Comparison

AO Surgery Reference vs Synapse Connext Mobile

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

Head to head
About

AO Surgery Reference

Access a comprehensive online repository of surgical knowledge for fracture management. It provides detailed guidance on diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare for numerous fracture types, supported by extensive illustrations and expert review.

Highlights
  • 353 fracture types covered
  • 172 surgical approaches
  • 1222 surgical procedures
  • Over 30,000 illustrations
  • Feline, canine, and equine fracture care
  • Powerful search function
Features
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QUICK ONLINE REFERENCE IN CLINICAL LIFE Gain easy access to the award-winning AO Surgery Reference. AO Surgery Reference is an online repository for surgical knowledge. It describes the complete surgical management process from diagnosis to aftercare for all fractures of a given anatomical region, and also assembles relevant material that the AO has published before. It gives access to:   • aid in surgical decision making for 353 fracture types • 172 approaches • 1222 surgical procedures • all richly illustrated with more than 30'000 Illustrations and much more. To ensure the quality of the content, it is authored, edited, and peer reviewed by experienced AO Faculty from all over the world, some of which are also well-known textbook authors/editors. This is a relaunch of the AO Surgery Reference app utilizing the same responsive user interface that was released February 2020. The highlights are: • Consistent navigational logic and user experience on all screen sizes • Inclusion of feline, canine, and equine fracture care • Combination of Preparation – Approach – Reduction and Fixation – Aftercare into one step called treatment. • Introduction of a powerful search function, allowing simplifications of the user interface as it replaces previous shortcuts.

About

Synapse Connext Mobile

Capture and store patient-related content like images, video, and audio directly into the patient record from your mobile device. Seamlessly integrate with EHRs for efficient data management and access to full-resolution media.

Highlights
  • Capture images, video, and audio
  • Store content in patient records
  • Full-resolution media storage
  • EHR integration (Haiku/Canto, PowerChart Touch)
  • Encounter-based workflow support
  • Customizable departmental metadata
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Designed for clinicians, Synapse Connext Mobile by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation (HCUS) makes it easy to capture content such as images, video, audio and notes from your tablet or smartphone and store them directly in the patient record. Simply select the patient from your worklist, and capture as much content as desired. Images, Video and Sound files are stored at full resolution in the Synapse VNA, and a link is sent to the EHR associated with the specific patient encounter. This makes it easy to find and compare “like priors”. If using an EHR mobile app such as Epic’s Haiku/Canto or Cerner’s PowerChart Touch, Connext Mobile can be launched directly from the app and will have the full patient and user context. Otherwise, the app shows a list of all patients scheduled for the day, saving the clinician from duplicate data entry. Patient meta-data and encounter information is stored securely with the images in the Synapse VNA and available throughout the organization. Connext Mobile supports an encounters-based workflow. This matches existing workflows in departments where content is routinely captured at the point of care, eliminating the need to place an order prior to taking a photo or recording audio or video. Additional metadata, customizable per department can be captured at the point of care. Suggested departments include: * Dermatology * Wound Care/Management * Pediatrics * Primary Care * Infectious Diseases * Burn Care * Ophthalmology * Otolaryngology * Plastic Surgery * Podiatry * ER/Trauma * Audiology * Gait Assessment * Dentistry * Sports Medicine * Nursing/Clinic Photography Synapse Connext Mobile requires Fujifilm Synapse VNA version 6.3 or higher. For more information, please contact Fujifilm at 1-888-385-4633 or 1-203-602-3580 (customers outside of USA).

Screenshots

AO Surgery Reference4 screens
Synapse Connext Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

AO Surgery Reference and Synapse Connext Mobile are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for AO Surgery Reference against 4.4 for Synapse Connext Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AO Surgery Reference ships an update every 6 months, Synapse Connext Mobile every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AO Surgery Reference versus Synapse Connext Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAO Surgery ReferenceSynapse Connext Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB22 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAO FoundationFUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation

Customer experience

AO Surgery Reference

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.6%

Synapse Connext Mobile

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

AO Surgery Reference

No in-app purchases

None

Synapse Connext Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AO Surgery Reference free?
AO Surgery Reference is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synapse Connext Mobile free?
Synapse Connext Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AO Surgery Reference or Synapse Connext Mobile?
AO Surgery Reference and Synapse Connext Mobile are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do AO Surgery Reference or Synapse Connext Mobile have ads?
Neither AO Surgery Reference nor Synapse Connext Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AO Surgery Reference or Synapse Connext Mobile?
AO Surgery Reference ships an update every 6 months, and Synapse Connext Mobile every 9 months. Most recently, AO Surgery Reference was updated on September 24, 2026 and Synapse Connext Mobile on September 8, 2026.

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