OSFC vs ABS SCORE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OSFC
Access educational videos and receive updates on oral board preparation. Save favorite content for quick retrieval and enjoy seamless access to all videos without needing to remember passwords.
- Access all videos
- Push notifications for news
- Password-free video access
- Save favorite content
- Easy-to-use interface
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Inside the OSFC app, you can: + Access all of our videos in one easy-to-use app + Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates + Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password + Save your favorite content so you can quickly find it later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ABS SCORE
Access a comprehensive question bank for surgical specialties. This app provides scenario-based multiple-choice questions to aid in self-study for surgical residents. Future updates will include additional educational content and mobile-first features.
- Access SCORE Portal Question Bank
- 4,000+ scenario-based questions
- Six surgical specialties covered
- Supports self-study for residents
- Future content includes TWIS curricula
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The SCORE mobile app enables users to access content hosted on the SCORE Portal. This version includes access to the SCORE Portal Question Bank of ~4,000 scenario-based multiple choice questions across six specialties in surgery: General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. Future versions of this app will incorporate other SCORE Portal content, including "This Week in SCORE (TWIS)" curricula and will carry mobile-first features to augment both the use of the SCORE Portal and residents' self-study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OSFC at 5.0 against ABS SCORE's 1.6. OSFC also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). ABS SCORE's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OSFC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABS SCORE has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OSFC ships an update every 3 weeks, ABS SCORE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OSFC | ABS SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ryan Patel | American Board of Surgery, Inc |
Customer experience
OSFC
ABS SCORE
In-app purchases
OSFC
No in-app purchases
ABS SCORE
No in-app purchases
