Comparison

Prognosis vs Concise Surgery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Prognosis

Enhance your diagnostic and management skills with interactive clinical cases. Access facts and explanations to understand the rationale behind diagnoses and treatments. New cases are added weekly, reflecting current medical trends.

Highlights
  • Interactive clinical cases
  • Diagnostic and management rationale
  • Succinct explanations
  • Cases across 33 specialties
  • Weekly new case releases
  • Key learning points
Features
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With Prognosis, you can improve your ability to diagnose and immediately manage key clinical presentations associated with a disease, having access to relevant facts and succinct explanations behind the underlying diagnostic and management rationale. Prognosis is designed for practicing physicians, medical students, nursing professionals and other healthcare practitioners who love medicine and want to thrive as world-class decision makers. After all, practice makes perfect; and practice can be fun! Our catalog offers cases spanning a wide range of medical specialties, all which can be played in minutes. Each case is also accompanied by a concise yet comprehensive discussion of the diagnostic reasoning, as well as and key learning points for you to take home. Prognosis cases are based on the actual clinical experiences of more than 200 physicians across 33 specialties. New cases are released every week, often in keeping with global endemic and epidemic trends, to help you brush up on the clinical skills that are the need of the hour! - Best App for Health & Well Being - World Summit Awards, 2012 (https://www.worldsummitawards.org/winner/prognosis-your-diagnosis/). - 'Dr House for Doctors' - Discover Magazine (https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/hot-science-18). - 'One of the five best apps for doctors' - Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume: 94 Issue: 1 (https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/abs/10.1308/147363512X13189526438558). IMPORTANT: Prognosis: Your Diagnosis is designed for use by medical professionals and students. It is not intended for use by patients or for self-diagnosis.

About

Concise Surgery

A case-based learning tool for surgery students and junior doctors. It simplifies complex surgical concepts with high-yield scenarios, focusing on clinical reasoning and exam preparation. Designed for rapid revision and confident performance in assessments.

Highlights
  • Concise case-based learning
  • Core general surgery topics
  • Applied clinical reasoning
  • Exam-oriented structure
  • OSCE and university exam preparation
  • Rapid revision
Features
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A concise, case-based learning resource designed to simplify surgery and strengthen clinical reasoning for examinations. This resource presents high-yield surgical cases reflecting real exam and ward scenarios. Each case integrates patient presentation, examination findings, investigations, differential diagnosis, and management planning in a structured, exam-oriented format. Emphasis is placed on applied surgical principles, common pitfalls, and decision-making tested in assessments. Content is optimized for rapid revision and confident performance in OSCEs and written examinations. Suitable for medical students and junior doctors preparing for surgical examinations and improving confidence in core surgical topics. Key Features: - Concise surgery case-based learning - Core general surgery topics and conditions - Applied clinical reasoning and management focus - Exam-oriented structure for rapid revision - Designed for OSCEs and university exams Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional medical training or clinical judgment. Always rely on qualified healthcare professionals for patient care decisions. For support, contact: contact@rermedapps.com Terms of Use – https://rermedapps.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy – https://rermedapps.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Prognosis4 screens
Concise Surgery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prognosis at 94% against Concise Surgery's 0%. Prognosis also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Concise Surgery's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Concise Surgery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Prognosis asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prognosis versus Concise Surgery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrognosisConcise Surgery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB51 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMedical Joyworks LLCRER MedApps

Customer experience

Prognosis

All ratings2,947 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews970 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.1%

Concise Surgery

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Prognosis

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Slider says yes but records as a no
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Download all cases at on click
  • Differential diagnosis before diagnosis
  • Reference ranges for lab values
  • Lookup function
  • Dark mode option
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Concise Surgery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prognosis

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Concise Surgery

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access - 50% Off$24.99
  • Lifetime Access$49.99

Questions

Is Prognosis free?
Prognosis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Concise Surgery free?
Concise Surgery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prognosis or Concise Surgery have ads?
Prognosis shows ads; Concise Surgery does not.

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