Cerner Camera Capture vs athenaCapture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Cerner Camera Capture | athenaCapture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (20 ratings) — better | 3.1 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cerner Corporation | athenahealth |
Customer experience
Cerner Camera Capture
athenaCapture
In-app purchases
Cerner Camera Capture
No in-app purchases
athenaCapture
No in-app purchases
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