath Acute or TaskRN?
Deltapath Acute ships an update every 6 months, and TaskRN every 2 months. Most recently, Deltapath Acute was updated on August 20, 2026 and TaskRN on September 8, 2026.

Other comparisons