APSA Pediatric Surgery Library vs SIMPL Bedside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APSA Pediatric Surgery Library
This app provides comprehensive pediatric surgery resources, including up-to-date clinical information, images, and videos. It also features a powerful search tool for medical literature, allowing quick access to abstracts, citations, and full-text articles.
- Pediatric Surgery NaT resource
- Quarterly content updates
- High-resolution images and videos
- Advanced medical literature search
- Links to PubMed articles
- Custom notes and highlighting
- Visual exploration of literature
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APSA Pediatric Surgery Library contains: PEDIATRIC SURGERY NaT From presentation to procedures to long term outcomes, the Pediatric Surgery NaT resource keeps the current general surgical care of children at your fingertips. Designed for both practicing and in-training pediatric surgeons, the Pediatric Surgery NaT is updated quarterly so you’ll know what strategies, techniques and procedures are being used right now. It is written for pediatric surgeons by pediatric surgeons and contains learning objectives, images, videos and links to MOC CME and the medical literature. Participate in the NaT community of practice today by downloading this app to your mobile device or tablet so you can provide better patient care with fast access anytime, anywhere. Prime PubMed Quickly search journal articles from the PubMed database on your smartphone and tablet. Results contain abstracts, citations, and links to available full text articles that can be read on device and shared with classmates and colleagues. Additionally, Prime PubMed contains Grapherence®, an exclusive way to visually explore interrelationships and relevance in the medical literature. Features of the Pediatric Surgery Library include: • Quick-read, highly organized clinical modules and learning objectives • High-resolution images and videos • Advanced searches of the medical literature • Links to relevant PubMed articles • Full text search helps find topics fast • Custom notes and highlighting within entries • "Favorites" for bookmarking important topics Editors: Ron Hirschl, MD; David Powell, MD; John HT Waldhausen, MD Publisher: American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Powered by: Unbound Medicine, Inc. How It Works: --------------------- • Install the app on your device. • Open the app, enter your APSA Pediatric Surgery Library username and password, then tap “Login.” • The latest content will be downloaded to your devices over your wireless connection.
SIMPL Bedside
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SIMPL Bedside, from the Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, is used to support assessment of trainee bedside procedure performance in graduate medical education settings. SIMPL Bedside lets users create evaluations of trainee performance within seconds, and after they are deemed able to perform procedures independently, SIMPL Bedside quickly displays trainee certification status. The Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative is a 501c3 non-profit research collaborative dedicated to quality improvement in medical education. Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: APSA Pediatric Surgery Library at none against SIMPL Bedside's shown. APSA Pediatric Surgery Library also leads on device support (4 vs 2). SIMPL Bedside's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
APSA Pediatric Surgery Library ships an update every 8 months, SIMPL Bedside every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APSA Pediatric Surgery Library | SIMPL Bedside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (204 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 204 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, Inc |
In-app purchases
APSA Pediatric Surgery Library
No in-app purchases
SIMPL Bedside
No in-app purchases
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