BrowZine vs ABOS KSB+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrowZine
Access and read scholarly journals from your institution or via Open Access. Organize your research by browsing subjects, creating a personal bookshelf, and saving articles to your preferred citation managers or cloud storage.
- Browse journals by subject
- View table of contents
- Personalize journal bookshelf
- Save articles to citation managers
- Share articles on social media
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Use BrowZine to easily find, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals available from your university, hospital, or corporate library who has a BrowZine subscription, or through Open Access publishers, covering all disciplines. With BrowZine you can: • Browse titles by subject to easily find journals of interest • Easily view table of contents of current and past journals • Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals • Save articles to EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks, Dropbox, and other services • Share with other researchers by posting to Facebook, Twitter and more
ABOS KSB+
This app enables orthopaedic surgery residents in ACGME-accredited programs to request assessments for surgical skills and professional behavior. It facilitates formative feedback and encourages residents to take charge of their educational development.
- Surgical skills assessment requests
- Professional behavior assessment requests
- Formative feedback provision
- Resident education ownership
- ACGME program participation
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This mobile app allows orthopaedic surgery residents in ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)-accredited residency programs that are participating in the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior ( ABOS KSB) Program to request surgical skills and professional behavior assessments in order to receive formative feedback and take ownership of their education.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BrowZine at 4.1 against ABOS KSB+'s 1.0. BrowZine also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 17%) and ratings volume (66 vs 1). ABOS KSB+'s advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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.
BrowZine holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrowZine has 66 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of BrowZine's written reviews are positive against 17% of ABOS KSB+'s.
BrowZine ships an update every 2 months, ABOS KSB+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrowZine | ABOS KSB+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (66 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Iron, LLC | ABOS |
Customer experience
BrowZine
ABOS KSB+
In-app purchases
BrowZine
No in-app purchases
ABOS KSB+
No in-app purchases
