Comparison

mRay vs Radiology Assistant 2.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

mRay

Access and communicate about radiological images from your mobile device. Securely view CT, MR, and other image data, share cases with colleagues via instant messaging or VoIP, and integrate with existing hospital infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Radiological image viewing (CT, MR, PR)
  • Instant messaging and VoIP communication
  • Secure data encryption (AES-256)
  • Local data storage for offline access
  • PACS integration
  • Annotations and measurements
Features
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Would you like to move your hospital’s image viewing techniques to the next century? How about you take your patients’ image data with you on your mobile device wherever you go? With mRay you can now connect your entire hospital or doctor’s office with just one app that enables instant case based communication! We developed mRay to combine the power and mobility of modern mobile devices to access your radiological images anywhere and anytime. In contrast to other solutions, mRay is specifically designed for mobile devices. Important tools like annotations and measurements are available as well as an adaptable level window. Image data is encrypted and stored temporally locally on the device, removing the need of a permanent Internet or Wi-Fi connection while ensuring highest security standards. Most notably, mRay implements well-established security measures to protect your image data and privacy. An individual user and device authentication controls the image access of every user for every image. With mRay you are ensuring a high standard of networking with your colleagues anytime and anywhere. The integrated Instant Messenger offers a secure communication platform to share DICOM images as well as key images, audio and text messages. E.g. now you can easily share the current state of your viewer with another colleague to get a secondary opinion. Moreover the app offers a telephony feature using VoIP enabling every aspect of mobile devices without compromising patient confidentiality. Last but not least, mRay works seamlessly with your existing infrastructure. A minimal server application needs to be installed which reads DICOM files from the disk and is able to receive files directly from your PACS. That’s all you need to start simplifying your everyday life at work! You can check out the app in a demo mode. Do you want to view your patients’ image data anywhere and at anytime? mRay enables physicians to access images at home while on background duty or on the go. Contact us on how to access your image data with mRay. Details: - Viewer for radiological images (CT, MR, PR etc.) - Full functional client, no remote desktop viewer - Communication through messaging, audio messages or VoIP. - Intelligent connection management - MPRs - Optional pseudonymization - Query/Retrieve functionality - High security due to AES-256 based encryption - Server works seamlessly with every PACS Intended purpose: The software mRay as a radiology instrument can be used by medical specialists for the visualization of image data. Image processing allows the calculation and visualization of healthy and abnormal tissues. The patient group, for which mRay can be used, includes all patients from whom radiological image data has been created for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment. In a worst-case scenario the medical condition of the patient may be critical. mRay can be operated in hospitals, medical practices, on the go or at home. The software is dedicated for mobile devices for fast and immediate access to radiologic images for informational purposes. When using mRay for diagnostic purposes, national regulations must be considered and an appropriate display must be used. mRay allows the display of images and data types that are defined by the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard (e.g. computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), fluoroscopy (XA), digital x-ray (CR), ultrasound (US)). The software offers common radiological software tools (e.g. windowing, measurements, thick slices and annotations).

About

Radiology Assistant 2.0

Access concise, peer-reviewed articles from expert radiologists on a wide range of topics. This app offers offline content, full-text searching, and high-resolution image viewing for an efficient radiology learning experience.

