SurgBook vs Pharmabid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SurgBook
Access a curated library of didactic surgical videos designed to enhance understanding of operative techniques. Content ranges from fundamental to advanced surgical concepts, catering to modern surgeons seeking continuous learning.
- Didactic surgical videos
- Operative technique explanations
- Basic to advanced surgical content
- Online learning enhancement
- Curated new materials
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SurgBook is a platform for updating surgical learning through didactic videos, specially edited for understanding of various operative techniques. Our goal is to offer an online enhancement, with new materials selected specially for the need of the modern surgeon. We offer content ranging from the basics to the advanced aspects of the art of surgery.
Pharmabid
This platform allows licensed wholesalers, distributors, and warehousing chains to purchase pharmaceutical products directly from manufacturers. It offers access to short-dated, overstocked, or validation batch items. Buyers must have an established account in good standing with the specific manufacturer.
- Direct manufacturer purchasing
- Access to special stock
- Requires valid state license
- Account in good standing needed
- Order entry platform
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Pharmabid is an order entry platform utilized to purchase pharmaceutical product directly from the manufacturer. Products sold on this site may be short dated, overstocked, or validation batches which are sold to buyers. To participate in Pharmabid®, a buyer must have a valid state license as a wholesaler, distributor, or warehousing chain. Note: Buyers must have an account open, and in good standing with the manufacturer whose product they are purchasing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pharmabid at 5.0 against SurgBook's 3.0. SurgBook's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pharmabid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
SurgBook ships an update every 4 weeks, Pharmabid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SurgBook | Pharmabid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | YDUQS | PHARMABID, LLC |
Customer experience
SurgBook
Pharmabid
In-app purchases
SurgBook
No in-app purchases
Pharmabid
No in-app purchases
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