Comparison

DrLog vs eSurgibook

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

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DrLog

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This app is made for keeping your patient records. This is particularly made keeping in my the surgical branches and anesthesiology. The app is still far from complete, we are updating new features to make it more useful and easy to use. The aim of this app is to provide comprehensive logbook for patient along with details for any data retrieval in the future or followup.

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eSurgibook

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eSurgibook is the modern surgical logbook โ€” a private, offline-first record of every operation, conference, audit, publication, and training in your career, with one-tap PDF exports for revalidation and appraisal. Built for surgeons, postgraduate students, and the mentors who verify their work. Capture entries in theatre with no connectivity. Sync them home when you're back online. Read them years later as the long chapters of your practice. WHAT'S INSIDE โ€ข OPERATIONS โ€” A three-chapter form (patient ยท procedure ยท reflections). Patient identifiers stay as initials only, and your optional hospital ID stays on-device. Pick from a curated list of surgical operation names or add your own. Attach pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative photos with one tap. Record the surgical team, anaesthesia, complications, and learning points. โ€ข CPD ACTIVITIES โ€” Conferences, audits, publications, and trainings, each with their own editorial form. Track CPD points, awards, the verification trail, learning points, and certificates โ€” everything you'll need at revalidation or appraisal. โ€ข MENTOR VERIFICATION โ€” Send a mentorship request to a senior. Mentors review your entries, leave structured comments, and attest with their name and the timestamp. Every verification is dated, signed, and irrevocable โ€” a built-in audit trail that holds up at any college submission. โ€ข MAGAZINE LAYOUT โ€” Your logbook reads like an editorial publication. Entries group into month chapters with a serif chapter heading and day-column numerals so the timeline of your work is visible at a glance. No spreadsheet feel. No corporate stiffness. โ€ข OFFLINE-FIRST SYNC โ€” Capture entries with no connectivity. Theatre Wi-Fi never works anyway. eSurgibook stores everything locally first and syncs in the background when you're connected. โ€ข FACE ID, TOUCH ID, PASSKEYS โ€” Sign in with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone. Your password is never stored on the device. The refresh token lives in the Keychain under biometric-protected ACL, so even a stolen unlocked phone won't surrender your logbook. Contact us at vijendraingle@icloud.com. Built by surgeons, for surgeons. โ€ข PORTFOLIO PDFS โ€” Generate a one-tap PDF of every operation, every CPD activity, every verified entry โ€” formatted for college submission, appraisal panel, or job application. Customize the date range and email it directly from the app. WHO IT'S FOR โ€ข PRACTICING SURGEONS โ€” Track everything in one place. Verified by peers. Exported when you need it. Replace the spiral notebook and the cluttered cloud folder. โ€ข POSTGRADUATE TRAINEES โ€” Build the case log your programme requires. Share it with your designated mentor for sign-off. Show progress to your training director without exporting and re-formatting. โ€ข SURGICAL MENTORS โ€” Review your students' work. Leave structured feedback. Attest with your name. Watch the cohort you supervise build their portfolios in real time. PRIVACY eSurgibook stores no patient names. Patient identifiers are limited to initials and an optional hospital ID kept on-device only. Logbook entries sync over TLS to a private database. We never sell, share, or โ€ข POSTGRADUATE TRAINEES โ€” Build the case log your programme requires. Share it with your designated mentor for sign-off. Show progress to your training director without exporting and re-formatting. โ€ข SURGICAL MENTORS โ€” Review your students' work. Leave structured feedback. Attest with your name. Watch the cohort you supervise build their portfolios in real time. PRIVACY eSurgibook stores no patient names. Patient identifiers are limited to initials and an optional hospital ID kept on-device only. Logbook entries sync over TLS to a private database. We never sell, share, or analyze your data. Your logbook is yours. Read the full privacy policy at esurgibook.com/privacy.

Screenshots

DrLog4 screens
eSurgibook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DrLog at 13.4 against eSurgibook's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
DrLog versus eSurgibook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrLogeSurgibook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTechasoftCentralogic Consultancy Limited

In-app purchases

None

DrLog

No in-app purchases

None

eSurgibook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrLog free?
DrLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eSurgibook free?
eSurgibook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DrLog or eSurgibook have ads?
Neither DrLog nor eSurgibook shows ads.

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