Comparison

Thyroid Navigator vs CIVA Pro

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

Head to head
About

Thyroid Navigator

This app provides a detailed 3D model of the thyroid and surrounding structures. It's designed as a communication and educational tool for medical professionals to explain thyroid diseases and conditions to patients and students.

Highlights
  • Detailed 3D thyroid model
  • 360-degree rotation
  • Multiple display patterns (skin, vessels, nerves)
  • Tumor symptom samples
  • Pre- and post-operative images
  • Communication tool for medical scenes
Features
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The Thyroid Navigator is the 3D graphics model of around the thyroid. It developed to be utilized on the various medical scenes as the communication tool in any kind of disease of the thyroid. It displays clearly the perspective from the skin, the benign tumor, the thyroid cancer, the lymph node metastasis, tracheal invasion, the chronic thyroiditis, relationship of thyroid and trachea, recurrent laryngeal nerve, artery, and vein, a postop condition, a parathyroid-tumor. Please use for description to the patient, education scene, in a variety of medical scene. - The three dimensional model which specialized at the thyroid. - It displays 360 degrees rotated. - It displays a thyroid in 3 patterns, states of the skin, vessels and nerves, only nerve. - It displays some symptoms of tumor sample. - It introduces the image of the preoperative, the postop on each case basis. - It is ideal for teaching physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians to that aims to thyroidology. - Compatible language is English and Japanese. <詳細> サイロイド・ナビゲーターは、甲状腺とその周辺組織を詳細に再現した3Dグラフィックスモデルです。拡大、縮小、回転により容易に細部まで観察することができます。 甲状腺疾患の診療におけるコミュニケーションツールとして、患者様への説明や甲状腺を学ぶ医療従事者への教育など、さまざまな医療現場でご活用いただくことを目的として開発しました。 皮膚からの透視図、甲状腺の良性腫瘍、甲状腺癌、リンパ節転移、気管浸潤、慢性甲状腺炎、甲状腺と気管、反回神経、動静脈との関係、術後の状態、副甲状腺腫瘍などをわかりやすく表示し、さらに理解を深めることができます。 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   * 甲状腺に特化した3Dグラフィックスモデル  * 360度回転させて表示  * 甲状腺を“皮膚のある状態”、“血管と神経”、“神経のみ”の3パターンで表示  * 腫瘍の症状サンプルを数パターン表示  * 症例ごとに術前、術後のイメージを表示 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

About

CIVA Pro

This surgical simulation platform offers an interactive way to learn and understand complex craniofacial procedures. It breaks down ten surgical steps with integrated video, voiceovers, images, and 3D labels, preparing medical professionals for intricate operations.

Highlights
  • Interactive surgical simulation
  • Ten discrete surgical procedure steps
  • Intra-operative video integration
  • Voiceover and image overlays
  • 3D anatomical labels
  • Didactic knowledge access
Features
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ABOUT THE SIMULATOR Over the past two decades, the pioneers at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery have led the world in the creation of the Craniofacial Interactive Virtual Assistant for surgery or CIVA Pro which provides innovative methods of teaching and distributing surgical knowledge. Using an interactive surgical simulation platform, ten surgical procedures have been broken down into discrete steps for both medical professionals and patients' families. The viewer is able to trigger intra-operative surgical video, voice over, images and 3D labels at various points in the procedure to access didactic knowledge necessary to fully understand complex three-dimensional surgical concepts. Like a pilot trained on a simulator before commanding a plane with passengers, this groundbreaking teaching tool will teach a new generation of surgeons trained in intricate procedures on a computer before they operate on a child's face. OUR VISION The Atlas will allow thousands of surgical residents, interns, fellows, medical students, as well as experienced surgeons, to go into surgery with more confidence and a deeper medical understanding. A new generation of surgeons will be infinitely better prepared and, most importantly, children and adults with craniofacial anomalies will be better served, in the United States and around the world. myFace is providing access to the simulator on a pro bono basis as a means to educate the world. CREDITS The CIVA Pro was created by a unique partnership of philanthropy, industry, the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and the Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. Powered By: The BioDigital Human Platform - BioDigital Inc. Medical Directors: Roberto L. Flores and Joseph G. McCarthy Craniofacial Modeling Consultant: Barry H. Grayson We would like to thank the following organizations for their vision and support of this ground-breaking project: KLS Martin Milbank Foundation Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation Jorge Posada Foundation.

Screenshots

Thyroid Navigator3 screens
CIVA Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CIVA Pro at every 4 months against Thyroid Navigator's every 21 months. CIVA Pro also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Thyroid Navigator's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). 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

Thyroid Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thyroid Navigator ships an update every 21 months, CIVA Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thyroid Navigator versus CIVA Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThyroid NavigatorCIVA Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB86 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKuma HospitalBioDigital, Inc.

Customer experience

Thyroid Navigator

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CIVA Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thyroid Navigator

No in-app purchases

None

CIVA Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thyroid Navigator free?
Thyroid Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CIVA Pro free?
CIVA Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thyroid Navigator or CIVA Pro?
Thyroid Navigator is rated higher. Thyroid Navigator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while CIVA Pro averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Thyroid Navigator or CIVA Pro have ads?
Neither Thyroid Navigator nor CIVA Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thyroid Navigator or CIVA Pro?
Thyroid Navigator ships an update every 21 months, and CIVA Pro every 4 months. Most recently, Thyroid Navigator was updated on September 23, 2026 and CIVA Pro on October 7, 2026.

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