OpTech Live vs AONA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpTech Live
This iPad application offers orthopaedic specialists direct access to current surgical techniques from Stryker Orthopaedics. It features an intuitive interface for exploring product lines like extremities, hip, knee, sports medicine, and trauma.
- Access to latest surgical techniques
- Stryker Orthopaedics product lines
- Intuitive touch screen interface
- Extremities, hip, knee, sports medicine, trauma
- iPad optimized
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Op Tech Live is an iPad app designed to provide orthopaedic specialists with easy access to the latest Stryker Orthopaedics surgical techniques through an intuitive, user friendly touch screen interface. Products lines include extremities, hip, knee, sports medicine, and trauma.
AONA Events
Access all information for AO North America courses, including schedules, materials, venue details, and faculty bios. You can also access your CME directly within the application.
- View event schedules
- Access course materials
- Venue information
- Faculty biographies
- Direct CME access
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The AO North America Event app is a resource for you while attending one of our courses. You can stay up to date and informed about our current and future events right at your fingertips. Designed as your single go-to source, you can: view schedules, course materials, venue information and faculty bios. You can access your CME directly from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AONA Events at 100% against OpTech Live's 25%. AONA Events also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). OpTech Live's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
AONA Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of OpTech Live's written reviews are positive against 100% of AONA Events's.
OpTech Live ships an update every 6 months, AONA Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpTech Live | AONA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stryker | The AO North America Inc |
Customer experience
OpTech Live
AONA Events
In-app purchases
OpTech Live
No in-app purchases
AONA Events
No in-app purchases
