Comparison

Cerner Camera Capture vs athenaCapture

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

Head to head
About

Cerner Camera Capture

Securely capture and store clinical photos from an iOS device directly to a patient's record. This app enables clinicians to access the EHR remotely, streamlining workflows outside of facility walls.

Highlights
  • Secure clinical photo acquisition
  • Store photos in patient record
  • Remote EHR access
  • Streamlined clinician workflows
  • iOS device support
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Cerner Camera Capture for iPad® and iPhone® supports fast, easy and smart workflows for the clinician. Cerner Camera Capture enables users to securely acquire and store clinical photos to the patient record from an iOS device. Cerner Camera Capture also provides secure access for users needing access to the EHR outside of the facility's walls. IMPORTANT: Cerner Camera Capture requires your organization to have a valid license and be on release 2012.01 or higher. A CareAware MultiMedia license is also required. If you are unsure about the availability of Cerner Camera Capture at your organization, please contact your IT department or your Cerner representative.

About

athenaCapture

Easily add image documentation to your athenaNet workflows directly from your smartphone or tablet. Securely capture patient photos, insurance cards, and encounter-specific images without storing them insecurely on your device.

Highlights
  • Image documentation capture
  • Encounter embedded image capture
  • Patient photo capture
  • Insurance card capture
  • Secure image transfer
  • Direct integration with athenaNet
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The athenaCapture mobile app and its supporting athenaNet workflows provide a simple, secure way for users to add image documentation into athenaNet via smartphone or tablet device. Supported workflows currently include: - Simple image documentation capture - Encounter embedded image documentation capture - Patient photo capture - Insurance card capture Images pass directly from the point of capture — athenaCapture — to athenaNet, and are never stored unsecured, e.g., in a device camera roll, a memory card inserted into a camera, etc., without manual intermediate steps.

Screenshots

Cerner Camera Capture4 screens
athenaCapture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cerner Camera Capture at 3.9 against athenaCapture's 3.1. athenaCapture's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Cerner Camera Capture holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Cerner Camera Capture's written reviews are positive against 31% of athenaCapture's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cerner Camera Capture ships an update every 3 months, athenaCapture monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cerner Camera Capture versus athenaCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCerner Camera CaptureathenaCapture
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better3.1 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews30.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2044 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCerner Corporationathenahealth

Customer experience

Cerner Camera Capture

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

athenaCapture

All ratings44 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative38.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

None

Cerner Camera Capture

No in-app purchases

None

athenaCapture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cerner Camera Capture free?
Cerner Camera Capture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is athenaCapture free?
athenaCapture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cerner Camera Capture or athenaCapture?
Cerner Camera Capture is rated higher. Cerner Camera Capture averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while athenaCapture averages 3.1 from 44 ratings.
Do Cerner Camera Capture or athenaCapture have ads?
Neither Cerner Camera Capture nor athenaCapture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cerner Camera Capture or athenaCapture?
Cerner Camera Capture ships an update every 3 months, and athenaCapture monthly. Most recently, Cerner Camera Capture was updated on August 21, 2026 and athenaCapture on September 22, 2026.

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