Behind the Knife vs Intuitive 3D Models
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Behind the Knife
This platform offers surgical education with high-yield topics and interviews with field leaders. It provides timely, relevant, and engaging content to help users succeed in their medical studies and careers.
- Surgical education platform
- High-yield educational topics
- Interviews with field leaders
- Timely and relevant content
- Engaging learning experience
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Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgical education platform. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Enjoy timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY!
Intuitive 3D Models
This application allows surgeons to order and receive custom anatomical 3D models. These models are generated from CT or MRI scans, aiding in surgical planning and visualization.
- Order anatomical 3D models
- Receive models generated from scans
- Supports CT and MRI data
- Aids surgical planning
- 3D visualization
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Intuitive 3D Models app is used by surgeons to order and receive anatomical 3D models, generated from a CT or MRI scan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Intuitive 3D Models at 5.0 against Behind the Knife's 4.0. Behind the Knife's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). 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.
Intuitive 3D Models holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Behind the Knife has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Behind the Knife ships an update every 5 weeks, Intuitive 3D Models every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Behind the Knife | Intuitive 3D Models |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Behind the Knife | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Customer experience
Behind the Knife
Intuitive 3D Models
In-app purchases
Behind the Knife
No in-app purchases
Intuitive 3D Models
No in-app purchases
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