Highlights
  • Concise, peer-reviewed articles
  • Offline content access
  • Full-text searching
  • High-resolution image viewing
  • Downloadable new content
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▸▸▸ Minnies 2023: Nominated FINALIST "Best Radiology Mobile App" ▸▸▸ Winner of the "Best Radiology Mobile App 2021" Award at the RSNA in Chicago! -AuntMinnie.com! ◆◆◆ THE RADIOLOGY ASSISTANT 2.0 ◆◆◆ ▸ Concise, peer-reviewed articles from expert radiologists Consistently in the "Top Medical Apps" in many countries "..excellent information on a large variety of topics" - MedGadget.com ▸▸ USER REVIEWS + "Finally a great radiology app… well worth the money!" - [4 stars] + "Easy to navigate and great teaching program" - [5 stars] + "This is a must-have for those in radiology!" - [5 stars] + "This app is great and not only for radiology residents but also for other specialties as well as for seasoned clinicians. Great Job!" - [5 stars] + "Well, I simply love this app! Very useful in radiology practice. Awesome photos and drawings! Can't wait for new updates! Just buy it!!!!" - [5 stars] + "Great app, with great content, well worth the few bucks! Support was excellent, my email was answered within a day. Keep it up!" - [5 stars] ▸▸ KEY FEATURES The app uses offline content with a layout that is optimized for your device's screen. When new content becomes available it can be directly downloaded to your device: No need to update the whole application from the App Store. Full text searching of all articles, both across all categories, and per category. Continues your full text search within the article. Hi-res versions of article images, as well as image-stacks, can be viewed fullscreen, without leaving your place in the article; even when offline! ▸▸ BACKGROUND The Radiology Assistant 1.0 app was first released more than 10 years ago. It quickly became one of the most downloaded radiology apps, and consistently stayed in the Top Medical Apps section in numerous countries for all those years. We have spent over a year completely rewriting the app, from the ground up. Radiology Assistant 2.0 provides a cleaner, faster and more efficient reading experience for all modern iOS devices. For the technically interested: formerly Objective-C, the app is now 100% Swift Before winning the "Best Radiology Mobile App" Award in 2018 and again in 2021, the "Radiology Assistant 1.0" was a Minnies 2013 Finalist - Best Radiology Mobile App, nominated together with OsiriX HD! And again in 2017 and 2020! - AuntMinnie.com ▸▸ PRICING Instead of paying up front as for the Radiology Assistant 1.0, the new 2.0 app is a free download, and you can subscribe to those Article Categories that you need. If you purchase all Categories you pay the same as RA1.0. If you need less Categories, you pay less. ▸▸ ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION + All subscription options provide unlimited access to all Articles in one or more Categories for the duration of one year. + All subscription options can be cancelled at any time. + When you select a subscription option you can still cancel the purchase. If you confirm, the payment will be charged to your AppleID, just like any other App Store purchase. + Your subscription automatically renews. If this is not what you want, simply turn off auto-renew. You can do this at any time - but at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - by tapping the ‘Manage Subscription’ inside the app, or via your AppleID Account Settings. + You can upgrade to an option giving access to more or all Categories at any time. If you upgrade before your current subscription is over, you will be refunded the unused portion of your current subscription. + You can find our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy on the in-app About page, as well as on our website, at https://doRadiology.com/RA2Legal.pdf.

Screenshots

mRay4 screens
Radiology Assistant 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: mRay at 100% against Radiology Assistant 2.0's 36%. mRay also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Radiology Assistant 2.0's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Radiology Assistant 2.0 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. mRay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Radiology Assistant 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radiology Assistant 2.0 has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of mRay's written reviews are positive against 36% of Radiology Assistant 2.0's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mRay ships an update every 2 months, Radiology Assistant 2.0 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mRay versus Radiology Assistant 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermRayRadiology Assistant 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.5 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better36.0% of reviews
Number of ratings430 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermbits imaging GmbHBestApps BV

Customer experience

mRay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Radiology Assistant 2.0

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

mRay

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Radiology Assistant 2.0

Subscriptions10
  • One Category$0.991 Year
  • One Category6 Months trial$0.991 Year
  • Two Categories$1.991 Year
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  • Two Categories6 Months trial$1.991 Year
  • Three Categories6 Months trial$2.491 Year
  • Three Categories$2.991 Year
  • Four Categories6 Months trial$3.491 Year
  • Four Categories$3.991 Year
  • All Categories6 Months trial$5.491 Year
  • All Categories$5.991 Year

Questions

Is mRay free?
mRay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radiology Assistant 2.0 free?
Radiology Assistant 2.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mRay or Radiology Assistant 2.0?
Radiology Assistant 2.0 is rated higher. mRay averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Radiology Assistant 2.0 averages 4.5 from 30 ratings.
Do mRay or Radiology Assistant 2.0 have ads?
Neither mRay nor Radiology Assistant 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mRay or Radiology Assistant 2.0?
mRay ships an update every 2 months, and Radiology Assistant 2.0 every 3 months. Most recently, mRay was updated on October 23, 2026 and Radiology Assistant 2.0 on October 29, 2026.

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