ABOS KSB+ vs AOSSM Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABOS KSB+
This app enables orthopaedic surgery residents in ACGME-accredited programs to request assessments for surgical skills and professional behavior. It facilitates formative feedback and encourages residents to take charge of their educational development.
- Surgical skills assessment requests
- Professional behavior assessment requests
- Formative feedback provision
- Resident education ownership
- ACGME program participation
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This mobile app allows orthopaedic surgery residents in ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)-accredited residency programs that are participating in the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior ( ABOS KSB) Program to request surgical skills and professional behavior assessments in order to receive formative feedback and take ownership of their education.
AOSSM Events
This app provides attendees with access to conference schedules, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker information. Users can take notes alongside presentation slides and annotate directly on them within the application.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations
- Exhibitor details
- Speaker information
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
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****FOR ATTENDEES ONLY**** The AOSSM mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors and speaker details from AOSSM conferences and meetings. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AOSSM Events at 5.0 against ABOS KSB+'s 1.0. ABOS KSB+'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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.
AOSSM Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ABOS KSB+ ships an update monthly, AOSSM Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABOS KSB+ | AOSSM Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ABOS | The American Orthopaedic Society For Sports Medicine |
Customer experience
ABOS KSB+
AOSSM Events
In-app purchases
ABOS KSB+
No in-app purchases
AOSSM Events
No in-app purchases
