Comparison

RNotes® vs Nurse Charting Pro

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

Head to head
About

RNotes®

This clinical reference app provides nurses and students with quick access to essential medical information, including guidelines, procedures, and exam preparation tools. It features full-color images, charts, and customizable notes to enhance patient care and learning.

Highlights
  • Quick-reference clinical nursing information
  • Updated AHA guidelines
  • Full-color images and charts
  • NCLEX exam topic indicators
  • Step-by-step procedures and assessment guidance
  • Customizable notes and highlights
  • Nursing alerts for critical safety information
Features
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** The essential clinical companion for nurses and students ** ABOUT RNOTES® RNotes is a quick-reference application that puts the latest clinically-focused nursing information at your fingertips, helping you improve patient care. Find answers fast by browsing or searching, then review clinical findings, collaborative management, and quick-read information along with full-color images and charts. The latest edition also helps students prepare for the NCLEX examinations by noting topics that are covered on the exam. FEATURES • Answers to the questions faced in clinical rotations • Updated AHA guidelines • Full-color images and figures • NCLEX icons indicating topics found on licensure exam • Step-by-step procedures and enhanced physical assessment guidance • Details for interpreting ECG, lab values, priority interventions, and more • Convenient tables and charts for finding information quickly • Ability to make custom notes and highlights within entries • Nursing alerts highlighting critical safety information • “Favorites” for bookmarking important topics Author: Ehren Myers Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Nurse Charting Pro

Streamline bedside nursing documentation with structured charting for psychiatric and med-surg patients. Generate AI-powered nursing notes and SBAR handoff reports directly from your charted data. Supports various clinical settings and offers offline charting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Structured charting for psych and med-surg
  • AI-generated nursing notes
  • SBAR handoff reports
  • Room-by-room patient organization
  • Offline charting capabilities
  • On-device encryption
  • EHR and C-CDA export options
Features
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Nurse Charting Pro is a psych and med-surg charting app for bedside RNs who need structured nursing documentation without starting from a blank page. Chart room by room during your shift. Generate AI nursing notes from your charted data. Hand off with a structured SBAR report. Built for nurses who need faster, clearer shift documentation across real clinical workflows: psych, med-surg, tele, ICU, step-down, wound care, float pool, home health, visiting care, and VA settings. CHART YOUR SHIFT AS YOU GO Assign rooms, start your shift, and keep each patient organized in one mobile workflow. Track what has been charted, review completed charts, add free-form notes, and see shift-level summaries before handoff. PSYCH CHARTING Document psychiatric observations across structured categories: - Environment - Mental and emotional state - Thought patterns and behavior - Safety assessment - Speech and interactions - Function and daily living - Medical monitoring Use structured prompts for SI, HI, AVH, behavior, mood, functioning, group attendance, medication compliance, discharge status, CIWA, COWS, and safety details. CLINICAL CHARTING Use built-in clinical charting tools for bedside documentation: - Head-to-toe assessment - Vitals and pain scale - IV lines and access sites - Glasgow Coma Scale - Morse Fall Scale - Braden Scale - Skin and wound assessment - Safety checks - Notes and patient education AI NURSING NOTES Complete structured assessment fields, then generate a nursing narrative from the charted data. Review the result, edit when needed, and copy it into your EMR or CPRS. AI supports documentation. Clinical judgment stays with you. SBAR HANDOFF REPORTS Generate a verbal SBAR handoff report from actual charted data. Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation are organized from your shift information so you can hand off with less last-minute reconstruction. EXPORT AND EHR WORKFLOWS Use copy, share, EHR, and C-CDA export options depending on your workflow. Nurse Charting Pro supports modern interoperability paths including FHIR R4 / SMART on FHIR workflows for Epic and Oracle Health/Cerner environments where configured. BUILT FOR - Psych RNs - Med-surg RNs - Wound care nurses - Float pool and travel nurses - Night shift nurses - Home health and visiting nurses - VA nurses using CPRS - Nursing students learning structured documentation PRIVACY-MINDED MOBILE CHARTING Nurse Charting Pro is designed for mobile nursing workflows with on-device encryption and end-of-shift patient data deletion. Offline charting helps you keep working when connectivity is unreliable. Always review generated narratives for accuracy before using them in official medical records. Nurse Charting Pro is a documentation aid and does not replace clinical judgment, facility policy, or EHR requirements. Terms of Use: https://nursechartingpro.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://nursechartingpro.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

RNotes®4 screens
Nurse Charting Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nurse Charting Pro at 100% against RNotes®'s 0%. Nurse Charting Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). RNotes®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RNotes® sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Nurse Charting Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nurse Charting Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RNotes® has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of RNotes®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Nurse Charting Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RNotes® ships an update every 7 months, Nurse Charting Pro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RNotes® versus Nurse Charting Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRNotes®Nurse Charting Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB36 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Forecast Fusion LLC

Customer experience

RNotes®

All ratings41 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Nurse Charting Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RNotes®

One-time3
  • RNotes® 4th Edition$29.99
  • RNotes® 5th Edition$29.99
  • RNotes$29.99
4 purchases

Nurse Charting Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Charting Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Charting Pro+ Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
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  • Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is RNotes® free?
RNotes® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nurse Charting Pro free?
Nurse Charting Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RNotes® or Nurse Charting Pro?
Nurse Charting Pro is rated higher. RNotes® averages 4.5 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Nurse Charting Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RNotes® or Nurse Charting Pro have ads?
Nurse Charting Pro shows ads; RNotes® does not.
Which is updated more often, RNotes® or Nurse Charting Pro?
RNotes® ships an update every 7 months, and Nurse Charting Pro every 3 days. Most recently, RNotes® was updated on October 22, 2026 and Nurse Charting Pro on October 18, 2026.

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