Comparison

iCyst vs Behind the Knife

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

Head to head
About

iCyst

Access and navigate up-to-date guidelines for managing pancreatic cystic neoplasms from European, IAP, and AGA sources. Input cyst features to receive management recommendations based on built-in algorithms. Save data anonymously for future reference.

Highlights
  • Access European, IAP, and AGA guidelines
  • Navigate guidelines in PDF and flowchart format
  • Input cyst features for recommendations
  • Built-in algorithm for management suggestions
  • Anonymous data saving and modification
  • Improve clinical practice for pancreatic cysts
Features
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COMPLETE THE SURVEY ON PANCREATIC CYSTIC NEOPLASMS (https://pancreasverona-ebm.bluemilk.cloud/guidelines-on-pancreatic-cystic-tumours), GET THE REGISTRATION CODE AND UNLOCK ALL FEATURES OF THE APP. iCyst – Improving Clinical Practice for Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, give direct access to up-to-date European, International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) and American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) guidelines for the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms. You can quickly navigate through guidelines and flowchart. Insert all cyst’s features to get recommendations from the three different guidelines thanks to a built-in algorithm (feature available only after completing the survey in the above link). The app contains the following guidelines: European evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasm (2018) Revision of the International Association of Pancreatology (2017 update) American Gastroenterological Association guideline on the diagnosis and management of asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cyst (2015) The user can navigate the guidelines both in PDF and flowchart format. With iCyst the user can select cyst’s characteristic to assess the standard of treatment according to each guideline and select which of the guideline will be followed. Data can be saved anonymously and stored to be checked again or modified. Get updated, disseminate guidelines for the management pancreatic cysts and improve your clinical practice!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

iCyst4 screens
Behind the Knife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iCyst at 100% against Behind the Knife's 58%. iCyst also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCyst ships an update weekly, Behind the Knife monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iCyst versus Behind the Knife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCystBehind the Knife
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—20 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB168 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBlue Milk SrlBehind the Knife

Customer experience

iCyst

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Behind the Knife

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

iCyst

No in-app purchases

None

Behind the Knife

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCyst free?
iCyst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Behind the Knife free?
Behind the Knife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCyst or Behind the Knife have ads?
Neither iCyst nor Behind the Knife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCyst or Behind the Knife?
iCyst ships an update weekly, and Behind the Knife monthly. Most recently, iCyst was updated on September 24, 2026 and Behind the Knife on October 25, 2026.

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