Apricot vs Freed
Freed's homepage says the scribe starts at $39 per month, and its pricing page offers a seven-day trial. Each paid card shows two prices. Premier is $119 per month billed monthly, $104 on annual billing, and it is the tier that adds a Chrome extension pushing notes into browser-based EHRs such as SimplePractice, Tebra, Elation and Athena. Freed says it is built for independent practices. A poster on r/FamilyMedicine in June 2025, when Freed cost $99 per month, called it "very basic but I think that's the point" and said it fell short on more complex visits. Apricot publishes no card price. It documents OASIS visits for home health agencies, and a homepage case study cites Choice Health at twice the Start of Cares per clinician, a vendor claim with no method given. An independent practice buys Freed off a published card, and a home health agency with OASIS visits buys Apricot through a sales call. Apricot's pages describe no practice buyer.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
When to pick each one
Apricot
- Documents home health OASIS visits
- Vendor cites 2x Start of Cares per clinician
Freed
- From $39 per month with a 7-day trial
- Premier tier pushes notes into browser-based EHRs
- Free Core plan for residents and trainees
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Apricot
22of 100
Freed
33of 100
| Dimension | Apricot | Freed | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | +5.2 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 21 | 0 / 21 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 3 / 12 | 8.4 / 12 | -5.4 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | -2.5 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 4.2 / 6 | -4.2 |
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Pricing
Apricot
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. Book a demo or contact sales. Trial and refund not stated. |
Verified November 2, 2026 from apricothealth.ai (opens in new tab).
Freed
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | per month | $39 | 1 clinician, up to 40 notes per month. The page shows $59 and $39, and third parties say $39 is the sale price |
| Core | per month | $79 | unlimited notes. The page shows $59 and $79, and third parties read $79 as the price |
| Premier, monthly billing | per month, billed monthly | $119 | the page has a Monthly/Annually toggle. Third parties read $119 as monthly. EHR push sits on the top tier |
| Premier, annual billing | per month, billed annually | $104 | annual reading of the toggle, per third parties |
| Front Desk | per month, starting at | $149 | Freed's front-desk product, not the scribe. $149 per month per block of 250 calls on its own page, and the pricing page navigation lists it as starting at $149/mo |
Verified October 14, 2026 from getfreed.ai (opens in new tab).
Evidence
Apricot
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Freed
Community
11 posts sourced: 3 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negative.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Apricot | Freed |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | n/a | 2022 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Open the full ai medical scribes comparison
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