Comparison

athenaText vs CallMyDoc

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

Head to head
About

athenaText

A secure, HIPAA-compliant text messaging service for healthcare providers to collaborate, consult, and share information instantly. Communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues and a network of HCPs nationwide.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-compliant messaging
  • Instant collaboration
  • Share texts and images
  • Consult with peers nationwide
  • Integrated drug information
Features
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Collaborate. Consult. Connect. Introducing athenaText, the free, secure text messaging service designed especially for health care providers. Collaborate instantly Exchange information instantly and collaborate easily across care teams. Share texts, images, and medication information with your colleagues. Communicate with security and confidence Because athenaText enables HIPAA-compliant messaging, there's no need to be cryptic to avoid revealing PHI. Communicate clearly and share texts and images with the confidence that your communications are secure. Consult with your peers on the go Tap a network of HCPs across the country, courtesy of Epocrates, the #1 medical app trusted by 1 out of 2 US physicians. Invite HCPs to join you in secure conversations. Add the latest drug information athenaText is also built into athenaOne mobile app as well as athenahealth's desktop services athenaClinicals (EHR) and athenaCoordinator (order transmission & care collaboration). At your clinic or on the go, secure communication is just a tap away.

About

CallMyDoc

This app helps medical providers manage after-hours patient calls efficiently and accurately. It integrates with electronic health records, allowing for quick responses via text, templates, or voice, and automates tasks like prescription refills and appointment scheduling.

Highlights
  • Integrates with EHRs
  • Respond to calls in under 2 minutes
  • Automated patient record updates
  • Live response, texting, or templates
  • Multilingual patient communication
  • Automated prescription refills
  • Automated appointment scheduling
Features
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CallMyDoc ™ is an app that can integrate with electronic medical records including NextGen®, Athenahealth ® , Allscripts® and other electronic health records. It allows providers to handle any after hour calls in less than 2 minutes guaranteed. Safely and accurately. That is including sending back electronic automated record to the patient chart allowing providers to bill for the phone call after hour. CallMyDoc™ is currently being used nationwide by doctors in different situations to handle patient calls. Features: • Doctors can respond live or by many other modalities, including texting a response, responding by templates, recording a response etc. • Can answer the patient with any language • Sends calls with the patient's chart to the doctor's iPhone. • Schedules patients by itself when they call in. • Automatically performs important tasks by itself: Send a refill or prescription in under 30 seconds. Schedule an appointment for the patient in under 10 seconds. Talk to the patient by itself with the doctor's orders. Does the paperwork by itself and puts it back on the patient's chart.

Screenshots

athenaText3 screens
CallMyDoc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: athenaText at 76% against CallMyDoc's 40%. athenaText also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (377 vs 10). 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

athenaText holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: athenaText has 377 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of athenaText's written reviews are positive against 40% of CallMyDoc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

athenaText ships an update every 4 weeks, CallMyDoc every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
athenaText versus CallMyDoc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterathenaTextCallMyDoc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (377 ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings377 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperathenahealthSphinx Medical Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

athenaText

All ratings377 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative20.0%

CallMyDoc

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

athenaText

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on login or when switching between screens
  • Notifications not working or delayed
  • Sync issues causing loss of messages
  • Inability to log in or access the app after updates
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Snooze or do-not-disturb functionality
  • Ability to dictate notes and sign off on charts
  • Mass delete/management of message threads
  • Improved push notifications and alerts
  • Android app support

CallMyDoc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

athenaText

No in-app purchases

None

CallMyDoc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is athenaText free?
athenaText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CallMyDoc free?
CallMyDoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, athenaText or CallMyDoc?
athenaText is rated higher. athenaText averages 3.9 out of 5 from 377 ratings, while CallMyDoc averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do athenaText or CallMyDoc have ads?
Neither athenaText nor CallMyDoc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, athenaText or CallMyDoc?
athenaText ships an update every 4 weeks, and CallMyDoc every 2 months. Most recently, athenaText was updated on October 15, 2026 and CallMyDoc on October 5, 2026.

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