AnesIQ vs CatchUpSurg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CatchUpSurg
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. CatchUpSurg sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. AnesIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | AnesIQ | CatchUpSurg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PRN Digital Ventures LLC | Sven van Egmond |
In-app purchases
AnesIQ
No in-app purchases
CatchUpSurg
- Small coffee for the developer$1.99
- Large coffee for the developer$6.99









