Comparison

AnesIQ vs CatchUpSurg

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

Head to head
About

AnesIQ

This app assists anesthesia clinicians with preoperative chart review, risk stratification, and day-of-surgery planning. It guides users through patient assessment, testing decisions, and plan generation with built-in risk tools and clinical question support.

Highlights
  • Structured preoperative case workflow
  • Risk stratification tools (RCRI, STOP-BANG, ASA-PS)
  • Automated testing and clearance prompts
  • Facility preference rules
  • Local case saving
  • Clinical question support with references
Features
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AnesIQ helps anesthesia clinicians organize preoperative chart review, risk stratification, testing decisions, and day-of-surgery planning in one focused workflow. Built for fast perioperative assessment, AnesIQ guides users through procedure risk, comorbidities, medications, functional status, labs, testing needs, airway assessment, and plan generation. Key features: • Structured preoperative case workflow • RCRI, STOP-BANG, ASA-PS, Gupta/MICA, and optional risk tools • Testing and clearance prompts based on entered patient/procedure factors • Facility preference rules for common lab and ECG workflows • Draft cases saved locally on device • Ordered/reviewed tracking for tests and clearances • Quick perioperative reference cards • Ask AnesIQ clinical question support with cited references AnesIQ is intended for licensed healthcare professionals as a clinical decision-support and workflow aid. It does not replace clinician judgment, local policy, institutional protocols, or source guidelines. Users should verify recommendations and references before clinical use.

About

CatchUpSurg

Features
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CatchUpSurg helps surgeons, surgical trainees, and other healthcare professionals stay current with recent surgical literature. The app searches PubMed and Europe PMC every day across a carefully selected collection of leading surgical journals. Choose the topics, study designs, and journals relevant to you, and receive a personal overview of new articles. With CatchUpSurg, you can: • Review new surgical publications quickly • Filter across surgical oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, trauma, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, transplantation, endocrine surgery, and more • Select study designs including RCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews, and guidelines • Open articles with a clear overview of objective, methods, results, clinical relevance, and limitations • Read in Dutch, English, or Spanish • Search by title, author, abstract, topic, study design, and journal • Save relevant articles or remove them from your overview • Receive notifications when new articles match your preferences Summaries are based on the information available in the article and do not alter reported figures or outcomes. CatchUpSurg supports literature tracking. It does not replace reading the original publication or clinical decision-making.

Screenshots

AnesIQ4 screens
CatchUpSurg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnesIQ at none against CatchUpSurg's 2. AnesIQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. CatchUpSurg sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. AnesIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AnesIQ versus CatchUpSurg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnesIQCatchUpSurg
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPRN Digital Ventures LLCSven van Egmond

In-app purchases

None

AnesIQ

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CatchUpSurg

One-time2
  • Small coffee for the developer$1.99
  • Large coffee for the developer$6.99

Questions

Is AnesIQ free?
AnesIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CatchUpSurg free?
CatchUpSurg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AnesIQ or CatchUpSurg have ads?
Neither AnesIQ nor CatchUpSurg shows ads.

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