BASIC vs Eye Surgery Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BASIC
This app serves as an electronic course manual for registered participants of a specific echocardiography program. It provides essential information for those enrolled in The Beyond BASIC - Transthoracic Echocardiography course.
- Electronic course manual
- Transthoracic Echocardiography content
- Program-specific information
- Registered participant access
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This is the electronic course manual for registered participants of The Beyond BASIC - Transthoracic Echocardiography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Eye Surgery Log
Digitally log and manage patient surgical cases for efficient patient care, billing, and research. Features a searchable format with drawing and note-taking capabilities, plus pre-populated common medical codes.
- Digital case logging
- Searchable patient records
- Drawing function
- Note-taking
- Pre-populated medical codes
- Designed by retina specialists
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Have easy access to your cases for patient care, billing, and research. Index cards and note books are another thing to carry around. Keep a log of all of your cases on your phone in an easy to use, searchable format that also has a drawing function and notes. The most common fields have a drop down menu pre-populated with the most common CPT and ICD-10 codes. Designed by retina faculty at Wills Eye Hospital and Pennsylvania Retina Specialists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eye Surgery Log at 5.0 against BASIC's 1.8. Eye Surgery Log also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). BASIC's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 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.
Eye Surgery Log holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
BASIC ships an update every 4 weeks, Eye Surgery Log every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BASIC | Eye Surgery Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | S&S Retina, LLC |
Customer experience
BASIC
Eye Surgery Log
In-app purchases
BASIC
No in-app purchases
Eye Surgery Log
No in-app purchases
