BrainExplain vs UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainExplain
Explore a 3D model of the human brain, highlighting specific regions and their functions. Gain insights into emotions, mental health, and treatment by viewing the brain from multiple perspectives.
- 3D human brain model
- Highlighting of specific brain regions
- Descriptions of region functions
- Multiple viewing perspectives
- Understanding emotions and mental health
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This app is designed to highlight specific regions of the human brain in three dimensions. It includes brief descriptions of the functions associated with those regions. Users are able to 'enter' the brain and see it from multiple perspectives. This provides a basis for understanding emotions, mental health issues, and their treatment.
UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery
This app provides a comprehensive library of 3D modules and augmented reality tools for mental training in neurosurgery. It enhances surgical knowledge and offers real-time updates from the scientific community, including news on congresses, events, and publications.
- 3D surgical modules
- Augmented Reality tools
- Real-time scientific updates
- Neurosurgical congresses and events
- Craniotomies simulation
- BoxAR for hybrid training
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Neurosurgery is a comprehensive library of MODULES for mental training. It contains 3D tools for Augmented Reality designed to improve 3D surgical knowledge and enhance the training experience in a revolutionary way. It also contains a real time stream of updates from the scientific community. DASHBOARD CONTENTS The Dashboard is the space in which you can find the library of 3D modules and tools, in addition to the real-time stream of news from the scientific community. From here you will be able to access all the educational experiences of the UpSurgeOn Academy, as well as to stay up to date on neurosurgical congresses (conventions), events, papers, and books in neurosurgery. Modules available in this version Craniotomies light/full Craniotomies is a powerful tool for 3D mental skill augmentation with a particular focus on neurosurgical approaches. This module, available in a light and a full version, is designed as a virtual simulation sequence of mental training steps: Planning, positioning, step-by-step approach, microscope, closure. In the full version all the approaches are explorable in augmented reality and the scene has a full-screen mode for amazing screenshots that you can use for your classes or daily notes! Approaches available in the light version: - Pterional approach Approaches available in the full version: - Pterional approach - Mini-pterional approach - Frontal-monolateral approach - Supraorbital approach - Temporal approach - Mini-temporal approach - Retrosigmoid approach - Mini-retrosigmoid approach - Interhemispheric frontoparietal approach. BoxAR BoxAR is a free module for Augmented Reality which interacts with the physical BrainBox, the main simulator designed for manual and hybrid training in neurosurgery. BoxAR, amplifying the simulation with the BrainBox, creating the best HYBRID training experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery at 4.2 against BrainExplain's 3.0. UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). BrainExplain's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrainExplain asks for nothing beyond the download.
UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
BrainExplain ships an update weekly, UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainExplain | UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cheryl Montgomery | UpSurgeOn |
Customer experience
BrainExplain
UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery
In-app purchases
BrainExplain
No in-app purchases
UpSurgeOn Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgery Craniotomies Full$8.99
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