Comparison

FRS Risk vs Vidiyal

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

Head to head
About

FRS Risk

This medical app provides surgeons with a real-time risk assessment tool for pancreatic fistula, personalized mitigation techniques, and a personal practice data repository. It also includes a bibliography with direct links to PubMed abstracts and a masterclass podcast.

Highlights
  • Real-time fistula risk assessment
  • Personalized mitigation techniques
  • Practice data repository
  • Contemporary bibliography
  • Direct literature access
  • Masterclass podcast
Features
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This multi-faceted application offers surgeons who perform pancreatoduodenectomy a comprehensive and versatile resource regarding pancreatic fistula, including the following features: 1. An easily accessible risk assessment tool with the ability to calculate the threat of developing a clinically-relevant pancreatic fistula in real-time. You can easily enter the four elements of the FRS and obtain an immediate, tailored appraisal of fistula risk, as well as other outcome metrics associated with fistulas. This can be calibrated along broader (FRS risk zones), to basic (FRS number), to very specific (distinct FRS scenarios) terms. 2. A guide to personalized medicine for pancreatic fistula where “best-practice” mitigation techniques are delineated for the specific situation you encounter in the operating room on any given day. This is backed up with detailed explanations and literature summaries regarding their applicability. 3. Your own individual practice data repository. This performance improvement aspect allows you to track updated data regarding your own fistula risk assumption, actual outcomes, and patterns of using various mitigation strategies available to you. In other words, this can form the basis of a performance-assessment strategy for your own personal practice. 4. A thorough, contemporary bibliography regarding pancreatic fistula literature, including the numerous studies done by the Pancreas Fistula Study Group that provide the scientific foundation for the knowledge offered. 5. Direct literature access with quick links to PubMed abstracts for all references. Additionally, free PDFs for select “key papers” are directly accessible. 6. Connection to an hour-long Cold Steel “Masterclass on Pancreatic Fistula” podcast, which provides a big-picture overview by synthesizing the many intriguing concepts influencing this dreaded complication.

About

Vidiyal

Features
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Tamil Nadu is one of the first States to initiate Cadaver Transplant in 1995 after the Transplantation of Human Organs Act was passed in the year 1994. Cadaver Transplant Program was started by the then Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr.Kalaignar.M.Karunanidhi in the year of 2008. Cadaver Transplant Programme was made a Government Society in May 2015 and named as Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Screenshots

FRS Risk4 screens
Vidiyal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FRS Risk at every 2 weeks against Vidiyal's every 5 weeks. Vidiyal's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FRS Risk ships an update every 2 weeks, Vidiyal every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FRS Risk versus Vidiyal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFRS RiskVidiyal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB46 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperValexConsulting Inc.TRANSPLANT AUTHORITY OF TAMIL NADU

In-app purchases

None

FRS Risk

No in-app purchases

None

Vidiyal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FRS Risk free?
FRS Risk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vidiyal free?
Vidiyal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FRS Risk or Vidiyal have ads?
Neither FRS Risk nor Vidiyal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FRS Risk or Vidiyal?
FRS Risk ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vidiyal every 5 weeks. Most recently, FRS Risk was updated on November 3, 2026 and Vidiyal on November 3, 2026.

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