TECNIS® Vision Simulator vs Shareable Forms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TECNIS® Vision Simulator
This app helps medical professionals educate patients about eye conditions and intraocular lens (IOL) options. It features a vision simulator to demonstrate the benefits of different lens types, aiding in patient understanding of vision correction.
- Patient education on eye conditions
- Overview of IOL types
- Vision simulator for lens benefits
- Country-specific content selection
- Information on medical devices
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The TECNIS Family of IOLs Vision Simulator is designed to assist physicians and their staff in educating patients about the common eye conditions that they may be experiencing, as well as an overview of the different type of IOLs available to address these conditions, and a vision simulator that helps illustrate the different performance benefits of each lens type. Content within this app is intended for residents of a particular country or region. The application will prompt you to select the available country that applies to your location on launch. It may contain information on medical devices and products that are not approved in other countries or regions.
Shareable Forms
This app digitizes clinical documentation for healthcare professionals, replicating familiar paper workflows on iPad. It offers intuitive data entry, real-time decision support, and powerful analytics for reporting and operational efficiency. Data can be captured offline and synced later.
- Digitizes paper-based clinical documentation
- Intuitive data entry and Freestyle Documentation™
- Real-time decision support with Co-Pilot Guidance™
- Multi-user support
- Offline data capture
- Powerful analytics and reporting module
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Shareable Forms for iPad® transforms point-of-care clinical documentation to structured data and analytics through an approach that is immediate, actionable and effortless. Fast familiar paper-based work flows are replicated on the iPad® providing an easy to use solution that enables physicians to improve productivity. Shareable Forms for iPad® includes features such as Freestyle Documentation™ (a fast and physician-intuitive documentation option), Co-Pilot Guidance™ (real-time, situation-specific decision support), multi-user support, and more. Data captured on the iPad® can be queried and analyzed to support current CMS reporting requirements, operational efficiency analyses and additional regulatory reporting needs. Can only be used with a subscription to Shareable Forms' cloud services. Shareable Forms for iPad® supports: • Efficient and fast data entry with familiar paper forms. • Simple, graphical documentation of drug administration and vitals monitors. • Data capture is available even when disconnected. • Powerful analytics module with real-time alerts. • Much more.
Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: TECNIS® Vision Simulator at free against Shareable Forms's subscription. Shareable Forms's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Shareable Forms holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TECNIS® Vision Simulator's written reviews are positive against 89% of Shareable Forms's.
TECNIS® Vision Simulator ships an update every 9 months, Shareable Forms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TECNIS® Vision Simulator | Shareable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Shareable Ink |
Customer experience
TECNIS® Vision Simulator
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In-app purchases
TECNIS® Vision Simulator
No in-app purchases
Shareable Forms
No in-app purchases
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