Biosim vs CYS Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Biosim
This application allows clinicians to customize prosthetic devices for clients on the go. It offers various grip options, favorite lists, hand health checks, and real-time muscle signal viewing.
- Customize prosthesis on the move
- Access 24 quick grips and 12 customizable grips
- Create favorite lists and triggers
- Activate hand health check
- View real-time muscle signals
- Apply firmware updates
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Touch Bionics’ biosim™ mobile application provides clinicians with the flexibility to customize their client's prosthesis while on the move. Features: • Instantly access 24 quick grips and 12 fully customizable my grips™ (available with i-limb quantum and i-limb revolution, 14 quick grips with i-limb ultra and i-limb digits, 12 quick grips with i-limb access and i-limb select) providing effortless control of the prosthesis with a single tap of your mobile device • Create favorite lists, tailoring collections of features and triggers customized for your client's daily needs • Activate a hand health check to ensure the prosthesis is properly functioning (not available with i-limb select) • View your client's muscle signals via a real-time graph (or analog gauges when using a virtu-limb) • Use the virtual hand to assist in visualizing how the real device will behave (when using a virtu-limb) • Apply firmware updates as they become available • Support for grip chips™ providing proximity based control of the prosthesis (only available with i-limb quantum, i-limb revolution and i-digits quantum) Requirements and Restrictions • biosim mobile application is compatible with i-limb quantum, i-limb revolution, i-limb ultra, i-limb select, i-limb access, i-limb digits, i-digits quantum, i-digits access and virtu-limb devices • Some functionality currently in the desktop version of biosim is not available in the mobile version Touch Bionics is a provider of world-leading prosthetic technologies and supporting services designed to achieve positive outcomes for people with upper limb deficiencies. Our products include multi-articulating prosthetic finger and hand solutions, as well as passive functional silicone prostheses that closely match the natural appearance of the wearer. For more information, please visit our website at www.touchbioncis.com. © Copyright 2008-2025 Össur hf. All rights reserved.
CYS Scan
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With this app you can scan your feet and directly upload them to the CYS platform. This process will save you time! Create a new order and enter a reference, scan the left and/or right foot and click upload.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CYS Scan at every 6 weeks against Biosim's every 5 months. Biosim's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Biosim ships an update every 5 months, CYS Scan every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Biosim | CYS Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Touch Bionics, Inc. | LutraCAD B.V. |
In-app purchases
Biosim
No in-app purchases
CYS Scan
No in-app purchases
