Comparison

Surgimate vs ArthrexVIP

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

Head to head
About

Surgimate

This app provides surgeons, schedulers, and billing teams with real-time access to surgical schedules and patient information. It syncs directly with an enterprise platform, allowing for instant updates and improved communication. Key benefits include enhanced efficiency, reduced delays, and better patient follow-up.

Highlights
  • Real-time schedule access
  • Patient and case details
  • Post-op confirmations
  • HIPAA-compliant security
  • Calendar view (day, week, month)
  • Schedule filtering by provider/facility
Features
Read full description

Surgimate Mobile App Overview Surgimate gives surgeons real-time access to their schedule and patient information from anywhere. The app syncs directly with Surgimate’s enterprise platform, so updates made at the practice appear instantly on mobile. Who Surgimate Supports: - Surgeons - • View surgery schedules in one place • Access patient and case details securely • Confirm surgical completion directly from the OR - Schedulers - • Manage surgery schedules in one place • Ensure surgeons always have the latest schedule - Billing Teams - • Receive post-op confirmations immediately • Improve billing speed and accuracy Key Benefits: • Improve communication between surgeons and staff • Provide instant access to schedules and patient details • Help surgeons manage time with clear visibility into block schedules • Reduce delays with real-time post-op confirmations • Support better patient follow-up after surgery Features: • View calendar by day, week, or month • See surgical and non-surgical appointments, including on-call hours and vacation • Filter schedules by provider or facility • Sync automatically with the Surgimate desktop platform • Access full patient and surgery details • Send post-op confirmations and patient notes from the OR • Maintain HIPAA-compliant data security What Surgeons Say: “Surgimate gives me total access to my surgical schedule.”  — Richard Pope, M.D., Augusta Orthopedics

About

ArthrexVIP

This medical application facilitates preoperative planning by allowing surgeons to review and adjust implant placement and orientation on 3D bone models. It enables communication between surgeons and technicians through an approval process, ensuring finalized plans.

Highlights
  • 3D and 2D bone and implant visualization
  • Adjustable preoperative plans
  • Surgeon-technician communication via comments
  • Angle and length measurement tools
  • Plan approval with password
  • Implant type and size adjustment
Read full description

The VIP™ preoperative planning system is a medical device designed to facilitate the transfer of information between surgeons and Arthrex technicians. With purposeful functionality, the application allow surgeons to make adjustments to protocol-based plans created by Arthrex technicians. Once the initial plan is created, a surgeon can adjust an implant’s position and orientation on the isolated scapula in both 2D and 3D within the ArthrexVIP application. The application also serves as a communication channel between surgeons and technicians through the approval process. Once a plan is approved in the application, further changes are prohibited. Key Features: View bones and implants in 3D as well as orthographic 2D cross sections Display/adjust plans created by Arthrex technicians Comments function that allows surgeons and technicians to communicate Perform angle and length measurements in 2D views Surgeons can approve preoperative plans by typing their password into the application Snap the view of the 3D model to anatomic reference planes (anterior, posterior, inferior, superior) Adjust the type and size of the implant that was chosen by the Arthrex technician Show/hide 3D model components (guide pin, implant, bone) Show the original CT slices in the 2D and 3D views Adjust the transparency of the bone and implant in the 3D view from 0% to 100% visibility View articulating surfaces for both anatomic and reverse total shoulder replacements View and select locking and non-locking screw trajectories for baseplates with screw options View backside seating coverage of the implant with the patient anatomy View maximum gap and maximum depth of the implant into the patient anatomy View planned postoperative deviation from the native center of rotation View preoperative native volumetric humeral head subluxation About Arthrex Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year. Arthrex continues to experience unprecedented growth and demand for our products throughout the world; however, we remain a privately held company with a family business culture committed to delivering uncompromising quality to the health care professionals who use our products, and ultimately, the millions of patients whose lives we impact. We invite you to learn more about Arthrex and the positive contributions we are making to medicine and the communities we serve. Please visit us at www.arthrex.com.

Screenshots

Surgimate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ArthrexVIP at 5.0 against Surgimate's 3.1. Surgimate's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArthrexVIP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surgimate ships an update monthly, ArthrexVIP every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Surgimate versus ArthrexVIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurgimateArthrexVIP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (9 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings9 — better7
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB273 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSurgimate, LLCArthrex, Inc.

Customer experience

Surgimate

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

ArthrexVIP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Surgimate

No in-app purchases

None

ArthrexVIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surgimate free?
Surgimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArthrexVIP free?
ArthrexVIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surgimate or ArthrexVIP?
ArthrexVIP is rated higher. Surgimate averages 3.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while ArthrexVIP averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Surgimate or ArthrexVIP have ads?
Neither Surgimate nor ArthrexVIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surgimate or ArthrexVIP?
Surgimate ships an update monthly, and ArthrexVIP every 4 months. Most recently, Surgimate was updated on October 29, 2026 and ArthrexVIP on October 11, 2026.

Other comparisons