PowerMic Mobile Reviews

by Romdos

Once you start PowerMic it asks you to add a profile. The next page has two boxes: Profile URL and Profile name. You can’t enter a URL. The keyboard won’t come up. So IT had to text me the URL and it says “Invalid profile”.
So I went to Help and the screenshots it shows aren’t even *close* to what is on PowerMic . Also went on their website and the screenshots are clearly of a different version. So pros: none
Cons: doesn’t work at all, and the help is not for this version.

by Les Beatles

PowerMic is constantly moving the cursor around when I take my notes on epic. I could be in the middle of speaking a sentence and for whatever reason it will go back in place the rest of my sentence in the first half of what I’m already dictating.

I can’t tell you how often this announce my notes and makes me take at least twice as long to write them.

Sometimes I type by hand because it just goes faster. Please fix this, it didn’t used to be a problem as of three months ago.

by Abhinav Brookfield

PowerMic disconnects very frequently. My iPhone is tied to the Epic EMR and obviously I cannot change the settings on the phone to prevent it from locking after a few minutes (this is security related hospital driven setting) and as soon as the iPhone locks the power mic also disconnects. To go back in you again need to open PowerMic tab and then again login and then again click the microphone on to dictate. Extremely annoying. Also if you switch between the power mic app and some other app, you have to redo the whole connection again. Makes the whole process of dictating very inefficient. Should have an always on top function which does not disconnect and with a simple voice command like “turn power mic on” or “off” to start and stop dictating. I was initially very enthusiastic about using it but it’s just clunky the way it is.

by Gourmetdoc

When PowerMic works, the accuracy is wonderful. However, the apple freezes or disengages or have words transpose text.
Updates need to be more frequent.
Needs to be more seamless in its performance.

by Jpa11

I used this for at least a year with very few issues and very little trouble shooting. The latest update that changed the entire look (which looks better) has caused it to be very glitchy. It now disconnects on its own frequently while using it right in the middle of a recording. Much more unstable. Now when you move the curser from one part of a note to another, or if you pause for a few seconds in your dictating, you have to hit stop recording and then start recording or it will not record, regardless of whether the button is still green (indicating it is still recording) or not.

by Ghanter

There should be an option that prevents phone going in sleep mode. It gets annoying when you are searching data and ready to dictate you have to unlock phone and wait for it to connect again to the computer.
As some other user said as well, buttons should be larger and customizable.

by Wacker11111

Log in is taking longer and longer with each upgrade. Recognition of medical terms has gotten worse. Still has not fix problem with cursor jumping everywhere.

by I'm Really Bad Wtih Nicknames

PowerMic has been helpful although I’m still working on optimizing it. It really needs to run on an Apple Watch without the iPhone nearby. It would be great to get rid of the phone entirely while rounding.

by DrNictastic

I use PowerMic every day to document my encounters. But please, this would be a five star app if I could use my watch to turn on and off dictation. That way I don’t have to open up my phone, open up PowerMic , press the start record button. One click from the Apple watch would be nice

by BobbGWhiz

I wish there was an option of a push to talk button like on the physical this app II or III so you could hold down the button to talk and when you let go it stops recording.
Also wish there was an iPad version so when using the iPad to interface with the EHR, you would not need to use a separate iPhone.

by Doctpvo

Currently Siri can only open PowerMic . Is there anyway to have Nuance power Mic work with Apple to allow Siri to open and turn on power mic with just one command.
It would be great to be able to dictate right away

by Bpat31

Please add a widget to dictate from Lock Screen so we don’t have to unlock phone and fumble to PowerMic and connect before dictation. The connection could be authenticated with FaceID??

by Dermnpcjmk

Version for apple watch would be helpful.

by Yuriy Zg

Somebody already mentioned that the cursor moves around during notetaking even though mouse is not attached. It can start dictating in the middle of a different word. I’m not sure if it is completely app related because I’m using microphone as well, and it does the same thing.
Plus... make PowerMic for Apple Watch!

by Acpatts

Many folks in the department were having a lot of trouble with the hardwired mic because we all have to constantly switch computers. Using PowerMic on my phone makes it WAY easier. It also means one less thing I have to carry around. If Apple Watch support was available it would be perfect. Also doesn’t significantly drain my battery with regular use over the course of my typical work day.

by Yanusz

PowerMic saves quite a bit of time and is a God send. The software is some what glitchy when you get interrupted and have to stop and start dictation. In that case it often places text in a different location than the cursor location. This can get frustrating. Overall a very solid app. If the errors from stopping and and starting were resolved and they created an Apple Watch app that worked well I’d give it 5 stars.

by Escolated

Works pretty well, and actually better than the actual Nuance Mics. However, most clinicians have smart watches, usually in the form of an Apple Watch. Using your Apple Watch instead of your cell phone would be a massive improvement! Add Apple Watch support and PowerMic will clearly be 5 stars!

by Ted Jerome

The mic app does everything it's supposed to do--to emulate the handheld USB this app II/III microphones for use (only, note well) in Dragon Medical One. Very easy to use, once you get past the required configuration URL link to tie it to your organization's DMO account.

by Npsis799

How about a link in control center?

by Buckeyeallergydoc

I love PowerMic. Makes me so much more productive in my medical practice. Now with iOS 14 - PLEASE MAKE A WIDGET I CAN PUT ON MY HOME SCREEN TO ACTIVATE THE MIC!!!

by ZakZQ

Poor app poor connection. When it works is very helpful but unreliable and freezes frequently. Continue to have issues. Not recommended.

by The1WhoListens2AllEpisodes

Version has a bug and does not allow for keyboard to come up. Can’t enter information.

Additionally can’t send in-app feedback as no email is provided when hitting feedback button.

by KennyDub

Any plans to make compatible with Apple Watch? Would be even better...

by Ginger M 10

Looking forward to support for the Apple Watch!! Please let me know when it arrives.

by Mypmd

Excellent job! we need Apple Watch version

by Nonoroks

Please make it available on the Apple Watch.