AO Surgery Reference vs Vumedi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 353 fracture types covered
- 172 surgical approaches
- 1222 surgical procedures
- Over 30,000 illustrations
- Feline, canine, and equine fracture care
- Powerful search function
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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.
Vumedi
Access a vast library of educational videos created by medical experts. Engage with a community of over a million physicians to discuss cases, share knowledge, and stay updated on the latest medical advancements. Prepare for complex scenarios and enhance patient care.
- Over 100,000 educational videos
- Discuss cases with experts
- Stay updated on medical advances
- Prepare for challenging cases
- Live webinars
- Private messaging with faculty
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Vumedi is a video education platform for doctors. Over 1,000,000 physicians use Vumedi to improve patient care and grow their practice. Features: - Watch and discuss over 100,000 educational videos from published experts and world renowned faculty members - Stay up to date on new advances - Prepare for challenging cases, rare pathologies, and complications - Ask for opinions from thousands of other doctors or privately message expert faculty - Participate in live webinars
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vumedi at 4.9 against AO Surgery Reference's 4.4. Vumedi also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 14). AO Surgery Reference's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 66%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vumedi holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vumedi has 4.3K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of AO Surgery Reference's written reviews are positive against 66% of Vumedi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AO Surgery Reference ships an update every 6 months, Vumedi every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AO Surgery Reference | Vumedi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (4.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.2% of reviews — better | 65.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AO Foundation | VuMedi, Inc. |
Customer experience
AO Surgery Reference
Vumedi
Bugs and requests
AO Surgery Reference
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vumedi
Reported bugs
4 issues- App has problem, doesn't work after new update
- Can't even access app, can't log in
- Videos don't load
- App not working, videos are not loading
Requested features
11 requests- Add 2x speed playback
- Add ability to adjust playback speed
- Add video playback speed controls
- Add ability to swipe to fast forward/rewind
- Add offline play mode
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- Add AI-generated transcripts and summaries
- Add ability to edit playlists
- Add folders to organize saved videos
- Add history feature to rewatch viewed videos
- Update app to support new iPad Pro screen resolution
- Add subtitles option
In-app purchases
AO Surgery Reference
No in-app purchases
Vumedi
No in-app purchases
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