Behind the Knife vs Luxarea
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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!
Luxarea
This tool assists medical and aesthetic professionals in calculating the precise surface area treated by laser and IPL devices. It automates the process by reading device screens or allows manual input for accurate documentation and billing.
- Automatic camera scan of device screen
- Manual input for spot size and pulse count
- Calculates treated surface area in cm²
- Supports circular laser and rectangular IPL handpieces
- Running total across multiple procedures
- Designed for mid-procedure use
Read full descriptionHide full description
Luxarea is designed for medical and aesthetic professionals performing laser and IPL treatments. Many laser CPT codes are area-dependent — Luxarea calculates your exact treated surface area in cm², giving you accurate numbers for your documentation and billing. Simply point your camera at your device screen and Luxarea reads the spot size and pulse count automatically, then calculates the total area treated. Or enter the values manually in seconds. Works with the devices you already use: — Sciton Joule — Candela VBeam Perfecta, Prima and Pro — Cutera Excel V — Cynosure PicoSure Pro — IPL devices with variable rectangular handpieces Features: — Camera scan that reads your device screen automatically — Supports circular laser and rectangular IPL handpieces — Running total across multiple passes and devices — Simple, fast interface designed for use mid-procedure Luxarea is a documentation and calculation tool to support clinical record-keeping and billing accuracy. It is not a diagnostic or treatment planning tool.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Behind the Knife at Free against Luxarea's $4.99. Behind the Knife also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). Luxarea's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On 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
Behind the Knife is free to download; Luxarea costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Luxarea 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 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Behind the Knife ships an update monthly, Luxarea daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Behind the Knife | Luxarea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Behind the Knife | James Seaward |
Customer experience
Behind the Knife
Luxarea
In-app purchases
Behind the Knife
No in-app purchases
Luxarea
No in-app purchases
