Comparison

SOSAP 2.0 vs SIMPL

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

Head to head
About

SOSAP 2.0

Features
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SOSAP 2.0 (Surgical Oncology Self-Assessment Program) is developed by the Society of Surgical Oncology and is the premier case-based learning tool for surgical oncology. The second of edition of SOSAP 2.0 now offers an iPad and iPhone app included with your purchase of the Web-based version of SOSAP 2.0. With this easy-to-use app, you can: read questions; tap a response; get instant feedback on the preferred response, or hide it if desired; read critiques; set/view bookmarks; view images, tables, and other media items; link to references; see your performance summary; select questions by category; reset your responses; submit for CME and self-assessment credit; view your certificate of credit; and learn more about SOSAP. The SOSAP 2.0 app requires the purchase of the web-based product. You may learn more and purchase the product at http://www.surgonc.org/sosap. The app uses the same login information to ensure data synchronization between both versions when you’re connected to the Internet.

About

SIMPL

This app facilitates workplace-based assessments for medical professionals, enabling the evaluation of entrustable professional activities within medical education settings.

Highlights
  • Workplace-based assessments
  • Entrustable professional activities
  • Medical education implementation
  • Professional development tracking
Features
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SIMPL: Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning makes it feasible to implement workplace-based assessments, including assessment of entrustable professional activities, across medical education.

Screenshots

SOSAP 2.04 screens
SIMPL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SOSAP 2.0 at 8.0 against SIMPL's 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOSAP 2.0 ships an update weekly, SIMPL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SOSAP 2.0 versus SIMPL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOSAP 2.0SIMPL
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHypix Media Inc.Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, Inc

In-app purchases

None

SOSAP 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

SIMPL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOSAP 2.0 free?
SOSAP 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIMPL free?
SIMPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SOSAP 2.0 or SIMPL have ads?
Neither SOSAP 2.0 nor SIMPL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOSAP 2.0 or SIMPL?
SOSAP 2.0 ships an update weekly, and SIMPL every 2 weeks. Most recently, SOSAP 2.0 was updated on October 9, 2026 and SIMPL on October 5, 2026.

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