Neuro Toolkit vs CNS+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neuro Toolkit
This app provides a comprehensive collection of neurology and neurosurgery grading scales and scores, including those for strokes, hemorrhages, and coma assessment. It offers tools for prognosis, calculations, and management, with emailed results for office records. Designed for speed and functionality, it's a valuable resource for medical professionals.
- Neurology/Neurosurgery Grading Scales
- Stroke and TIA Scales
- Hemorrhage and AVM Scales
- Coma and Cognitive Scales
- Outcome and Epilepsy Scores
- Emailed Results (PDF/Text)
- Journal References Included
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NEURO TOOLKIT Written by a vascular neurologist! Lots of Commonly Used Neurology/Neurosurgery Grading Scales in One Place - Many With Prognosis! NIH Stroke Scale and Much, Much More! Not Flashy - Just Fast and Functional iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad Universal App Includes: Strokes/TIAs: NIH Stroke Scale - All Modules With Emailed Results for your office chart ABCD2 Scale for TIAs ABCD3-I CHADS2 Score for Afib CHA2DS2-VASc Score HAS-BLED Score HAT Score Grasps Score Framingham Heart Score ASPECTS Score DRAGON Score F.A.S.T Stroke Screen ASCO Stroke Subtyping ASTRAL Stroke Outcome GWTG Stroke Mortality New Oral Anticoagulant Dosing RACE Score for Large Vessel Occlusion RoPE Score for PFO related Stroke Thrombolytic Exclusions/Reversal/Angioedema Mgmt Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Hunt and Hess Scale (includes prognosis) Fisher Scale (includes prognosis) Modified Fisher Scale (includes prognosis) World Federation of Neurosurgeons Scale Ogilvy-Carter System (includes prognosis) Risk of Aneurysm Rupture PHASES Aneurysm Rupture Score UIATS Aneurysm Treatment AVMs: Spetzler-Martin AVM Scale Risk of AVM Rupture Spetzler-Ponce Classification Intracerebral Hemorrhage: ICH Volume Calculation ICH Score (includes prognosis) FUNC Outcome Score Coma/Cognitive: Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Infant Anoxic Encephalopathy Prognosis Algorithm AAN Brain Death Criteria SCAT2 Sports Concussion Scale Ramsay Sedation Scale FOUR Score for Coma St. Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS) Impact TBI GCS Pupil Outcome Scores: Glasgow Outcome Score Modified Rankin Score Oxford Handicap Scale Cerebral Performance Categories Score Modified Ashworth Spasticity Scale Epilepsy: Corrected Phenytoin Levels for Low Albumin including SI units CrCl Calculation Anticonvulsant Dosing and Blood Levels Renal Dosing of Certain Anticonvulsants List of Broad and Narrow Spectrum Anticonvulsants Status Epilepticus Management AAN Epilepsy Quality Measures with summary page Parkinson's UPDRS (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale) **NOTE: This is the original UPDRS, not the 2007 MDS UPDRS AAN Parkinson's Quality Measures with summary page Snellen Eye Chart Dermatome Map Multiple Sclerosis: EDSS Calculator for MS McDonald 2017 Diagnostic Criteria MIDAS Migraine Test Geriatric Depression Score El Escorial Revised ALS Diagnostic Criteria ALSFRS House Brackmann Facial Palsy Grading System mEGOS and EGRIS Guillain Barre Prognosis Sleep: STOP BANG OSA Screen TOOLS! Flashlight with Pupil Sizes and "Tuning Fork" for Apple devices that have these features. Journal References for all Scores/Scales All Results can be Emailed in a Text File or Password Protected PDF file A Top 20 Paid Medical iPhone App! A Top 30 Paid Medical iPad App! Featured in the "New and Noteworthy" Medical App Section Reviewed in Neurology (the green journal) May 15, 2012: "I recommend Neuro Toolkit to all neurology practitioners" Reviewed in MD Net Guide Neurology/Psychiatry Magazine September 2010: "very useful", "liked the interface", "presented in a clear-cut and usable fashion" A "useful app" December 16, 2010 Neurology Today More Coming Soon - Please Suggest Some !
CNS+
Access a comprehensive collection of neurological surgery educational resources, including guidelines, publications, and courses. Manage your professional development with features like 'My Education' and 'My CME'.
- CNS Guidelines access
- CNS Publications access
- My Education & My CME integration
- Case of the Month
- Neurosurgery Watch
- Podcasts
- Courses & Webinars
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CNS+ houses all the CNS online education and apps you love in one convenient place! Download the app today and access CNS Guidelines, CNS Publications and CNS education in the palm of your hand. CNS+ also integrates with your CNS profile and enables access to "My Education" and "My CME". Features include: - Case of the Month - Neurosurgery Watch - Podcasts - CNS Spotlight - Neurosurgery Surgery Survival Guide - Nexus - Courses - Webinars - And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CNS+ at Free against Neuro Toolkit's $6.99. CNS+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Neuro Toolkit's advantage is chart position (#70 vs unranked) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). On update cadence, 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
CNS+ is free to download; Neuro Toolkit costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CNS+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Neuro Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 100% of CNS+'s.
Neuro Toolkit ships an update every 7 months, CNS+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neuro Toolkit | CNS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kent Ellington | Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
Customer experience
Neuro Toolkit
CNS+
In-app purchases
Neuro Toolkit
No in-app purchases
CNS+
No in-app purchases









