AANS Events vs Skill Series
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AANS Events
Access detailed information for AANS conferences. Connect with other attendees, view presentations, and interact with exhibitor details. Take notes and draw directly on presentation slides for enhanced learning.
- Access conference details
- View presentations
- Connect with attendees
- Interact with exhibitors
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on slides
Read full descriptionHide full description
****FOR ATTENDEES ONLY**** The AANS Events mobile application allows you to access AANS conference details. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent to available presentation slides, and draw directly on the slides.
Skill Series
Learn and practice essential surgical techniques like microsurgery and anastomoses through guided exercises and video tutorials. This app is specifically designed for medical students and surgery residents to hone their skills.
- Microsurgery exercises
- Anastomoses practice
- Macrosurgery training
- Video tutorials
- Skill development
Read full descriptionHide full description
In this app, you will find exercises and videotutorials for the development of essential surgical skills such as microsurgery, anastomoses, and macrosurgery. This app is designed for medical students and surgery residents.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skill Series at every 10 days against AANS Events's every 2 months. Skill Series also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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.
AANS Events ships an update every 2 months, Skill Series every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AANS Events | Skill Series |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Association of Neurosurgeons, Inc. | UpSurgeOn |
Customer experience
AANS Events
Skill Series
In-app purchases
AANS Events
No in-app purchases
Skill Series
No in-app purchases
