ASPS Mobile vs Behind the Knife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASPS Mobile
Connect with medical society members, stay updated on news and events, and manage professional development. Access a member directory, committee discussions, and a unified event calendar.
- Society news and events dashboard
- Committee discussions and files
- Unified event calendar
- Member directory with contact options
- CME report viewing and submission
- Push notifications for discussions
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Use the American Society of Plastic Surgeons mobile app to connect with members and stay up-to-date on the latest society news and events. Features: - See upcoming committee events, CME credit summary and the latest news in a convenient dashboard - View committee discussions, files and rosters - Access a unified calendar that shows all past and future committee events - Search for members across the entire directory and quickly email or call them - View your CME report and submit CME - View, reply and get push notifications for discussions - Support for schedules and speaker listings for select events We have much more planned for subsequent releases, but we'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas for the future: use the "Feedback" link in-app to send your ideas and issues directly to the development team.
Behind the Knife
This platform offers surgical education with high-yield topics and interviews with field leaders. It provides timely, relevant, and engaging content to help users succeed in their medical studies and careers.
- Surgical education platform
- High-yield educational topics
- Interviews with field leaders
- Timely and relevant content
- Engaging learning experience
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Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgical education platform. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Enjoy timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Behind the Knife at 58% against ASPS Mobile's 0%. Behind the Knife also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). ASPS Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Behind the Knife holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Behind the Knife has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ASPS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 58% of Behind the Knife's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASPS Mobile | Behind the Knife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Society of Plastic Surgeons | Behind the Knife |
Customer experience
ASPS Mobile
Behind the Knife
In-app purchases
ASPS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Behind the Knife
No in-app purchases
