Lantern® vs ABOS KSB+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lantern®
This application streamlines knee surgery workflows for orthopedic surgeons. It provides a digital platform for pre-operative planning and intra-operative guidance, aiming to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes.
- Streamlined surgical workflows
- Pre-operative planning
- Intra-operative guidance
- Improved surgical precision
- Enhanced patient outcomes
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Lantern software workflow
ABOS KSB+
This app enables orthopaedic surgery residents in ACGME-accredited programs to request assessments for surgical skills and professional behavior. It facilitates formative feedback and encourages residents to take charge of their educational development.
- Surgical skills assessment requests
- Professional behavior assessment requests
- Formative feedback provision
- Resident education ownership
- ACGME program participation
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This mobile app allows orthopaedic surgery residents in ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)-accredited residency programs that are participating in the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior ( ABOS KSB) Program to request surgical skills and professional behavior assessments in order to receive formative feedback and take ownership of their education.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lantern® at 5.0 against ABOS KSB+'s 1.0. Lantern® also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ABOS KSB+'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lantern® holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Lantern® ships an update every 13 months, ABOS KSB+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lantern® | ABOS KSB+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OrthAlign, Inc | ABOS |
In-app purchases
Lantern®
No in-app purchases
ABOS KSB+
No in-app purchases
