IMSS Chicago vs ABS SCORE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IMSS Chicago
Explore hidden areas and artifacts within a historic mansion with this museum's mobile app. Discover personalized tour content, an interactive location-aware map, and exclusive historical details and photos.
- Personalized tour content
- Interactive location-aware map
- Exclusive historical content
- Artifact discovery alerts
- Self-guided tours
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Have you ever wondered what’s in the secret hallways and small rooms in this historic mansion? With the mobile app for The International Museum of Surgical Science you can find out! Our app allows you to choose self-guided tours, utilize an interactive map and more all while enjoying the museum at your own pace. As you walk around the museum simply keep your phone where you can feel it vibrate and this app will alert you of artifacts and spaces that match your interests! The International Museum of Surgical Science mobile application features include: -Personalized Tour Content: choose your own areas of interest. Want to know more about the remarkable woman that built the mansion? Or maybe you’re interested in the architectural details of the space; just choose what you’re most excited about and the app will deliver the details! -Interactive Map: with the interactive map, easily find out practical information like the location of restrooms and exits simply by tapping: “Where is the…?”. The location-aware map will show you your location and where you want to go. Locate the artifacts you’re interested in and add them to your ‘Likes’ page to review and explore later! -Exclusive App Content: explore the history of the family that lived in the mansion, details and photos of artifacts in the surgical collection, and more exclusive content that is available only in the mobile application!
ABS SCORE
Access a comprehensive question bank for surgical specialties. This app provides scenario-based multiple-choice questions to aid in self-study for surgical residents. Future updates will include additional educational content and mobile-first features.
- Access SCORE Portal Question Bank
- 4,000+ scenario-based questions
- Six surgical specialties covered
- Supports self-study for residents
- Future content includes TWIS curricula
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The SCORE mobile app enables users to access content hosted on the SCORE Portal. This version includes access to the SCORE Portal Question Bank of ~4,000 scenario-based multiple choice questions across six specialties in surgery: General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. Future versions of this app will incorporate other SCORE Portal content, including "This Week in SCORE (TWIS)" curricula and will carry mobile-first features to augment both the use of the SCORE Portal and residents' self-study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IMSS Chicago at 100% against ABS SCORE's 6%. IMSS Chicago also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). ABS SCORE's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IMSS Chicago holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IMSS Chicago's written reviews are positive against 6% of ABS SCORE's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IMSS Chicago | ABS SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Encurate Mobile Technology LLC | American Board of Surgery, Inc |
Customer experience
IMSS Chicago
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In-app purchases
IMSS Chicago
No in-app purchases
ABS SCORE
No in-app purchases
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