OrthoGuidelines vs AONA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OrthoGuidelines
Access evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and appropriate use criteria for orthopaedic diseases. Navigate recommendations by specialty, keyword, or stage of care for quick comprehension and clinical decision-making at the point of care.
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Appropriate use criteria
- Navigation by disease, specialty, keyword
- Evidence-based recommendations
- Point-of-care decision support
- Single keyword search
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OrthoGuidelines is the home for AAOS quality products, such as clinical practice guidelines and appropriate use criteria. Users can navigate all guideline recommendations by orthopaedic disease, specialty, keyword, strength of evidence, and/or stage of care. The platform has been laid out with concise guideline and recommendation topics to aide in quick navigation, comprehension, and clinical use. Users can also search all AAOS recommendations, rationales, and appropriate use criteria with a single keyword search. The app provides evidence-based recommendations at the point of care to assist clinicians with clinical decision-making and clinician-patient discussions.
AONA Events
Access all information for AO North America courses, including schedules, materials, venue details, and faculty bios. You can also access your CME directly within the application.
- View event schedules
- Access course materials
- Venue information
- Faculty biographies
- Direct CME access
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The AO North America Event app is a resource for you while attending one of our courses. You can stay up to date and informed about our current and future events right at your fingertips. Designed as your single go-to source, you can: view schedules, course materials, venue information and faculty bios. You can access your CME directly from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: OrthoGuidelines at 11 against AONA Events's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for OrthoGuidelines against 5.0 for AONA Events. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OrthoGuidelines | AONA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Mobile | The AO North America Inc |
Customer experience
OrthoGuidelines
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In-app purchases
OrthoGuidelines
No in-app purchases
AONA Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
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