Comparison

Bullets* vs Orthopedic Trauma

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bullets*

Access medical and orthopedic educational content, including topics, questions, and cases. Create custom exams, review scientific articles, and monitor community activity. Earn CME credits through self-assessment exams and collaborative learning.

Highlights
  • Medical and orthopedic topics
  • Customizable exams (Testmaster)
  • Article review with PDFs
  • Community activity feed
  • Earn CME credits
  • Point of Care Learning (PoCL)
Features
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The companion APP for Orthobullets.com and Medbullets.com. Bullets* contains medbullets and orthobullets Topics, Questions, Techniques, Cases, Videos, and Evidence. Our Testmaster allows you to create, take, and review customized exams. Article links allows for quick review of scientific abstracts and often the PDF is provided and can be viewed on your phone. Our "Home" screen allows you to monitor a thread of educational activity within our community. All educational activity, including the Qbank, is synced with the main platform for seamless use on both your iPhone APP and computer. You can earn CME by taking Self-Assessment Exams and contributing to our free collaboration community by posting educational comments with scientific references as part of our Point of Care Learning (PoCL) activity. All CME Study Plan examinations can be taken on the iPhone and can be found on your CME Dashboard. Residents on the PASS institutional platform can take PASS exams, complete their PASS Skillmaster learning modules, and submit both Rotation and Milestone Skill Evaluations to faculty. Faculty members using PASS Pro 2.0 can grade Rotation Evaluations and Milestone Skill Evaluations on the APP, eliminating the need to log in with each evaluation.

About

Orthopedic Trauma

Features
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This extensive, concise, rapid reference guideline is created for primary care clinicians for the management of musculo-skeletal injuries, including fractures. Excellent resource for emergency departments, urgent care clinics, or family medicine clinic physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Contents indexed for rapid searchability. This is the 2023, 27th annual edition, version 1. The information contained in this application is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a doctor or health care provider. Use of this application does not establish a doctor-patient relationship between you and Dr. Mark Brancel, Brancel Medical Guides, or any affiliated institution. Please consult a health care provider for advice about any course of treatment or medical condition.

Screenshots

Bullets*4 screens
Orthopedic Trauma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bullets* at Free against Orthopedic Trauma's $3.99. Bullets* also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bullets* is free to download; Orthopedic Trauma costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullets* ships an update every 8 days, Orthopedic Trauma every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bullets* versus Orthopedic Trauma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullets*Orthopedic Trauma
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.0 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB11 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLineageMedical IncMark Brancel

In-app purchases

None

Bullets*

No in-app purchases

None

Orthopedic Trauma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bullets* free?
Bullets* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orthopedic Trauma free?
Orthopedic Trauma costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bullets* or Orthopedic Trauma have ads?
Neither Bullets* nor Orthopedic Trauma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bullets* or Orthopedic Trauma?
Bullets* ships an update every 8 days, and Orthopedic Trauma every 4 months. Most recently, Bullets* was updated on October 11, 2026 and Orthopedic Trauma on October 10, 2026.

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