OsiriX HD vs BodyViz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OsiriX HD
This medical imaging application allows healthcare professionals to view DICOM files on their mobile devices. It supports various imaging modalities and offers network connectivity to PACS systems for remote access and review.
- DICOM image viewing
- PACS and network connectivity
- Multi-touch image manipulation
- Window level and width adjustment
- Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR)
- Remote image retrieval
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OsiriX HD is a DICOM image viewer for iPhone and iPad, giving healthcare professionals convenient access to medical images on the go. Open local DICOM files or connect to compatible PACS and imaging systems over Wi-Fi or cellular networks. View CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET, nuclear medicine, and other DICOM studies using an intuitive multi-touch interface. AWARDS - Aunt Minnie – Best Radiology Mobile App - Mobie Awards – Best Medical App - RSNA – Excellence in Design & Certificate of Merit IMAGE VIEWING AND ANALYSIS - Browse and scroll through image series - Multi-touch zoom, pan, and rotation - Adjust window level and width - Cine playback for dynamic sequences - Distance measurements - Circular regions of interest (ROI) with measurement statistics - Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR) for viewing image volumes in different planes - Support for JPEG and JPEG 2000 compressed DICOM images DICOM NETWORK CONNECTIVITY Connect to PACS servers, imaging modalities, and DICOM-compatible workstations using: - C-STORE SCP – Receive DICOM images - C-FIND SCU – Search remote DICOM archives - C-MOVE SCU – Retrieve studies from PACS - C-GET SCU – Retrieve DICOM images - WADO – Retrieve images via web services - DICOMweb – Connect to DICOM web services Remote DICOM communication works over Wi-Fi or cellular networks. OsiriX HD can use the built-in iOS VPN features for secure remote connectivity. iOS INTEGRATION - Open DICOM files from email attachments - View DICOM files downloaded with Safari - Access files from cloud services such as Dropbox - Import datasets from compatible iOS apps - Integrate with RIS, HIS, and PACS solutions through the osirix:// URL scheme OsiriX HD supports medical imaging workflows, education, research, and remote image review. REQUIREMENTS DICOM image files or a compatible DICOM source, such as a PACS server, imaging workstation, or medical imaging device. Remote communication requires Wi-Fi or cellular network access. LIMITATIONS - Maximum image resolution: 1536 × 1536 pixels. Larger images are automatically downsampled. - OsiriX HD is not intended for primary diagnosis. DOCUMENTATION User manual and technical specifications: https://www.osirix-viewer.com/Manual/ SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES Handheld Device Review of Abdominal CT for the Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis. Choudhri AF et al. Journal of Digital Imaging, 2011. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22146833/ Initial Experience with a Handheld Device Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Viewer: OsiriX Mobile on the iPhone. Choudhri AF, Radvany MG. Journal of Digital Imaging, 2011; 24(2):184–189. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20567992/
BodyViz
Explore patient anatomy in 3D with interactive visualization tools. Rotate, pan, and zoom through virtual anatomy, create virtual dissections with clipping planes, and view different tissue densities and colors. Spatially registered annotations can also be displayed.
- Interactive 3D anatomy visualization
- Virtual dissection with clipping planes
- Tissue density and color selection
- Spatially registered annotations
- 2D slice viewer
- Volume rendering mode
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The BodyViz iPad app is a key component of the world’s most scalable 3D MRI/CT visualization suite for anatomy education and medical simulation. The BodyViz iPad app allows users to interactively rotate, pan and zoom through a patient's virtual anatomy in 3D, using the familiar and intuitive iOS gesture interface. Clipping planes can be created and moved for virtual dissection to expose internal structures of the patient. Users can choose the tissue density they wish to view, such as harder tissues (e.g., bone, muscle) or softer tissue, like fat or skin. They can also choose from a variety of colors to enhance organs and other features of the data. Finally, the BodyViz iPad app enables users to view spatially registered annotations created with the BodyViz desktop application that can allow labeling of anatomical data as well as providing descriptions, web links, and images. To demonstrate its capabilities, the BodyViz iPad app provides access to four anonymized data sets. To generate additional content, and realize the full benefit of the app, users need to purchase the BodyViz desktop application and BodyViz Sync (https://www.bodyviz.com). The BodyViz desktop application enables loading of native medical MRI and CT image files in DICOM format, interactive and intuitive volume visualization, and augmentation with value-added content such as customer tissue types, clipping planes, and spatially registered annotations. To enhance accessibility of this content, BodyViz Sync facilitates the upload of this enhanced content (or native DICOM) to BodyViz Sync. The BodyViz iPad app loads data from BodyViz Sync, extending the use of medical image data beyond a static setting and increasing the value of CT and MRI data for educators, students, residents, and medical health professionals. Features - 2D slice viewer offering manual or animated movement through dataset - Volume rendering mode offers interactive 3D representations. - Zoom, pan, and rotate 3D representations with familiar iOS interaction gestures - Tissue mode that allows different densities to be viewed in real-time from preset or user defined values - Multiple coloring schemes available in 2D and 3D modes - Clipping of dataset in 3D from six orthogonal or user defined planes - Annotations created in BodyViz desktop can be viewed in app - Viewing of BVF file format as well as native DICOM format through BodyViz Sync Limitations - Not FDA approved (i.e. not suitable for use as a primary diagnostic tool)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BodyViz at none against OsiriX HD's 3. BodyViz also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). OsiriX HD's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ads 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. OsiriX HD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BodyViz asks for nothing beyond the download.
OsiriX HD ships an update every 6 weeks, BodyViz every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OsiriX HD | BodyViz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixmeo SARL | BodyViz |
Customer experience
OsiriX HD
BodyViz
In-app purchases
OsiriX HD
- Full Features$9.991 Month
- Full Features (Upgrade)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Full Features (Free Trial)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
BodyViz
No in-app purchases









