TCTMD vs CatchUpSurg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCTMD
Access cardiovascular news, journal summaries, conference coverage, and case studies. View slide presentations and videos in a mobile-friendly format.
- Daily news articles
- Journal summaries
- Conference coverage
- Case study library
- Slide presentation library
- Video library
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The TCTMD app provides TCTMD subscribers with mobile access to content found on the TCTMD web site. Content includes: - Daily news articles, including journal summaries as well as cardiovascular conference coverage. - The case study, slide presentation, & video libraries are also available in a mobile friendly format with easily viewed reports, slides & videos respectively.
CatchUpSurg
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CatchUpSurg helps surgeons, surgical trainees, and other healthcare professionals stay current with recent surgical literature. The app searches PubMed and Europe PMC every day across a carefully selected collection of leading surgical journals. Choose the topics, study designs, and journals relevant to you, and receive a personal overview of new articles. With CatchUpSurg, you can: • Review new surgical publications quickly • Filter across surgical oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, trauma, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, transplantation, endocrine surgery, and more • Select study designs including RCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews, and guidelines • Open articles with a clear overview of objective, methods, results, clinical relevance, and limitations • Read in Dutch, English, or Spanish • Search by title, author, abstract, topic, study design, and journal • Save relevant articles or remove them from your overview • Receive notifications when new articles match your preferences Summaries are based on the information available in the article and do not alter reported figures or outcomes. CatchUpSurg supports literature tracking. It does not replace reading the original publication or clinical decision-making.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TCTMD at none against CatchUpSurg's 2. TCTMD also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). CatchUpSurg's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price 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. CatchUpSurg sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TCTMD asks for nothing beyond the download.
TCTMD ships an update every 3 months, CatchUpSurg every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCTMD | CatchUpSurg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cardiovascular Research Foundation | Sven van Egmond |
In-app purchases
TCTMD
No in-app purchases
CatchUpSurg
- Small coffee for the developer$1.99
- Large coffee for the developer$6.99









