Bone Ninja vs CJOrtho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bone Ninja
This educational tool helps orthopedic surgeons learn to analyze and correct long bone deformities using digital radiographs. It provides tools for measurement, drawing, and simulating osteotomy solutions, based on established surgical methodology.
- Radiograph analysis of bone deformities
- Digital measurement and drawing tools
- Osteotomy simulation with cut-out tool
- Upload and analyze personal radiographs
- Comparison with suggested correction solutions
- Educational tool based on established methodology
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Bone Ninja is a teaching tool developed by two orthopedic surgeons who specialize in limb deformity correction: Dr. Shawn Standard and Dr. John Herzenberg. It is designed to help surgeons learn to analyze long bone deformities. Bone Ninja comes pre-loaded with radiographs of normal legs and deformed legs. You can analyze the provided cases or upload your own. Once your analysis is complete, you can then use the cut-out tool to try different osteotomy solutions. Suggested solutions for the provided cases are available for comparison. Bone Ninja includes tools for drawing lines, measuring angles, measuring lengths, and calibrating the magnification. The cutting tool allows you to manipulate one or more fragments to simulate correction of single or multilevel deformities. The analysis of the radiographs is based on methodology taught at our annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course (BLDC), now in its 22nd year (DeformityCourse.com). We developed this app to supplement the BLDC and look forward to feedback from attendees and other users. Bone Ninja is not presented as a clinical tool, but rather an educational tool. It will not “automatically” analyze deformities. The student must first learn the methodology of analyzing and planning deformity correction in order to use Bone Ninja. Bone Ninja is a 21st century mobile alternative to pencil, ruler, goniometer, and paper. Bone Ninja will be periodically updated by adding more case examples, more explanations, and more tools. The name “Bone Ninja” is intentionally whimsical and reflects our philosophy of teaching as “infotainment.” Enjoy! Disclaimer The Bone Ninja App is designed for educational purposes only. The intent is to train physicians how to analyze long bone deformities. The Bone Ninja App is not intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. In view of the possibility of human error or changes in medical science, neither the authors nor the developer warrant that the information contained in this software is accurate or complete and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or the results obtained from the use of such information.
CJOrtho
This medical app assists orthopedic surgeons and health professionals in managing patients with musculoskeletal disorders. It offers tools for clinical evaluation, decision support, and pre- and post-operative follow-up, including classifications, clinical scores, and a goniometer.
- Orthopedic classifications
- Clinical scores by joint
- Goniometer tool
- Patient database
- Procedure progress tracking
- Pre- and post-operative follow-up
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CJOrtho is an application for orthopedic surgeons and health professionals treating musculoskeletal disorders. Developed by the College of Young Orthopedists, it represents a decision support and management of patients consulting for a musculoskeletal disorder. It also facilitates clinical evaluation and pre- and post-operative follow-up. The application includes five tools: • The classifications most frequently used in Orthopedics Traumatology; • The main clinical scores per joint for the follow-up of your patients; • A goniometer; • A database for keeping patient information and linking it to the other tools in the application; • A portfolio for tracking progress by categorizing procedures as observed, performed, or not yet encountered. The College of Young Orthopedists www.cjortho.fr/site/ Feel free to send us your comments to make this app always more useful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CJOrtho at Free against Bone Ninja's $49.99. Bone Ninja's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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
CJOrtho is free to download; Bone Ninja costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bone Ninja ships an update every 4 months, CJOrtho every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bone Ninja | CJOrtho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LifeBridge Health | Collège des Jeunes Orthopédistes |
Customer experience
Bone Ninja
CJOrtho
In-app purchases
Bone Ninja
No in-app purchases
CJOrtho
No in-app purchases
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