Comparison

LENS Connected Tower App vs SurgeonVault

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

Head to head
About

LENS Connected Tower App

Control LENS HD/4K cameras and surgical equipment remotely. Capture, annotate, and generate custom PDF reports of surgical images and videos. Enables operation outside the sterile field.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Surgical equipment control
  • Image and video storage
  • Voice, text, drawing annotations
  • Custom PDF report generation
  • Print and email reports
Features
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LENS Connected Tower App provides remote control of settings the LENS HD or LENS 4K camera settings as well as DYONICS◊ Power II, WEREWOLF◊ Coblation and DOUBLEFLO◊ Pump outside the sterile field, including: • View of settings on the arthroscopic display (optional) • Storage of surgical images and video • Create voice, text or drawing annotations • Generate customized .pdf reports • Print and email reports For best experience, please ensure to enable Location Services (General Settings | Privacy) on iPadOS 13 and above.

About

SurgeonVault

This medical app allows surgeons to manage digital images from a surgical system or device. It features annotation tools for educational presentations and a report generator to share images and links with patients or physicians.

Highlights
  • Download digital stills from Synergy system
  • Upload stills from device
  • Add annotations to images
  • Generate reports with links and stills
  • Share reports with physicians and patients
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The Synergy Surgeon Application 2.0 from Arthrex enables surgeons to download digital stills from the Arthrex Synergy system or upload stills from a device for presenting and archiving. A user-friendly interface allows annotations to be added to the digital stills enabling an educational presentation to the patient. The application includes a report generator in which website links and selected digital stills can be added and sent to a referring physician or the patient directly.

Screenshots

SurgeonVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LENS Connected Tower App at 4.6 against SurgeonVault's 4.3. LENS Connected Tower App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). SurgeonVault's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LENS Connected Tower App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LENS Connected Tower App ships an update every 7 months, SurgeonVault every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LENS Connected Tower App versus SurgeonVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLENS Connected Tower AppSurgeonVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB119 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSmith & NephewArthrex, Inc.

Customer experience

LENS Connected Tower App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SurgeonVault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

LENS Connected Tower App

No in-app purchases

None

SurgeonVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LENS Connected Tower App free?
LENS Connected Tower App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SurgeonVault free?
SurgeonVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LENS Connected Tower App or SurgeonVault?
LENS Connected Tower App is rated higher. LENS Connected Tower App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SurgeonVault averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do LENS Connected Tower App or SurgeonVault have ads?
Neither LENS Connected Tower App nor SurgeonVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LENS Connected Tower App or SurgeonVault?
LENS Connected Tower App ships an update every 7 months, and SurgeonVault every 2 months. Most recently, LENS Connected Tower App was updated on November 6, 2026 and SurgeonVault on November 3, 2026.

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