USPSTF Prevention TaskForce vs Surgerize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
This app provides primary care clinicians with evidence-based recommendations for preventive services. It helps identify appropriate screening, counseling, and medication services for patients based on their individual characteristics.
- Access USPSTF recommendations
- Search by patient characteristics
- Identify screening services
- Find counseling services
- Discover preventive medications
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The Prevention TaskForce (formerly ePSS) is an application designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Nation's lead Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes and patient safety. It was developed by AHRQ to support the independent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine. AHRQ provides support to the USPSTF. The Prevention TaskForce application was developed to assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The Prevention TaskForce information is based on the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors. When using this tool please read the specific recommendation to determine if the preventive service is appropriate for your patient. This tool is not meant to replace clinical judgment and individualized patient care. *Application downloads and data updates require internet connectivity
Surgerize
This app provides medical education resources for surgical residents. It focuses on study materials to aid in understanding surgical procedures and concepts. Designed for efficient learning and knowledge retention.
- Surgical residency study materials
- Medical education resources
- Knowledge retention tools
- Concept learning aid
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Medical education app for surgical residence study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surgerize at 5.0 against USPSTF Prevention TaskForce's 3.7. Surgerize also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). USPSTF Prevention TaskForce's advantage is ratings volume (70 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.
Surgerize holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USPSTF Prevention TaskForce has 70 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | USPSTF Prevention TaskForce | Surgerize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | AHRQ | SGR Publications, LLC |
Customer experience
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
Surgerize
Bugs and requests
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup
- Recommendations are broken/inaccurate
- App not compatible with recent iOS updates
- Menu won't stay open
- Unable to download
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- Recommendations won't load
- Non-functioning links
- Does not filter correctly
- Resets everything when going back to home page
Requested features
6 requests- Update recommendations
- Add more units of measurement (kg/meters)
- Update for dark mode
- Improve UI/UX
- Add more diseases to profile
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- Faster loading times
Surgerize
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USPSTF Prevention TaskForce
No in-app purchases
Surgerize
No in-app purchases
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