Comparison

DynaMed vs TaskRN

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

Head to head
About

DynaMed

This tool provides clinicians with efficient, evidence-based patient care guidance. It offers timely analysis and synthesis of medical literature, updated daily by medical professionals. Mobile access ensures continuous work with syncing between desktop and mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based patient care guidance
  • Daily medical literature review
  • Objective analysis and synthesis
  • Physician-authored content
  • Mobile access with syncing
  • On-the-go clinical support
Features
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DynaMed is a trusted, evidence-based clinical decision support tool designed by clinicians, for clinicians, to help make faster, more informed decisions at the point of care. Rigorous daily review of medical literature by our editorial team of expert physicians and methodologists ensures timely and objective analysis, synthesis, and guidance are always at your fingertips. Now available with Dyna AI* for faster, trusted answers to your clinical queries. Dyna AI synthesizes DynaMed content into actionable, concise responses with full transparency into source references. What You Can Do with DynaMed • Access clinically relevant answers at the point of care. • Review evidence and expert interpretation with clear transparency. • Stay current with daily updates based on ongoing literature surveillance. • Access content seamlessly across mobile and desktop experiences. • Use content online or offline. Who Can Use This App: This app is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, trainees, and other healthcare professionals with access to DynaMed through their institution. Why Clinicians Choose DynaMed: DynaMed helps clinicians make informed decisions with confidence by delivering trusted evidence, expert analysis, and practical guidance wherever care happens. *Dyna AI availability is dependent on your subscription and access level.

About

TaskRN

This app helps nurses manage their patient care tasks efficiently. It allows for creating reminders, receiving automated notifications, and organizing patient information to improve charting accuracy and reduce stress during shifts.

Highlights
  • Patient care reminders
  • Automated push notifications
  • Task prioritization
  • Patient list management
  • Accurate charting reference
  • HIPAA compliant
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FREE 2-WEEK ACCESS – Create unlimited patient care reminders and receive automated push notifications before the task is due. Stay on task and group your cares with ease. **Designed for CNAs, nursing students, new graduates (BSN, LPN, RN), and experienced nurses. **Trusted by hundreds of nurses across the country. **Extremely easy & effective to use. **HIPAA compliant! Hospital and clinic computers lock you down. Manage your tasks and group your cares as you move freely around your clinical location. Completed tasks are stored so you can reference them in your patient charting. ABOUT TASKRN We know you want to regain control of your shift. In order to do that, you need a reliable tool that helps you prioritize your patient cares. The problem is, there is never enough time to get everything done. This makes you feel stressed, scatterbrained, and unsure of what to do first. We believe you shouldn’t be focused on tasks alone, but instead, focused on providing the best care possible for your patients. We understand it’s paralyzing when you lose your paper brain, which is why we worked with hundreds of nurses to develop a digital tool that organizes your tasks, reminds you when things are due, and allows you to focus on your patients. Here's how it’s done: 1. Download taskRN 2. Plan your work 3. Work your plan 4. Go home on time So, download taskRN today and go from your tasks controlling you, to you controlling your tasks. FEATURES taskRN will keep you on track as you complete your shift. Schedule tasks with ease and sort them to prioritize patient cares. • Add, Delete, Edit Patients – change your patient list as your shift evolves. • Scheduled, PRN, and Departmental Tasks – create single event, repeatable, or departmental specific tasks. • Push Notification Reminders – automatically receive reminders at 60 minutes and 15 minutes prior to the task due time. • Prioritize Tasks – multiple sorting options allow users to prioritize what tasks should be completed first. • Accurate Charting – reference your completed tasks list to improve the accuracy of your charting. **ALL NURSES, click the developer section under this description for a link to the plusRN app. NexGen Clinical Education Privacy Policy: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/privacy-policy NexGen Clinical Education Terms of Use: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/terms-of-use-apple

Screenshots

DynaMed4 screens
TaskRN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DynaMed at 4.9 against TaskRN's 4.2. DynaMed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 10). TaskRN's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. TaskRN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DynaMed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DynaMed holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DynaMed has 3.5K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of DynaMed's written reviews are positive against 67% of TaskRN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DynaMed ships an update every 5 weeks, TaskRN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DynaMed versus TaskRN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynaMedTaskRN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.5K ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEBSCO PublishingIntuitive RN LLC

Customer experience

DynaMed

All ratings3,522 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative37.6%

TaskRN

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

DynaMed

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14 update
  • Downloading content gets stuck in loop
  • Search function not working properly
  • Frequent login issues
  • App not opening on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better organization of content
  • More patient education resources
  • Smoother offline access and content management

TaskRN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DynaMed

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskRN

Subscriptions3
  • full access to ClockWise RN14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is DynaMed free?
DynaMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskRN free?
TaskRN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DynaMed or TaskRN?
DynaMed is rated higher. DynaMed averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while TaskRN averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do DynaMed or TaskRN have ads?
Neither DynaMed nor TaskRN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DynaMed or TaskRN?
DynaMed ships an update every 5 weeks, and TaskRN every 2 months. Most recently, DynaMed was updated on September 24, 2026 and TaskRN on September 8, 2026.

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