Radiology Assistant 2.0 vs Basic Radiology
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radiology Assistant 2.0
Access concise, peer-reviewed articles from expert radiologists on a wide range of topics. This app offers offline content, full-text searching, and high-resolution image viewing for an efficient radiology learning experience.
- Concise, peer-reviewed articles
- Offline content access
- Full-text searching
- High-resolution image viewing
- Downloadable new content
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▸▸▸ Minnies 2023: Nominated FINALIST "Best Radiology Mobile App" ▸▸▸ Winner of the "Best Radiology Mobile App 2021" Award at the RSNA 2021 in Chicago! -AuntMinnie.com! ◆◆◆ THE RADIOLOGY ASSISTANT 2.0 ◆◆◆ ▸ Concise, peer-reviewed articles from expert radiologists Consistently in the "Top Medical Apps" in many countries "..excellent information on a large variety of topics" - MedGadget.com ▸▸ USER REVIEWS + "Finally a great radiology app… well worth the money!" - [4 stars] + "Easy to navigate and great teaching program" - [5 stars] + "This is a must-have for those in radiology!" - [5 stars] + "This app is great and not only for radiology residents but also for other specialties as well as for seasoned clinicians. Great Job!" - [5 stars] + "Well, I simply love this app! Very useful in radiology practice. Awesome photos and drawings! Can't wait for new updates! Just buy it!!!!" - [5 stars] + "Great app, with great content, well worth the few bucks! Support was excellent, my email was answered within a day. Keep it up!" - [5 stars] ▸▸ KEY FEATURES The app uses offline content with a layout that is optimized for your device's screen. When new content becomes available it can be directly downloaded to your device: No need to update the whole application from the App Store. Full text searching of all articles, both across all categories, and per category. Continues your full text search within the article. Hi-res versions of article images, as well as image-stacks, can be viewed fullscreen, without leaving your place in the article; even when offline! ▸▸ BACKGROUND The Radiology Assistant 1.0 app was first released more than 10 years ago. It quickly became one of the most downloaded radiology apps, and consistently stayed in the Top Medical Apps section in numerous countries for all those years. We have spent over a year completely rewriting the app, from the ground up. Radiology Assistant 2.0 provides a cleaner, faster and more efficient reading experience for all modern iOS devices. For the technically interested: formerly Objective-C, the app is now 100% Swift Before winning the "Best Radiology Mobile App" Award in 2018 and again in 2021, the "Radiology Assistant" was a Minnies 2013 Finalist - Best Radiology Mobile App, nominated together with OsiriX HD! And again in 2017 AND 2020! - AuntMinnie.com ▸▸ PRICING Instead of paying up front as for the Radiology Assistant 1.0, the new 2.0 app is a free download, and you can subscribe to those Article Categories that you need. If you purchase all Categories you pay the same as RA1.0. If you need less Categories, you pay less. ▸▸ ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION + All subscription options provide unlimited access to all Articles in one or more Categories for the duration of one year. + All subscription options can be cancelled at any time. + When you select a subscription option you can still cancel the purchase. If you confirm, the payment will be charged to your AppleID, just like any other App Store purchase. + Your subscription automatically renews. If this is not what you want, simply turn off auto-renew. You can do this at any time - but at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - by tapping the ‘Manage Subscription’ inside the app, or via your AppleID Account Settings. + You can upgrade to an option giving access to more or all Categories at any time. If you upgrade before your current subscription is over, you will be refunded the unused portion of your current subscription. + You can find our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy on the in-app About page, as well as on our website, at https://doRadiology.com/RA2Legal.pdf.
Basic Radiology
This medical study aid offers a collection of radiographic images for self-testing knowledge of human anatomy and pathologies. Developed by medical faculty, it's designed for students and professionals to evaluate their skills and prepare for exams. All eight specialized slide sets are available for purchase within the app.
- Radiographic image self-testing
- Structure and pathology recognition
- Eight specialized slide sets
- Knowledge gap identification
- Exam preparation tool
- Developed by medical faculty
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The Basic Radiology SecondLook™ application is a study aid that provides a series of radiographic images for students to self-test their level of knowledge and ability to recognize structures and pathologies in the human body. The images in the Basic Radiology SecondLook™ application were captured by faculty members in the Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. This application was developed with the learner in mind, especially medical and other health sciences students, as well as radiology laboratory professionals. All eight slide sets, covering General Radiology Concepts, Chest Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Trauma Radiology, Cardiac Radiology, Neuroradiology, and Pediatric Radiology, may be purchased as a complete mobile application. By taking a "Second Look" at these images, users are able to quickly self-evaluate and test their knowledge of human radiographic analysis in order to identify gaps and to be better prepared for tests. This mobile application will also serve as an excellent review tool to prepare for licensing examinations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Radiology at 100% against Radiology Assistant 2.0's 36%. Basic Radiology also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Radiology Assistant 2.0's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Radiology Assistant 2.0 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Basic Radiology asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Radiology holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radiology Assistant 2.0 has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Radiology Assistant 2.0's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Radiology's.
Radiology Assistant 2.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, Basic Radiology every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radiology Assistant 2.0 | Basic Radiology |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BestApps BV | The University of Michigan |
Customer experience
Radiology Assistant 2.0
Basic Radiology
In-app purchases
Radiology Assistant 2.0
- One Category$0.991 Year
- One Category6 Months trial$0.991 Year
- Two Categories$1.991 Year
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- Two Categories6 Months trial$1.991 Year
- Three Categories6 Months trial$2.491 Year
- Three Categories$2.991 Year
- Four Categories6 Months trial$3.491 Year
- Four Categories$3.991 Year
- All Categories6 Months trial$5.491 Year
- All Categories$5.991 Year
Basic Radiology
No in-app purchases
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