Comparison

Virtual Bones vs CaudaEquina

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Bones

Features
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Your local hospital musculoskeletal injuries management and referral pathway at your fingertips! Virtual bones enables specialist clinicians to digitalise and reform fracture management and referral pathway to enhance efficiency and patient care. The IT service solution is accessible via a web viewer AND a mobile device so that health workers always have the latest guidance available at the point of care. The system have multiple innovative modules that will aid health worker in decision making, assessing and managing patients in efficient, effective and safe manner. This includes: - Fully tailored, customised, interactive digital skeleton to match each hospital needs and demands - Concise and tailored content that will aid Emergency Department (ED) care provider to make the appropriate assessment, key documentation and deliver high quality standardised management care plan. - Uses pedagogical feature such as illustration, diagrams, clinical photographs, radiographs and videos to ensure the same high quality care is given all the time by ED health worker. - Deliver the guidelines while educating ED health worker how to effectively assess and manage musculoskeletal injuries. - Provide cloud based solution to digitalise all patient information leaflets with built in QR code generator and email option to enhance patient access to key information about their injury. - Tailored hospital-based content on how to apply splints and casts to allow ED care provider deliver high standardised care while reducing ED waiting time. - Tailored hospital-based splints and cast locator to minimise time wasted by ED care provider to find the right resources in the department. - Direct two way channel feedback between primary ED care provider and admin users including ED and T&O consultants - Push notification to keep end users always updated with the latest guidelines and departmental changes. - Dynamic, able to deal with emerging problems/ recurrent themes identified in emergency department or fracture clinic. - Minimise ED waiting time, ensure standardised high quality care consistently delivered, enhance patient access to key patient information leaflets and increases safe discharge rate both in ED and (virtual) fracture clinic. If you have any query about Virtual Bones IT service solution or would like to sign up your organisation, please contact info@virtualbones.com

About

CaudaEquina

This app provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on Cauda Equina Syndrome. It offers educational content, personal experiences, symptom management tips, and resources for finding help and support. It also includes a diary feature to track personal health journeys and links to research and professional training.

Highlights
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome information
  • Symptom management tips
  • Personal journey diary
  • Links to research and training
  • Support resources
  • Red flag identification
Features
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Welcome to our CaudaEquina App (CES App). A comprehensive, up to date source of all the information you need to know about Cauda Equina Syndrome. Our app has been designed to meet the needs of all individuals / professionals who deal with CES on daily basis.   The CaudaEquina App is a hub of knowledge with education content about the condition, lived experiences of those living with it, tips on how to manage your symptoms and where to find help and support. Within the Patient and professionals’ sections you will find a wealth of information about the “Red flags” of CES and how to communicate to your healthcare professional if you feel you are experiencing any of these and are worried you may be at risk of developing cauda equina syndrome. “My Diary” will help you store important information about your personal journey with CES, that you can reflect on along the way and share with healthcare professionals supporting you. There are important links to the latest research and papers on Cauda Equina Syndrome, educational articles, training and events information for healthcare professionals, all easily accessible from one place. You can learn all about Cauda Equina Champions Charity services and how to access them, helping you to make the best recovery possible. With over 10 years experience supporting people with Cauda Equina Syndrome, Champions Charity hope the CaudaEquina App will empower you to live your best life after injury.

Screenshots

Virtual Bones4 screens
CaudaEquina4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtual Bones at every 6 weeks against CaudaEquina's every 17 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Bones ships an update every 6 weeks, CaudaEquina every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Virtual Bones versus CaudaEquina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual BonesCaudaEquina
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB62 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOrthobones ltdCauda Equina Champions Charity

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Bones

No in-app purchases

None

CaudaEquina

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Bones free?
Virtual Bones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaudaEquina free?
CaudaEquina is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Virtual Bones or CaudaEquina have ads?
Neither Virtual Bones nor CaudaEquina shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Bones or CaudaEquina?
Virtual Bones ships an update every 6 weeks, and CaudaEquina every 17 months. Most recently, Virtual Bones was updated on September 16, 2026 and CaudaEquina on September 9, 2026.

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