GoreMED AR vs SIMPL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoreMED AR
Explore innovative endovascular device technology through interactive 3D animations and anatomy. This augmented reality app allows users to visualize medical devices and anatomical structures by pointing their camera at a flat surface.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Interactive 3D anatomy
- Endovascular device technology
- Camera-based AR experience
- Medical professional and patient education
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Experience Gore Medical’s innovative augmented reality (AR) app for physicians, patients, hospitals, medical professionals and the general public. Simply point your camera at a flat surface and experience Gore’s endovascular device technology through interactive animations and 3D anatomy. NOTE: Products listed may not be available in all markets. Patients should consult with their physicians for information on the risk and uses associated with referenced devices or procedures. Physicians should refer to the Instructions for Use for the approved indications, contraindications, and information regarding instructions, warnings, and adverse reactions.
SIMPL
This app facilitates workplace-based assessments for medical professionals, enabling the evaluation of entrustable professional activities within medical education settings.
- Workplace-based assessments
- Entrustable professional activities
- Medical education implementation
- Professional development tracking
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SIMPL at every 2 weeks against GoreMED AR's every 6 weeks. SIMPL also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 5). GoreMED AR's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for GoreMED AR against 4.1 for SIMPL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively.
GoreMED AR ships an update every 6 weeks, SIMPL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoreMED AR | SIMPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 291 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, Inc |
Customer experience
GoreMED AR
SIMPL
In-app purchases
GoreMED AR
No in-app purchases
SIMPL
No in-app purchases
