AONA Events vs Hand Surgery Source
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AONA Events
Access all information for AO North America courses, including schedules, materials, venue details, and faculty bios. You can also access your CME directly within the application.
- View event schedules
- Access course materials
- Venue information
- Faculty biographies
- Direct CME access
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The AO North America Event app is a resource for you while attending one of our courses. You can stay up to date and informed about our current and future events right at your fingertips. Designed as your single go-to source, you can: view schedules, course materials, venue information and faculty bios. You can access your CME directly from the app.
Hand Surgery Source
This app provides medical professionals with on-the-go access to a comprehensive knowledge base on hand surgery. It features diagnostic guides, CPT codes, exam details, and visual aids like photos and videos.
- Diagnostic guides
- CPT codes
- Exam, test, and sign sections
- Diagnostic studies
- Search function
- Photos and drawings
- Videos
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*This app is intended as a learning aid for medical professionals. Please contact your healthcare service provider for medical help. This app gives on-the-go access to users of handsurgeryresource.net. Version 8.0 of the knowledge base gives access to: 281 diagnostic guides sections Common hand surgery related CPT codes 160 exams, tests and signs sections 25 diagnostic studies sections The app has search function 2,265 photos and drawings make visualising the teaching points easy 177 videos also support the text Hand Surgery Source 8.0 content is supported by more references and more direct links to PubMed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AONA Events at 100% against Hand Surgery Source's 50%. AONA Events also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). Hand Surgery Source's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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.
AONA Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AONA Events's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hand Surgery Source's.
AONA Events ships an update every 2 months, Hand Surgery Source every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AONA Events | Hand Surgery Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The AO North America Inc | Hand Surgery Resource |
Customer experience
AONA Events
Hand Surgery Source
In-app purchases
AONA Events
No in-app purchases
Hand Surgery Source
No in-app purchases
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