Comparison

ORninja vs DDC Lecturio

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

Head to head
About

ORninja

This app provides a digital library of surgical instruments for training operating room support staff. It allows users to learn instrument names and functions at their own pace, and virtually assemble instrument trays for surgical procedures.

Highlights
  • Digital library of surgical instruments
  • Learn instrument names and functions
  • Virtual instrument tray assembly
  • Self-paced learning
  • Training for OR support staff
Features
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The future of operating room education is here. ORninja is a premium, modern learning platform built for anyone in scrubs. Using interactive, bite-sized learning based on today’s educational best practices, ORninja replaces boring PowerPoints and training videos with engaging experiences that improve knowledge retention. Whether you’re learning instrumentation, implants, anatomy, surgical procedures, or OR workflow, ORninja helps you build confidence before every case. Are you a sales rep, scrub tech, resident, RN, or do you work in Central Sterile or anywhere in the OR? Then ORninja is for you. Access is available exclusively through participating employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, medical device companies, and educational institutions. An organization-issued account is required.

About

DDC Lecturio

Features
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Welcome to DDC Lecturio, your online academy. Features: - Video lectures: Learn & review all relevant concepts faster, easier - Learning Material: Download a PDF of any lecture’s slides for later reference - Qbank Tests: Apply your knowledge and solve clinical case questions - Spaced Repetition Quiz: reinforce knowledge, driven by a smart learning algorithm - Bookmatcher: Find the right videos for your text book - Bookmarks: Organize lectures in your own lists - Study planner: Plan your learning goals - Text Book Articles: Deepen and reinforce your knowledge - Learning progress control: Check your progress for each course - Synchronization between all devices: Simply continue learning seamlessly on another device - Offline availability: Learn on the go - Notes: Create notes about your lectures - Playback speed: Adjust the speed of the videos to your learning speed

Screenshots

ORninja4 screens
DDC Lecturio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ORninja at fortnightly against DDC Lecturio's every 19 months. 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

ORninja ships an update fortnightly, DDC Lecturio every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ORninja versus DDC Lecturio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterORninjaDDC Lecturio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB117 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNinja Solutions IncorporatedLecturio GmbH

In-app purchases

None

ORninja

No in-app purchases

None

DDC Lecturio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ORninja free?
ORninja is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DDC Lecturio free?
DDC Lecturio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ORninja or DDC Lecturio have ads?
Neither ORninja nor DDC Lecturio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ORninja or DDC Lecturio?
ORninja ships an update fortnightly, and DDC Lecturio every 19 months. Most recently, ORninja was updated on October 24, 2026 and DDC Lecturio on October 27, 2026.

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