tOSCE vs ABS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tOSCE
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tOSCE allows you to conduct OSCEs that were created with the ItemManagementSystem from the non-profit Umbrella Consortium for Assessment Networks (UCAN). With the help of the tOSCE Presenter app you can show and control media files shown on another iPad held by a student. The server component can be used free of charge by our partners.
ABS
This app provides access to a multiple-choice exam designed to assess surgical residents' knowledge of applied science and clinical problem management. It serves as an evaluation tool for program directors to track resident progress.
- General surgery residency exam
- In-Training Examination (ABSITE)
- Multiple-choice format
- Assesses applied science knowledge
- Measures clinical problem management skills
- Online administration
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The ABS offers the general surgery residency exam annually. The In-Training Examination (ABSITE®), is a multiple-choice exam designed to measure the progress attained by residents in their knowledge of applied science and management of clinical problems related to surgery. The ABSITE is furnished to program directors as an evaluation instrument to assess residents' progress. The results are released only to program directors. It is not available to individuals and is not required as part of the board certification process. The ABSITE is administered solely online using each program's own computer facilities. The exam is presented in one five-hour block; examinees may return to past questions during the exam.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: tOSCE at fortnightly against ABS's every 11 months. tOSCE also leads on device support (3 vs 1). ABS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On price, 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.
tOSCE ships an update fortnightly, ABS every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tOSCE | ABS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Brass | Internet Testing Systems (ITS) |
In-app purchases
tOSCE
No in-app purchases
ABS
No in-app purchases
