SVS iPG vs Behind the Knife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SVS iPG
Access evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for vascular surgery. This platform offers recommendations, calculators, and full-text access to various SVS guidelines, aiding medical professionals in patient care.
- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
- Global Vascular Guidelines
- Clinical calculators
- Full-text guideline access
- Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia guidelines
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm guidelines
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The SVS Interactive Practice Guidelines is a platform to deliver evidence-based SVS clinical practice guidelines in one single app. • Global Vascular Guidelines on Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (2019) • SVS Follow-up After Arterial Procedures (2018) • SVS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (2018 update) • SVS Lower Limb PAD - Asympt. & Claudication (2015) • SVS/AVF Venous Leg Ulcers (2014) • SVS Threatened Lower Limb (WIfI) (2014) • SVS/AVF Acute DVT (2012) • SVS Carotid Disease Update (2011) • SVS/AVF Varicose Veins & CVI (2011) • SVS Thoracic Aortic Trauma (2011) • SVS L. Subclavian Artery & TEVAR (2009) • SVS AV Hemodialysis Access (2008) The SVS iPG contains guideline recommendations, clinical calculators, and access to the full-text guidelines .
Behind the Knife
This platform offers surgical education with high-yield topics and interviews with field leaders. It provides timely, relevant, and engaging content to help users succeed in their medical studies and careers.
- Surgical education platform
- High-yield educational topics
- Interviews with field leaders
- Timely and relevant content
- Engaging learning experience
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Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgical education platform. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Enjoy timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Behind the Knife at 4.0 against SVS iPG's 3.6. Behind the Knife also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 50%). SVS iPG's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Behind the Knife holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SVS iPG's written reviews are positive against 58% of Behind the Knife's.
SVS iPG ships an update every 2 months, Behind the Knife monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SVS iPG | Behind the Knife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Society for Vascular Surgery | Behind the Knife |
Customer experience
SVS iPG
Behind the Knife
In-app purchases
SVS iPG
No in-app purchases
Behind the Knife
No in-app purchases
