iRadTech vs Basic Radiology
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRadTech
This app provides detailed instructions and technical factors for over 200 radiographic positions, serving as a comprehensive guide for medical imaging professionals and students. It includes representative images, positioning details, and helpful notes, designed to align with ARRT content specifications and ASRT curriculum.
- 200+ radiographic positions
- Technical factors and settings
- Patient and part positioning
- Representative radiographic images
- Enlargeable positioning photographs
- Search and save functions
- ARRT content alignment
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Radiographic Positioning Guide for Medical Imaging Professionals and Students Meets latest Apple requirements. Similar to x-ray pocket guide or reference booklet. Detailed instructions for more than 200 radiographic positions: 1. technical factors 2. image receptor size and orientation 3. patient and part positioning 4. respiration instructions 5. central ray entrance/exit points and angulation 6. image quality points 7. structures demonstrated Suggested digital imaging systems technical factor settings added for all positions (except nephrotomography) Representative radiographic image which can be enlarged for closer inspection. Enlargeable photograph of properly positioned human model showing the correctly collimated area of interest with the central ray entry point. A helpful NOTE tab for every position; save techniques, special terms, or other helpful information. Search function finds search term in position titles and/or instructions. My Routines function allows grouping of selected positions into a saved routine. My Notes function allows saving notes not related to a position. Developed using the ARRT Content Specifications to include nearly all ARRT entry-level radiographic positions. - “OPTIONAL” positions are included which may be ordered in clinical practice. These OPTIONAL positions are judged by the authors and other educational colleagues as handy references, but are not listed on the ARRT Radiography Content. Instructions referenced to the most recent ASRT Radiography Curriculum and national positioning texts. Written and edited by 2 Ph.D. radiography educators, each with more than 30 years of teaching experience. A convenient guide to positioning the patient and a valuable study aid for radiography students. A great reference and review tool for technologists and clinical instructors.
Basic Radiology
This medical study aid offers a collection of radiographic images for self-testing knowledge of human anatomy and pathologies. Developed by medical faculty, it's designed for students and professionals to evaluate their skills and prepare for exams. All eight specialized slide sets are available for purchase within the app.
- Radiographic image self-testing
- Structure and pathology recognition
- Eight specialized slide sets
- Knowledge gap identification
- Exam preparation tool
- Developed by medical faculty
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The Basic Radiology SecondLook™ application is a study aid that provides a series of radiographic images for students to self-test their level of knowledge and ability to recognize structures and pathologies in the human body. The images in the Basic Radiology SecondLook™ application were captured by faculty members in the Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. This application was developed with the learner in mind, especially medical and other health sciences students, as well as radiology laboratory professionals. All eight slide sets, covering General Radiology Concepts, Chest Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Trauma Radiology, Cardiac Radiology, Neuroradiology, and Pediatric Radiology, may be purchased as a complete mobile application. By taking a "Second Look" at these images, users are able to quickly self-evaluate and test their knowledge of human radiographic analysis in order to identify gaps and to be better prepared for tests. This mobile application will also serve as an excellent review tool to prepare for licensing examinations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Basic Radiology at Free against iRadTech's $24.99. Basic Radiology also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). iRadTech's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 4). 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
Basic Radiology is free to download; iRadTech costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Radiology holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRadTech has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of iRadTech's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Radiology's.
iRadTech ships an update every 8 months, Basic Radiology every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRadTech | Basic Radiology |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #21 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ballinger and Bruckner, LLP | The University of Michigan |
Customer experience
iRadTech
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In-app purchases
iRadTech
No in-app purchases
Basic Radiology
No in-app purchases









