Comparison

mdMessage vs nMobile

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

Head to head
About

mdMessage

Securely message healthcare professionals and colleagues with this HIPAA-compliant application. Share unlimited messages, photos, and audio notes across all your devices. Enjoy fast, secure communication with advanced privacy features.

Highlights
  • HIPAA compliant secure messaging
  • Unlimited messages, photos, and audio notes
  • Syncs across all devices (desktop, tablet, phone)
  • Message deletion from devices and browsers
  • Photo sharing without saving to camera roll
  • Large group chats and identifiable patient chats
Features
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Message securely with MD Message for Healthcare. MD Message™ seamlessly syncs across all of your devices and can be used on desktops, tablets and phone alike. You can send an unlimited amount of messages, photos, and audio notes. Built for the enterprise, MD Message™ truly is the #1 app for HIPAA compliant secure messaging for healthcare information. Message anyone you work with, message with any colleagues or peers from around the country. This is the first messaging app that is secure, HIPAA compliant, and open to the entire medical community. Invite your colleagues, peers, assistants, nurses, all securely, all for free. We pride ourselves on the focus of security and simplicity. Why Switch to MD Message™ FAST: MD Message™ is the fastest secure HIPAA compliant application on the market. It uses a distributed infrastructure with data centers positioned around the country to connect you to the fastest and closet server SECURE: We made it our mission to provide the best security and have provided our users secure features. Delete your message from your device or others. Share photos that do not store in your camera roll. Ability to wipe your entire message tread from any web browser. GROUP CHAT & SHARING: With MD Message, you can form large group chats with dozens of members. You can create individual Patient chats that are easily identifiable in your threads. You can add anyone to your contacts in MD Message from peers, colleagues, family and friends. 100% FREE & NO ADS. MD Message™ is free PRIVACY: We take your privacy seriously and NO THIRD PARTY will ever have access to your data. SUPPORT: For real-time support please go to New Chat - MD Message Support - and text us, ask a question or provide feedback via our feedback tool. PREMIUM: If you would like a premium installation that is private to your organization, please contact us at sales@mdtech.com or text us a new chat.

About

nMobile

This secure messaging app prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data on your device. It offers end-to-end encrypted chats, group management, and cross-platform compatibility. An optional wallet feature allows for managing cryptocurrency.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted chat
  • Group chat management
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • HTML/Markdown message formatting
  • Optional cryptocurrency wallet
  • NKN token support
Features
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nMobile secure chat protects your personal data by keeping it on your device where it belongs. All messages are encrypted and no data is ever stored in the cloud. Key features of nMobile: D-Chat: – Secure group chat and private one-on-one chat with end-to-end and hop by hop encryption – Manage private groups (group admin, add/remove user, mute) – Cross platform, chat with other nMobile users or use our compatible web browser plugin to securely chat with users on almost any device – Send images, animated gifs, and format your messages with HTML/MarkDown NKN Mobile Wallet (optional): – NKN Mainnet token formats supported – Manage your NKN wallet right from your mobile, create or import an existing wallet and export your wallet for backup. – Send or receive NKN token payments General: – supports both English and Chinese language nMobile is developed by NKN.org. NKN is building the world's largest mesh network featuring new communication services such as content delivery, secure messaging, and direct file transfer.

Screenshots

mdMessage4 screens
nMobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: mdMessage at 5.0 against nMobile's 4.8. nMobile's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

mdMessage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nMobile has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mdMessage ships an update every 4 months, nMobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mdMessage versus nMobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermdMessagenMobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews—91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB73 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMedical Design Technologies, LLCNKN Labs Inc.

Customer experience

mdMessage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

nMobile

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

mdMessage

No in-app purchases

None

nMobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mdMessage free?
mdMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nMobile free?
nMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mdMessage or nMobile?
mdMessage is rated higher. mdMessage averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while nMobile averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do mdMessage or nMobile have ads?
Neither mdMessage nor nMobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mdMessage or nMobile?
mdMessage ships an update every 4 months, and nMobile every 3 months. Most recently, mdMessage was updated on September 25, 2026 and nMobile on September 8, 2026.

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