Comparison

Dermoscopy Self vs SSTear

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

Head to head
About

Dermoscopy Self

This interactive guide uses a case-based approach with clinical and dermoscopic images to teach skin lesion diagnosis. It features multiple-choice questions, detailed answers, and expert insights to enhance learning and retention. The app is optimized for mobile devices and offers offline access to all content.

Highlights
  • Case-based learning with 218 progressive cases
  • 436 clinical and dermoscopic images
  • Multiple-choice questions with detailed answers
  • Checklist methodology for diagnosis
  • Offline access to all content
  • Adjustable text size and bookmarking
  • Powerful search with smart suggestions
Features
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Learn dermoscopy with this full-color, case-based self-assessment guide Awarded First Prize in the Internal Medicine category of the British Medical Association Medical Book Awards! With 436 clinical and dermoscopic images and 218 progressively more difficult cases commonly encountered in general dermatologic practice, Dermoscopy: An Illustrated Self-Assessment Guide offers a unique checklist methodology for learning how to use dermosocpy to diagnose benign and malignant pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions. Each high-quality, full-color clinical and dermoscopic image is presented with short history. Every case is followed by multiple-choice questions and three check boxes to test your knowledge of risk, diagnosis, and disposition. Turn the page, and the answers to the questions are provided in an easy-to-remember manner which includes the dermoscopic images being sown again. Circles, stars, boxes, and arrows appear in the image pointing out the important criteria of each case. FEATURES: • Cases involving the scalp, face, nose, ears, trunk and extremities, palms, soles, nails, and genitalia – many new to this edition • The concepts of clinic-dermoscopic correlation, dermoscopic-pathologic correlation, and dermoscopic differential diagnosis are employed throughout • Each case includes a discussion of all of its salient features in a quick-read outline style and ends with a series of dermoscopic and/or clinical pearls based on the authors’ years of experience • Key dermoscopic principles are re-emphasized throughout the book to enhance your understanding and assimilation of the teaching points • Two new chapters on trichoscopy and dermoscopy in general medicine • Updated material on pediatric melanoma, desmoplastic melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, invasive squamous cell carcinoma, and nevi and melanoma associated with decorative tattoos This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You can also change the text size for easier reading. Bookmark cases, add notes, and answer multiple choice questions on your way to mastering the content! After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet. Check out https://usatinemedia.com to learn more and watch a video demo of this app. This interactive app contains the full content of Dermoscopy: An Illustrated Self-Assessment Guide, 2/E by McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-0071834346 ISBN-10: 0071834346 Authors: Robert H. Johr, MD Voluntary Professor of Dermatology and Voluntary Associate Professor of Pediatrics Pigmented Lesion Clinic University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, Florida Prof. Wilhelm Stolz, MD Director Clinic of Dermatology, Allergology and Environmental Medicine Hospital München Schwabing, and Professor of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich Germany Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population.     Developed by Usatine Media Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer

About

SSTear

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The SSTear trafficking app pin points helpful identifiers to look for when seeing patients. Includes access to a resource toolkit with valuable information, a registry tool for reporting purposes, a resource locator with notes and favorite functionality, an interactive quiz to test your knowledge and included video content.

Screenshots

Dermoscopy Self4 screens
SSTear3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SSTear at Free against Dermoscopy Self's $74.99. Dermoscopy Self's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). On 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

SSTear is free to download; Dermoscopy Self costs $74.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Dermoscopy Self versus SSTear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDermoscopy SelfSSTear
Price$74.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUsatine & Erickson Media LLCAmerican Academy of Dermatology

In-app purchases

None

Dermoscopy Self

No in-app purchases

None

SSTear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dermoscopy Self free?
Dermoscopy Self costs $74.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSTear free?
SSTear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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