Comparison

Pocket Brain vs CNS+

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Brain

Explore detailed 3D neuro-anatomy with interactive layers, cross-sections, and nerve pathway animations. This app offers extensive learning material and quizzes for medical professionals and students.

Highlights
  • 3D rotating brain with 8 interactive layers
  • Over 50,000 words of detailed learning content
  • Cross sections and nerve pathway animations
  • Multiple quiz types for self-paced learning
  • Intuitive navigation
  • Offline anatomical content
Features
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NEUROLOGY APP EVER DESIGNED -- 50% DISCOUNT FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY -- $19.99 --> $9.99. Pocket Brain redefines what engaging medical education content truly is. Our award-winning brain app, with its elegant design in eight layers of 3D neuro-anatomy, cross sections, and nerve pathway animations, contains over 50,000 words of learning material. At Pocket Anatomy, we work with healthcare professionals, educators and patients to design meaningful and beautiful mobile medical education software. BENEFITS: + All anatomical content resides in the app (no need for wi-fi or 3G). + 3D Rotating Brain with 8 layers of interactivity. + 50,000 words of supplementary detailed learning content. + Intuitive navigation (so you don’t have to scroll through a long lists) + Multiple quiz types & options, enabling self-paced learning. + Interactive engaging multimedia content. + Universal Build for iPhone and iPad Pocket Brain is your premium medical education mobile reference tool. It assists the medical, nursing and health care practitioner learn clinically relevant anatomy of the human brain for examination, revision and patient education purposes. The intuitive navigation enables the user to navigate through the protective meninges layers and sub-cortical structures into the ventricles with the ability to view each layer in 3D. Additional cross sections and nerve pathways have also been added. Anatomical structures in each layer are pinned for identification and associated with each pin is additional concise relevant information including clinical notes. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “This interactive app for iPhone and iPad renders the old-fashioned textbook pretty close to obsolete.” ***** C-NET “Blown away by this app, and thoroughly recommend it to any medical, nursing, or healthcare student.” ***** - iMedicalApps.com “Provides a detailed look at eight layers of the brain, including cross sections, nerve pathways, and a load of supplementary learning material.” ***** - The Verge “The ultimate interactive brain atlas....we can see this app as being vital to medical professionals and those studying anatomy and neuroanatomy.” ***** - AppAdvice.com “Excellent visuals and a seamless 3D navigation interface.” ***** - MedGadget.com SUITE OF APPS Our suite contains the following medical education apps: + Pocket Anatomy - Interactive Human Body + Pocket Brain - Interactive Neuroanatomy + Pocket Heart - Interactive Cardiology Unlike alternative human anatomy software, our apps have been co-developed with practitioners, educators and medical students (from storyboard phase right through to present day versions on the store). We see our range of apps as ever evolving, and we invite you, our external team members, to share your feedback with us on how to improve the content, usability and design of our apps. Click on the Support link below to participate in our Product Improvement Program.

About

CNS+

Access a comprehensive collection of neurological surgery educational resources, including guidelines, publications, and courses. Manage your professional development with features like 'My Education' and 'My CME'.

Highlights
  • CNS Guidelines access
  • CNS Publications access
  • My Education & My CME integration
  • Case of the Month
  • Neurosurgery Watch
  • Podcasts
  • Courses & Webinars
Features
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CNS+ houses all the CNS online education and apps you love in one convenient place! Download the app today and access CNS Guidelines, CNS Publications and CNS education in the palm of your hand. CNS+ also integrates with your CNS profile and enables access to "My Education" and "My CME". Features include: - Case of the Month - Neurosurgery Watch - Podcasts - CNS Spotlight - Neurosurgery Surgery Survival Guide - Nexus - Courses - Webinars - And more!

Screenshots

Pocket Brain4 screens
CNS+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CNS+ at Free against Pocket Brain's $0.99. CNS+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Pocket Brain's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CNS+ is free to download; Pocket Brain costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CNS+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Pocket Brain's written reviews are positive against 100% of CNS+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Brain ships an update every 3 months, CNS+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Brain versus CNS+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket BrainCNS+
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB116 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperEMEDIA INTERACTIVE LIMITEDCongress of Neurological Surgeons

Customer experience

Pocket Brain

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative28.1%

CNS+

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

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Brain

No in-app purchases

None

CNS+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Brain free?
Pocket Brain costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CNS+ free?
CNS+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Brain or CNS+?
CNS+ is rated higher. Pocket Brain averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while CNS+ averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pocket Brain or CNS+ have ads?
Neither Pocket Brain nor CNS+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Brain or CNS+?
Pocket Brain ships an update every 3 months, and CNS+ every 4 months. Most recently, Pocket Brain was updated on October 19, 2026 and CNS+ on September 22, 2026.

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