Piro AFO vs Boston Sensor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piro AFO
This app allows healthcare professionals to easily configure and 3D scan patients' feet for custom ankle-foot orthoses. It optimizes designs based on patient data and offers aesthetic customization options.
- 3D scan patient feet
- Configure custom AFO/SMO
- Optimize orthosis with patient data
- Choose orthosis type by indication
- Customize color and labels
- Integrates with 3D Size Me app
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Revolutionary easy-to-use configurator and 3D scanning app. - Configure fully custom 3D printed AFO/SMO - Easily take a 3D scan of your patients’ feet with the Structure™ scanner or FaceID Technology - Input initial data (weight, age) to optimize the orthosis - Choose AFO/SMO type based on indication - Configure the orthosis with a few clicks - Choose the colour combination and personal printed label The app seamlessly integrates with 3D Size Me app to offer the best 3D scanning experience. The 3D Size Me app is required to enable scanning with the PIRO app. Both iPad with Structure Scanner or iPhone with FaceID technology are supported. PIRO ankle foot orthosis is not only functional, thin, lightweight and comfortable, but sleek and sought after. It gives your clinic a significant competitive advantage. Piro has been designed to take full advantage of 3D printing benefits and our clinical know-how. We achieved significant improvements in comfort, aesthetics and treatment efficiency. Stand out with PIRO. The only custom made ankle foot orthosis awarded with the prestigious Red Dot design award.
Boston Sensor
This app wirelessly records and displays the internal temperature of a brace, allowing patients to track their actual wear time. Downloaded reports show daily wear patterns and average hours worn, which can be emailed to healthcare providers.
- Wireless Bluetooth Low Energy sensor integration
- Records internal brace temperature
- Tracks actual wear time
- Generates daily wear pattern reports
- Calculates average hours worn per day
- Email reports to care team
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The Boston Sensor is a wireless Bluetooth Low Energy sensor that records the internal temperature of the brace so the patient can see their actual wear time. This data may be downloaded via your smartphone or tablet. The downloaded report shows the daily wear patterns and the average hours worn per day over the selected time period. These reports can be easily sent via email to any member of your care team to review such as your Physician, Orthotist, Physical Therapist, or Nurse.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Piro AFO at 5.0 against Boston Sensor's 3.7. Boston Sensor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Piro AFO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boston Sensor has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Piro AFO ships an update every 5 months, Boston Sensor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piro AFO | Boston Sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Invent Medical Group, s.r.o. | Blue Maestro |
Customer experience
Piro AFO
Boston Sensor
In-app purchases
Piro AFO
No in-app purchases
Boston Sensor
No in-app purchases




