Comparison

ArthrexVIP vs Case Care App

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

Head to head
About

ArthrexVIP

This medical application facilitates preoperative planning by allowing surgeons to review and adjust implant placement and orientation on 3D bone models. It enables communication between surgeons and technicians through an approval process, ensuring finalized plans.

Highlights
  • 3D and 2D bone and implant visualization
  • Adjustable preoperative plans
  • Surgeon-technician communication via comments
  • Angle and length measurement tools
  • Plan approval with password
  • Implant type and size adjustment
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The VIP™ preoperative planning system is a medical device designed to facilitate the transfer of information between surgeons and Arthrex technicians. With purposeful functionality, the application allow surgeons to make adjustments to protocol-based plans created by Arthrex technicians. Once the initial plan is created, a surgeon can adjust an implant’s position and orientation on the isolated scapula in both 2D and 3D within the ArthrexVIP application. The application also serves as a communication channel between surgeons and technicians through the approval process. Once a plan is approved in the application, further changes are prohibited. Key Features: View bones and implants in 3D as well as orthographic 2D cross sections Display/adjust plans created by Arthrex technicians Comments function that allows surgeons and technicians to communicate Perform angle and length measurements in 2D views Surgeons can approve preoperative plans by typing their password into the application Snap the view of the 3D model to anatomic reference planes (anterior, posterior, inferior, superior) Adjust the type and size of the implant that was chosen by the Arthrex technician Show/hide 3D model components (guide pin, implant, bone) Show the original CT slices in the 2D and 3D views Adjust the transparency of the bone and implant in the 3D view from 0% to 100% visibility View articulating surfaces for both anatomic and reverse total shoulder replacements View and select locking and non-locking screw trajectories for baseplates with screw options View backside seating coverage of the implant with the patient anatomy View maximum gap and maximum depth of the implant into the patient anatomy View planned postoperative deviation from the native center of rotation View preoperative native volumetric humeral head subluxation About Arthrex Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year. Arthrex continues to experience unprecedented growth and demand for our products throughout the world; however, we remain a privately held company with a family business culture committed to delivering uncompromising quality to the health care professionals who use our products, and ultimately, the millions of patients whose lives we impact. We invite you to learn more about Arthrex and the positive contributions we are making to medicine and the communities we serve. Please visit us at www.arthrex.com.

About

Case Care App

This application allows surgeons to share surgical media and post-operative instructions with patients. It helps improve the patient's recovery experience by providing easy access to important content. Users can search, view, edit, and email surgical images and videos.

Highlights
  • Share surgical media
  • Post-operative instructions
  • Search and view content
  • Edit surgical images
  • Email content to patients
  • Integrates with OR devices
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The Stryker Case Care app is a patient engagement tool that facilitates the sharing of surgical media, post operative instructions and other important content a surgeon would like to share with their patient to help improve the patient's post operative experience. It integrates with data stored directly on Stryker’s CONNECTED OR HUB and SDC4K devices. This app makes it easy for users to search, view, edit and email surgical images, videos and post operative instructions from an intuitive user interface.

Screenshots

Case Care App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ArthrexVIP at 5.0 against Case Care App's 4.6. ArthrexVIP also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). Case Care App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArthrexVIP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArthrexVIP ships an update every 4 months, Case Care App every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ArthrexVIP versus Case Care App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArthrexVIPCase Care App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings710 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB375 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperArthrex, Inc.Stryker

Customer experience

ArthrexVIP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Case Care App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArthrexVIP

No in-app purchases

None

Case Care App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArthrexVIP free?
ArthrexVIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Case Care App free?
Case Care App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArthrexVIP or Case Care App?
ArthrexVIP is rated higher. ArthrexVIP averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Case Care App averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do ArthrexVIP or Case Care App have ads?
Neither ArthrexVIP nor Case Care App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArthrexVIP or Case Care App?
ArthrexVIP ships an update every 4 months, and Case Care App every 13 months. Most recently, ArthrexVIP was updated on October 11, 2026 and Case Care App on October 24, 2026.

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