Imprivata ID vs vScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imprivata ID
This secure authentication app streamlines clinical workflows for medical professionals. It offers hands-free authentication for controlled substance prescribing and convenient push notifications for remote network access, enhancing speed and security.
- Hands Free Authentication for EPCS
- Secure remote network access
- Fast push notification verification
- DEA two-factor authentication compliance
- Streamlined clinical workflows
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Imprivata ID is a secure authentication application that helps improve clinical workflows for medical professionals for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS), remote network access, and others. For EPCS, Imprivata ID enables Hands Free Authentication, a breakthrough solution that delivers exceptional speed, security, and convenience for providers while meeting DEA two-factor authentication requirements for EPCS. Instead of typing a manual token code, Hands Free Authentication wirelessly retrieves and verifies a one-time password from the Imprivata ID application on the user’s mobile device, even if it is locked and/or in the user’s pocket, which delivers unparalleled speed and convenience with minimal impact to clinical workflows. For remote network access, Imprivata ID enables fast, convenient push notifications. Users receive a notification on their mobile phone asking them to verify their identity. The user simply swipes the notification from the lock screen of their device and taps “Approve,” and the second factor of authentication is complete.
vScribe
This medical app assists healthcare professionals by transcribing spoken notes into text. It offers a convenient way to document patient encounters and streamline administrative tasks within a clinical setting.
- Speech-to-text transcription
- Medical note documentation
- Streamlined clinical workflow
- Secure data handling
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Virtual Scribe by TransDyne
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: vScribe at 5.0 against Imprivata ID's 2.1. vScribe also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Imprivata ID's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 1) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
vScribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Imprivata ID has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Imprivata ID ships an update every 4 months, vScribe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imprivata ID | vScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imprivata, Inc. | TransDyne |
Customer experience
Imprivata ID
vScribe
Bugs and requests
Imprivata ID
Reported bugs
35 issues- Apple Watch push notification not working
- Approve/Deny buttons disappeared after update
- Fast Access feature gets disabled
- Push button broken with latest update
- Push approval not working
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- Approve/Deny buttons removed
- Unable to approve or deny through the app
- No push notification to watch
- Impravata gone after Apple Watch update
- Missing Apple Watch support
- Watch approve/deny feature broken
- Took the Apple Watch approval away
- Approve button disappeared
- No longer transmits to Apple Watch
- App availability on watch missing
- Apple Watch connection broken
- App crashes constantly
- App won't read review
- Push notifications not working
- Approve/Deny broken on iOS 13
- Low power Bluetooth dongle not working
- iOS 13 broke Apple Watch usefulness
- Cannot use Apple Watch to approve/deny
- Notification with 'Dismiss' only on watch
- App no longer functions properly after iOS 13 upgrade
- Notification for login not received
- App icon is blank
- Notifications never appear
- App keeps saying 'open' in App Store but not installed
- App not functioning unless all other apps are closed
- App requires re-enrollment after device change/update
- App stops working and requires IT reset
- App not working with new iPhone
- App not working with older iOS/watchOS
- App requires re-entry of password for each prescription
Requested features
4 requests- Fix Apple Watch integration
- Make approve/deny buttons larger and separated
- Color code approve/deny buttons
- Bring back Apple Watch approval feature
vScribe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Imprivata ID
No in-app purchases
vScribe
No in-app purchases
