Skill Syllabus vs Medulla Mentor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skill Syllabus
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Skills Syllabus is designed to combine quantitative skills sections (derived from Course and Learning Labels) with the standard qualitative sections of a standard syllabus from the perspective of a learner (student or worker). The app is designed to show syllabus already created by a practitioner, so a learner should know of a specific course before trying to use the app (a precondition the syllabus was created by a college, university, or company). Though the app includes a few courses to sample the framework and interface of the apps and patented learning labels system.
Medulla Mentor
Explore detailed 3D models of the brainstem with interactive labels. Visualize anatomy in axial, coronal, and sagittal views, perfect for students studying neuroscience.
- Interactive 3D brainstem models
- Axial, coronal, and sagittal views
- Toggleable anatomical labels
- Detailed medulla, pons, and midbrain views
- Data courtesy of Duke In Vivo Microscopy
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Medulla Mentor is an interactive brainstem atlas designed for students learning brainstem anatomy. Students can choose from axial, coronal, and sagittal views of brainstem where they can toggle labels throughout the medulla, pons, and midbrain. Data is courtesy of the Duke In Vivo Microscopy through the Creative Commons CC By-NC-SA 3.0 License. First published by First published by Adil et. al 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118135
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Medulla Mentor at 12.0 against Skill Syllabus's 16.4. On price, update cadence, 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.
Skill Syllabus ships an update every 10 months, Medulla Mentor every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skill Syllabus | Medulla Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 578 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan M. Frischmann | Duncan Salmon |
In-app purchases
Skill Syllabus
No in-app purchases
Medulla Mentor
No in-app purchases
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