ABS SCORE vs HeyChief
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.
HeyChief
This AI-powered study companion helps surgery residents prepare for their oral board exams. It offers an intelligent approach to mastering the material for this critical career milestone.
- AI-powered study partner
- Oral board exam preparation
- General surgery focus
- Designed for surgery residents
- Master exam material
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Master the general surgery oral boards with HeyChief – your AI-powered study partner designed for surgery residents preparing for one of the most important exams of their careers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HeyChief at 5.0 against ABS SCORE's 1.5. ABS SCORE's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). 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.
HeyChief holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABS SCORE has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ABS SCORE ships an update every 2 months, HeyChief every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABS SCORE | HeyChief |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Board of Surgery, Inc | HeyChief |
In-app purchases
ABS SCORE
No in-app purchases
HeyChief
No in-app purchases
