Comparison

PowerMic Mobile vs athenaCapture

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

Head to head
About

PowerMic Mobile

This app transforms your smartphone into a wireless microphone for medical dictation software. It also enables ambient recording and AI-powered clinical documentation generation from patient conversations, boosting clinician productivity.

Highlights
  • Wireless smartphone microphone for Dragon Medical One
  • Ambient recording for clinical conversations
  • AI-powered clinical documentation generation
  • Mobile editing for DAX
  • Single app access to multiple dictation tools
Features
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The PowerMic™ Mobile app combines wireless desktop microphone capabilities for Dragon® Medical One with ambient recording and mobile editing for DAX™. It's easy-to-use and lets you access PowerMic Mobile, DAX Copilot or both applications through a single mobile app—providing on-the-go clinician productivity powered by Dragon. One app, two powerful capabilities. * PowerMic Mobile turns your smartphone into a secure wireless microphone for use with Dragon Medical One. It gives clinicians the freedom to roam and complete clinical documentation using a smartphone as a wireless microphone at the desktop. * DAX Copilot uses conversational, ambient, and generative AI to automatically write clinical documentation from clinician-patient conversations. More than just faster notes, the new DAX offers AI-enhanced copilot experiences that go beyond automated clinical documentation. * Unlock the full app experience. Access to features within this app are available with a corresponding paid subscription to PowerMic Mobile, Dragon Medical One, and/or DAX Copilot REQUIREMENTS: * iPhone/iPod/iPad (with iOS 15+), Windows 10 PC or greater. * Internet access through a cellular service provider or Wifi (recommended). * Paid license subscription for PowerMic Mobile, Dragon Medical One, and/or DAX Copilot. Please contact your system administrator.

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

PowerMic Mobile4 screens
athenaCapture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: athenaCapture at free against PowerMic Mobile's subscription. athenaCapture also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (31% vs 19%). PowerMic Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 44). On price, update cadence, 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

athenaCapture holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 180 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of PowerMic Mobile's written reviews are positive against 31% of athenaCapture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerMic Mobile ships an update every 2 months, athenaCapture monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PowerMic Mobile versus athenaCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerMic MobileathenaCapture
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (180 ratings)3.1 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews30.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNuance Communicationsathenahealth

Customer experience

PowerMic Mobile

All ratings180 ratings
Positive35.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative53.9%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative72.3%

athenaCapture

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

Bugs and requests

PowerMic Mobile

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes during patient visits
  • Recording fails to upload or create transcription
  • Voice recognition misses first words of sentences
  • Frequent disconnections mid-dictation
  • Pairing failures with computer
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  • Login issues and auto-logout during use
  • Profile configuration URL text box unresponsive
  • Cursor movement issues during note-taking
  • Text insertion in wrong locations
  • Phone timeout/lock causes disconnection
  • Recording stops without user action
  • Inconsistent recording functionality
  • M1/M2 Mac 'jailbroken device' false positive
  • Recent update broke existing functionality
  • User data wiped after updates
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Keyboard not appearing for text input
  • App freezes and disengages
  • Word transposition errors

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple Watch app for standalone dictation
  • iPad app version
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • Lock screen widget
  • Push-to-talk button functionality
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  • Bluetooth connectivity to laptop/external devices
  • Prevent phone from locking during use
  • Landscape mode support
  • Control Center integration
  • Siri voice command integration
  • External microphone support restoration
  • Larger, customizable buttons
  • Always-on-top functionality
  • Samsung Watch app support

athenaCapture

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerMic Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

athenaCapture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerMic Mobile free?
PowerMic Mobile 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, PowerMic Mobile or athenaCapture?
athenaCapture is rated higher. PowerMic Mobile averages 2.6 out of 5 from 180 ratings, while athenaCapture averages 3.1 from 44 ratings.
Do PowerMic Mobile or athenaCapture have ads?
Neither PowerMic Mobile nor athenaCapture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerMic Mobile or athenaCapture?
PowerMic Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and athenaCapture monthly. Most recently, PowerMic Mobile was updated on September 24, 2026 and athenaCapture on September 22, 2026.

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