ABS SCORE vs VESAP6
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
VESAP6
This online program offers a self-assessment education tool for vascular surgeons. It helps meet Maintenance of Certification requirements and provides continuing medical education credits. The program is designed for professional development in vascular surgery.
- Self-assessment for vascular surgeons
- Meets Maintenance of Certification requirements
- Provides continuing medical education credits
- Online learning program
- Designed for vascular surgery professionals
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The sixth edition of the Vascular Education and Self-Assessment Program (VESAP6) is an online self-assessment education program for vascular surgeons, designed to meet the Maintenance of Certification requirements of the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery for continuing medical education credits and MOC self-assessment credits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VESAP6 at 100% against ABS SCORE's 6%. VESAP6 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). ABS SCORE's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). 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.
VESAP6 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of ABS SCORE's written reviews are positive against 100% of VESAP6's.
| Parameter | ABS SCORE | VESAP6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Board of Surgery, Inc | Hypix Media Inc. |
Customer experience
ABS SCORE
VESAP6
In-app purchases
ABS SCORE
No in-app purchases
VESAP6
No in-app purchases
