Comparison

MobilEM vs Surgerize

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

Head to head
About

MobilEM

Provides fast, evidence-based clinical guidance for emergency medicine professionals. Access updated recommendations on a wide range of topics, including antibiotics, toxicology, and critical care. Offers free content, individual purchases, and an all-access subscription.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based recommendations
  • Antibiotic and toxicology guidance
  • EKG and orthopedic injury protocols
  • Airway and pediatric emergency management
  • Critical care medication information
  • Fast navigation and universal search
  • Bookmarking and note-taking
Features
Currently charting
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One of our greatest privileges at EMRA is offering resources that can help make every clinical shift easier, through evidence-based guidance in your pocket. Get updated recommendations for antibiotics, toxicology, EKGs, orthopedic injuries, airway management, pediatric emergencies, splinting, critical care medications, and more. Enjoy free content, purchase our resources a la carte, or subscribe to our all-access pass (best value!) to take full advantage of these key features: • Fast, easy navigation • Powerful universal search • Bookmarking • Note-taking fields • Continual updates that require no action on your part We hope you find MobilEM to be useful; check back often, as we will be adding new content on a regular basis. Please note: EMRA is committed to your privacy. See our policy at https://www.emra.org/about-emra/privacy-policy/. Terms of Use: This and all other digital reference content, including all content offered under subscription is intended for a single user on devices belonging to that user. Use of this app running on a common device shared by an organization is disallowed. For further information on terms of use and EULA please see: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is intended for the US healthcare market.

About

Surgerize

This app provides medical education resources for surgical residents. It focuses on study materials to aid in understanding surgical procedures and concepts. Designed for efficient learning and knowledge retention.

Highlights
  • Surgical residency study materials
  • Medical education resources
  • Knowledge retention tools
  • Concept learning aid
Features
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Medical education app for surgical residence study.

Screenshots

MobilEM4 screens
Surgerize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Surgerize at 5.0 against MobilEM's 3.6. Surgerize also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). MobilEM's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 2) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support 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. MobilEM sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Surgerize asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surgerize holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MobilEM has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MobilEM versus Surgerize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobilEMSurgerize
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (39 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB16 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperEmergency Medicine Residents' AssociationSGR Publications, LLC

Customer experience

MobilEM

All ratings39 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative40.0%

Surgerize

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

MobilEM

Subscriptions12
  • Ventilator Mgmt. Subscription$1.991 Year
  • Pediatric Qwic$1.991 Year
  • MobilEm Airway Management$4.991 Year
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  • Trauma Guide$4.991 Year
  • Antibiotic Guide Subscription$9.991 Year
  • MobilEm Ortho Guide$9.991 Year
  • MobilEM Tox Guide$9.991 Year
  • PressorDex$9.991 Year
  • EKG Guide Subscription$9.991 Year
  • Pain Management$9.991 Year
  • PEM Fundamentals Subscription$9.991 Year
  • MobilEm All Access Pass1 Month trial$39.991 Year
None

Surgerize

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MobilEM free?
MobilEM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surgerize free?
Surgerize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MobilEM or Surgerize?
Surgerize is rated higher. MobilEM averages 3.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Surgerize averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MobilEM or Surgerize have ads?
Neither MobilEM nor Surgerize shows ads.

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