SurgeonVault vs AAOS Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SurgeonVault
This medical app allows surgeons to manage digital images from a surgical system or device. It features annotation tools for educational presentations and a report generator to share images and links with patients or physicians.
- Download digital stills from Synergy system
- Upload stills from device
- Add annotations to images
- Generate reports with links and stills
- Share reports with physicians and patients
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The Synergy Surgeon Application 2.0 from Arthrex enables surgeons to download digital stills from the Arthrex Synergy system or upload stills from a device for presenting and archiving. A user-friendly interface allows annotations to be added to the digital stills enabling an educational presentation to the patient. The application includes a report generator in which website links and selected digital stills can be added and sent to a referring physician or the patient directly.
AAOS Code
This medical reference app provides orthopaedic CPT codes, ICD-10 codes, and RVUs for quick access on mobile devices. It allows users to search by code or body site, email patient information with codes, calculate Work RVUs, and save favorite codes.
- Orthopaedic CPT codes
- ICD-10 codes
- RVU calculations
- Search by code and body site
- Email patient information
- Favorite code tracking
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Published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons®, Code X Lite (X-Lite) is Code X's built-in companion for immediate, on the go coding. The robust application offers a full range of orthopaedic CPT codes, ICD-10 codes and RVUs. The application allows you to search by code and body site, e-mail patient information with the applicable code, calculate Work RVUs, and track your favorite codes. For AAOS Code-X Web Subscribers please login to your cloud based Code-X account at https://codex.aaos.org. Then click on your initials, followed by your name to get your credentials to login to Code-X Lite. If you are not an AAOS Code-X Web Subscriber you will not have access to this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SurgeonVault at 4.3 against AAOS Code's 2.3. AAOS Code's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
SurgeonVault holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
SurgeonVault ships an update every 2 months, AAOS Code every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SurgeonVault | AAOS Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthrex, Inc. | Computer Architechs International Corporation |
Customer experience
SurgeonVault
AAOS Code
In-app purchases
SurgeonVault
No in-app purchases
AAOS Code
No in-app purchases
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