Comparison

Anatomist vs Tech Aide

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

Head to head
About

Anatomist

Master human anatomy with this comprehensive quiz app. It features over 3,500 identifications, covers 24 body areas, and allows international competition. Practice anatomy, pathology, and physiology offline.

Highlights
  • 3,500+ anatomy identifications
  • 24 human body areas
  • International competition
  • Offline practice
  • Pathology and physiology practice
  • Designed by students, for students
Features
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Anatomist is the #1 Anatomy quiz app! Why are we the best? – 3,500+ anatomy identifications including ECGs and Pathology photos! – 24 areas of the human body to master your anatomy skills! – Compete internationally with other anatomy and medical students! – Designed by anatomy and medical students, for anatomy and medical students! – No internet connection needed to practice your anatomy skills! – Have fun while practising anatomy, pathology, and physiology! We're so proud to bring Anatomist – the best anatomy quiz app on the market – to 9 total languages now! If you'd like to see Anatomist in another language not yet available, please contact us and we'll see if we can add it!

About

Tech Aide

Provides radiologic technologists with quick, practical information for over 170 radiographic views. Features include detailed positioning guidance, custom equipment profiles, and credential tracking for professional requirements.

Highlights
  • 170+ radiographic views
  • Positioning guidance
  • Custom equipment profiles
  • Credential tracking
  • CE tracking
  • Document vault
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Tech Aide brings radiographic references, everyday workflow tools, and professional tracking together in one app built specifically for rad techs. Access complete radiographic views, organize the way you work, and keep your credentials, continuing education, and documents close at hand. EXPLORE THE ATLAS Get free access to 170+ radiographic views across seven anatomy categories, with licensed reference images available for most views. Find your view by searching anatomy, view names, common abbreviations, or aliases. Each reference organizes the details you need for quick review, including: • Patient and part positioning • Central ray, SID, and collimation • Image receptor information • Breathing instructions • Image evaluation criteria • Common positioning errors • Marker placement • Adult and pediatric Quick Technique references, where applicable WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH TECH AIDE PRO An optional monthly or annual subscription adds tools to personalize your workflow and keep your professional requirements organized. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Keep frequently used views and routines close at hand with Favorites. Spend less time searching for the references you return to most. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKFLOW Choose from 42 preset routines or build your own. Group views around the exams you perform and arrange them in the order that works for you. PERSONALIZE YOUR TECHNIQUE Create Equipment Profiles for the rooms and portable systems you use. Save your own adult and pediatric techniques by equipment, with preferred settings and notes organized alongside your Atlas references. WELCOME TO WAYPOINT Bring your licenses, certifications, continuing education, and supporting documents together in one place. Track credential expiration dates and review your renewal progress with clear status indicators. TRACK EVERY CREDIT Log CE activities and link them to the credentials they support. Keep certificates and other professional documents organized in your Vault, so your records are easy to find when you need them. Designed for quick reference, with a dark interface suited to low-light clinical environments. Tech Aide. Radiography Optimized. Terms of Use (EULA): [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Anatomist4 screens
Tech Aide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tech Aide at 100% against Anatomist's 64%. Tech Aide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Anatomist's advantage is ratings volume (5.6K vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Anatomist sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tech Aide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tech Aide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anatomist has 5.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Anatomist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tech Aide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anatomist ships an update every 4 months, Tech Aide weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Anatomist versus Tech Aide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnatomistTech Aide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB154 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrew MeyersonNICHOLAS GREGORY CALLAHAN

Customer experience

Anatomist

All ratings5,639 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative27.1%

Tech Aide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Anatomist

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • The bones of the elbow joint are incorrectly labeled
  • The back of thigh muscles sticker is zoomed in and there are 2 back of body views but one is actually back of legs
  • The email address listed for the developer bounces back as undeliverable
  • The links to contact the developer in other ways are broken
  • The app crashed mid-test for some users

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add an option to pick certain parts specifically for quizzes
  • Improve the shuffling in the quiz to reduce repetitiveness
  • Add a way to filter the material you want to test on (e.g. just gross anatomy)
  • Add patient positioning (Fowler's, lateral, prone)
  • Add the functions and have the answers be the anatomical structure
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  • Add a way to see the questions you got wrong and the illustrations for them
  • Add a studying level or teaching level to help with memorization
  • Improve the pin size and location to be more accurate
  • Add a way to create your own quizzes tailored to your needs
  • Slow down the display of the correct answer after a question

Tech Aide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Anatomist

One-time4
  • Premium Version$4.99
  • Premium Version #2 (No Ads!)$24.99
  • Premium Version #3 (No Ads!)$49.99
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  • Premium Version #4 (No Ads!)$99.99
2 purchases

Tech Aide

Subscriptions2
  • Tech Aide Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Tech Aide Pro - Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Anatomist free?
Anatomist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tech Aide free?
Tech Aide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anatomist or Tech Aide?
Tech Aide is rated higher. Anatomist averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Tech Aide averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Anatomist or Tech Aide have ads?
Anatomist shows ads; Tech Aide does not.
Which is updated more often, Anatomist or Tech Aide?
Anatomist ships an update every 4 months, and Tech Aide weekly. Most recently, Anatomist was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tech Aide on October 31, 2026.

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