OR Reflections vs AANS Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OR Reflections
This tool helps surgical trainees identify areas for improvement by submitting cases for instructor evaluation. It then connects trainees to targeted educational resources based on their performance data. The app aims to enhance surgical skills through personalized feedback and learning.
- Surgical case submission for evaluation
- Instructor feedback collection
- Personalized resource recommendations
- Growth area identification
- Progress tracking for trainees
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OR Reflections is a comprehensive tool for identifying growth areas in surgical trainees, and connecting them to resources they need to get better, provided by Thieme Publishing Group, the worldwide authority in online surgical education materials. Surgical trainee users use the app to submit cases to their instructors for evaluation. These evaluations are collected, and their respective data points are used to target the most appropriate resources to the trainee, based on where they struggle most.
AANS Events
Access detailed information for AANS conferences. Connect with other attendees, view presentations, and interact with exhibitor details. Take notes and draw directly on presentation slides for enhanced learning.
- Access conference details
- View presentations
- Connect with attendees
- Interact with exhibitors
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on slides
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****FOR ATTENDEES ONLY**** The AANS Events mobile application allows you to access AANS conference details. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent to available presentation slides, and draw directly on the slides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: AANS Events at 20 against OR Reflections's 2. AANS Events also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). OR Reflections's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, 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.
OR Reflections holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AANS Events has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OR Reflections ships an update every 3 months, AANS Events every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | OR Reflections | AANS Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evalumedtrics, LLC | American Association of Neurosurgeons, Inc. |
Customer experience
OR Reflections
AANS Events
In-app purchases
OR Reflections
No in-app purchases
AANS Events
No in-app purchases
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