Comparison

RTQA Surgical CVS vs Aimbient Explorer

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

Head to head
About

RTQA Surgical CVS

Features
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This application is designed to help train medical students in evaluating Laproscopic Cholesystectomy preparations and potentially other surgical preparations by allowing them to score the preparation from a captured high resolution image or images compared with the score from a panel of experts grading the same image. Notifications and real time scoring facilitate immediate peer QA feedback. This application allows surgeons to record and grade critical view of safety images during laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases. Users can upload images from a case for review by other surgeons. Additionally, users will be able to grade other cases posted to the application.

About

Aimbient Explorer

This AI-powered surgical video library allows surgeons to review, annotate, and collaborate on surgical cases from their iPhone. Improve clinical practice and patient outcomes with AI-driven insights and performance measurement tools.

Highlights
  • AI-driven surgical video library
  • Surgical video review and annotation
  • Performance measurement tools
  • Daily dashboard of surgical cases
  • Create and share video clips
  • Compile clips into collections
Features
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Conduct surgical video review right from your iPhone with the Explorer™ mobile app - powered by the Black Box Platform™. The AI-driven, surgical video library is the ultimate education tool for surgeons seeking to assess technique at work, at home, or on the go. Within the Explorer app, surgeons are empowered to annotate, collaborate, and measure performance to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes. Key Features: - Daily Dashboard: Get a comprehensive overview of your captured surgical cases, including total cases, procedure types, procedure times, clips, and more. - Your Own Surgical Video Library: Own and access one library of all your recorded surgical cases. - Surgical Video Review: Deep dive into specific recorded cases, reviewing video and accessing AI-driven insights. - Create Video Clips: Identify a key moment in one of your surgical cases? Create a clip to save or easily share with colleagues. - Create Clip Collections: Compile clips into collections to streamline education and assessment. The Explorer mobile app redefines how you store, access, and utilize surgical video– empowering education and advancement wherever you are. Login with your Black Box Platform credentials. Support or more information: support@surgicalsafety.com

Screenshots

RTQA Surgical CVS2 screens
Aimbient Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RTQA Surgical CVS at every 4 weeks against Aimbient Explorer's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTQA Surgical CVS ships an update every 4 weeks, Aimbient Explorer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on December 9, 2025 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
RTQA Surgical CVS versus Aimbient Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTQA Surgical CVSAimbient Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWake Forest Baptist HealthSurgical Safety Technologies

In-app purchases

None

RTQA Surgical CVS

No in-app purchases

None

Aimbient Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RTQA Surgical CVS free?
RTQA Surgical CVS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aimbient Explorer free?
Aimbient Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RTQA Surgical CVS or Aimbient Explorer have ads?
Neither RTQA Surgical CVS nor Aimbient Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTQA Surgical CVS or Aimbient Explorer?
RTQA Surgical CVS ships an update every 4 weeks, and Aimbient Explorer every 3 months. Most recently, RTQA Surgical CVS was updated on December 9, 2025 and Aimbient Explorer on September 11, 2026.

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