Device Guide vs Behind the Knife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Device Guide
This medical app offers a comprehensive directory of vascular and coronary interventional devices for US and CE Mark markets. Easily search product specifications, company details, and web resources in a centralized tool. Regular updates ensure access to the latest product information.
- Vascular and coronary interventional device listing
- US and CE Mark market coverage
- Searchable product sizes and configurations
- Company information and web resources
- Regular product updates
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The Device Guide app, brought to you by Endovascular Today and Cardiac Interventions Today, provides a comprehensive listing of vascular and coronary interventional devices available in both the United States and CE Mark markets. This easy-to-use format places all four editions of our Guides (US and European) into one central tool, making it easier to search sizes, configurations, and unique characteristics of each product, along with company information, web resources, and product links for even more detailed information. With products updates and added regularly, this app delivers a hands-on tool that is a must-have for anyone in the vascular interventional fields.
Behind the Knife
This platform offers surgical education with high-yield topics and interviews with field leaders. It provides timely, relevant, and engaging content to help users succeed in their medical studies and careers.
- Surgical education platform
- High-yield educational topics
- Interviews with field leaders
- Timely and relevant content
- Engaging learning experience
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Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgical education platform. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Enjoy timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Behind the Knife at every 5 weeks against Device Guide's every 3 months. Device Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Device Guide ships an update every 3 months, Behind the Knife every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Device Guide | Behind the Knife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fyra LLC | Behind the Knife |
Customer experience
Device Guide
Behind the Knife
In-app purchases
Device Guide
No in-app purchases
Behind the Knife
No in-app purchases
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