Comparison

ABS SCORE vs Maxillofacial

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Access SCORE Portal Question Bank
  • 4,000+ scenario-based questions
  • Six surgical specialties covered
  • Supports self-study for residents
  • Future content includes TWIS curricula
Features
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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.

About

Maxillofacial

This app consolidates oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge, offering a surgical atlas, coding reference, scholarly search engine, and a professional forum. It serves as a comprehensive resource for residents and attendings in the field.

Highlights
  • Surgical atlas of OMS procedures
  • Coding reference (CDT, CPT, ICD-10)
  • Scholarly search engine
  • Professional community forum
  • Board preparation resources
  • Clinical query interface
Features
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Maxillofacial integrates the body of oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge into a single application, comprising a surgical atlas, coding reference, scholarly search engine, and the specialty's first dedicated professional forum. ATLAS A growing compendium of OMS procedures, structured for efficient reference before, during, or after operative care — designed as a working clinical resource for surgeons REFERENCE Organized across Anatomy, Perioperative Care, Emergency Management, Pathology, and Didactics, supporting concept review, board preparation, and protocol verification at the point of care. SCHOLAR A clinical query interface accepting natural language and standard OMS terminology, returning synthesized, citation-backed responses cross-referenced against major bibliographic indexes and current specialty guidelines, ranked according to evidentiary quality, with each claim traceable to its primary source. Scholar is intended as an educational and research reference tool and does not substitute for independent clinical judgment; all guidance should be verified against primary sources prior to clinical application. CODING Specialty-specific lookup across CDT, CPT, and ICD-10, facilitating direct progression from diagnosis to procedure to billing code within a single interface — addressing the persistent overlap between medical and dental coding in OMS practice. FORUM The first dedicated professional community for oral and maxillofacial surgery, supporting case discussion, residency and fellowship inquiry, practice management dialogue, and international collegial exchange among residents, attendings, and program directors. Maxillofacial serves as a unified repository of specialty knowledge and professional community — for residents preparing for board examination, attendings managing clinical practice, and program directors advancing surgical education. Download to join the conversation.

Screenshots

ABS SCORE4 screens
Maxillofacial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maxillofacial at 82% against ABS SCORE's 6%. Maxillofacial also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). ABS SCORE's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maxillofacial holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of ABS SCORE's written reviews are positive against 82% of Maxillofacial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABS SCORE ships an update every 2 months, Maxillofacial every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ABS SCORE versus Maxillofacial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABS SCOREMaxillofacial
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (14 ratings)4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB113 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAmerican Board of Surgery, IncMaxillofacial Foundation LLC

Customer experience

ABS SCORE

All ratings14 ratings
Positive7.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative75.0%

Maxillofacial

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

ABS SCORE

No in-app purchases

None

Maxillofacial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABS SCORE free?
ABS SCORE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maxillofacial free?
Maxillofacial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABS SCORE or Maxillofacial?
Maxillofacial is rated higher. ABS SCORE averages 1.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Maxillofacial averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do ABS SCORE or Maxillofacial have ads?
Neither ABS SCORE nor Maxillofacial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABS SCORE or Maxillofacial?
ABS SCORE ships an update every 2 months, and Maxillofacial every 3 days. Most recently, ABS SCORE was updated on September 30, 2026 and Maxillofacial on October 14, 2026.

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