Comparison

Medical FlashNotes vs Teach Me Surgery

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

Head to head
About

Medical FlashNotes

This clinical medicine reference tool helps students and residents quickly look up conditions and drugs. It allows users to create custom flashcards from any content and offers a random flashcard quiz mode. All data is stored offline for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Clinical medicine reference
  • Quick lookup for conditions and drugs
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Random flashcard quiz mode
  • Offline data storage
  • Concise reviews of thousands of topics
Features
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Medical FlashNotes is a clinical medicine reference and studying tool for students and residents, covering medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, and obs & gynae. It is ideal for quickly looking up a condition on the wards, or studying for exams. Browse or use the quick autocomplete search to access concise reviews of thousands of conditions, presentations, and drugs, with the ability to turn anything you read into a flashcard by swiping it. These are then stored in your custom flashcard stack to review later. Alternatively, the random flashcard mode allows you to quiz yourself using over 5000 flashcards. All the app data is stored offline - so there's no need to rely on wifi or a mobile signal - with a small file size of under 10 MB. The app is a free, non-commercial piece of FOAM (Free Open Access to Medical education).

About

Teach Me Surgery

This app offers a comprehensive surgical encyclopedia with over 400 detailed articles and expert reviews. It includes a vast media gallery, practice quizzes, and examination guides to enhance surgical knowledge and patient care.

Highlights
  • Over 400 surgical articles
  • 1000+ surgical illustrations
  • 600+ multiple choice questions
  • Clinical examination guides
  • Article summary boxes
  • Offline access
Features
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Teach Me Surgery provides students, doctors, and health professionals with a comprehensive surgical learning platform. Includes an integrated surgical encyclopaedia, 3D models of surgical anatomy and procedures, and a bank of over 1,800 quiz questions – download to get started today! ABOUT TEACH ME SURGERY: Teach Me Surgery is a comprehensive, easy-to-read reference for surgery and perioperative care. Each topic provides clear, structured coverage of the key principles of surgery, helping you build the knowledge needed for exams and clinical practice. Created by a team of surgeons and doctors, Teach Me Surgery covers over 400 surgical topics across a wide range of specialties, with articles individually reviewed and revised by experts in their fields. Whether you're a medical student, surgical trainee, healthcare professional or simply looking to improve your understanding of surgery, Teach Me Surgery provides the tools you need to learn and consolidate your knowledge. FEATURES: SURGICAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA: Over 400 comprehensive articles covering a wide range of surgical topics and specialties. 3D SURGICAL MODELS: Interactive 3D models covering surgical anatomy and surgical procedures. HD ILLUSTRATIONS: Over 1,000 full-colour, high-definition surgical illustrations and clinical images. QUESTION BANK: Over 1,800 multiple-choice questions with detailed explanations to test and consolidate your surgical knowledge. CLINICAL EXAMINATION GUIDES: Easy-to-follow guides covering common clinical examinations and practical assessments. SUMMARY BOXES: Concise summaries at the end of each article to highlight key points and consolidate your learning. OFFLINE STORE: Offline access to articles, illustrations and quiz questions, allowing you to learn anytime, anywhere. PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: Teach Me Surgery offers premium membership via an in-app subscription. Premium membership grants cross-platform, advert-free access to bespoke 3D surgical anatomy models and the full surgical question bank. You can subscribe quarterly or annually and pay through your iTunes account. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings any time after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. See our terms of service here: https://teachmesurgery.com/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Medical FlashNotes4 screens
Teach Me Surgery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Medical FlashNotes at none against Teach Me Surgery's 7. Medical FlashNotes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Teach Me Surgery's advantage is ratings volume (230 vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Teach Me Surgery sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $26.00 per month. Medical FlashNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medical FlashNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teach Me Surgery has 230 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Medical FlashNotes's written reviews are positive against 88% of Teach Me Surgery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medical FlashNotes ships an update every 5 months, Teach Me Surgery every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Medical FlashNotes versus Teach Me Surgery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedical FlashNotesTeach Me Surgery
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.8 (230 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings9230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB132 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRobert GouldenTeachMeSeries Limited

Customer experience

Medical FlashNotes

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Teach Me Surgery

All ratings226 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Medical FlashNotes

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Teach Me Surgery

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month of Premium$26.001 Month
  • Pro quarterly supporter$48.003 Months
  • Pro yearly supporter$120.991 Year
One-time4
  • 3 Months of Premium$30.99
  • 1 Year of Premium$54.99
  • Lifetime Premium$149.99
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  • Pro lifetime supporter$214.99

Questions

Is Medical FlashNotes free?
Medical FlashNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teach Me Surgery free?
Teach Me Surgery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Medical FlashNotes or Teach Me Surgery?
Medical FlashNotes is rated higher. Medical FlashNotes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Teach Me Surgery averages 4.8 from 230 ratings.
Do Medical FlashNotes or Teach Me Surgery have ads?
Neither Medical FlashNotes nor Teach Me Surgery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medical FlashNotes or Teach Me Surgery?
Medical FlashNotes ships an update every 5 months, and Teach Me Surgery every 2 months. Most recently, Medical FlashNotes was updated on November 4, 2026 and Teach Me Surgery on November 3, 2026.

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