CytoAtlas vs Histology
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CytoAtlas
This medical reference app offers a comprehensive cytopathology guide with over 800 high-quality images and more than 120 diagnostic entities. It features an intuitive interface for quick access to diagnostic criteria, morphologic characteristics, and relevant studies, serving as a valuable learning aid and quick reference for professionals and students.
- Over 800 high-quality slide images
- 120+ diagnostic entities
- Key morphologic characteristics
- Intuitive interface
- Zoom and pan image function
- Reference to journal articles
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CytoAtlas provides a quick and handy cytopathology reference tool focusing on diagnostic criteria. Content: - Over 800 high-quality slide images from exfoliative and aspiration cytology - Over 120 diagnostic entities in Cytopathology categorized by different organ systems - Slide images, including direct smears, cell blocks, and liquid-based preparations - Key morphologic characteristics, including architecture, nuclear, and cytologic features - Reference to journal articles and ancillary studies, if relevant Features - Intuitive and distraction-free interface - Chapters can be navigated by scrolling up and down - Images can be opened by tapping and selecting a diagnostic entity - Multiple images can be navigated by swiping across - High-quality slide images with zoom and pan function - Key features can be accessed by tapping an icon at the bottom - CytoAtlas requires an active internet to view images CytoAtlas is a learning aid for physicians, medical students, and technologists interested in cytopathology. It also provides a quick reference resource for common cytologic diagnoses. Created by Cytopathologists, the current database has high-quality slide images with morphologic descriptions and highlighted key features in over 100 diagnostic entities. In this initial release, we have included the most common entities encountered in the practice of exfoliative and aspiration cytology, including normal and malignant.
Histology
This study aid offers self-testing with micrographs of basic human body tissues. It covers cell biology, epithelia, glands, connective tissue, muscle, and the peripheral nervous system.
- Micrograph self-testing
- Six sets of basic tissue coverage
- Cell Biology for Histologists
- Epithelia and Glands
- Connective Tissue and Muscle
- Peripheral Nervous System
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The BT Histology SecondLook™ application is a study aid that provides a series of micrographs for users to self-test their level of knowledge and ability to recognize histological structures. It contains six sets covering the basic tissues of the human body, including Cell Biology for the Histologist, Epithelia, Glands, Connective Tissue, Muscle, and the Peripheral Nervous System.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CytoAtlas at 88% against Histology's 33%. CytoAtlas also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). Histology's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CytoAtlas holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of CytoAtlas's written reviews are positive against 33% of Histology's.
CytoAtlas ships an update monthly, Histology every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CytoAtlas | Histology |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PROQMS LLC | The University of Michigan |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
CytoAtlas
No in-app purchases
Histology
No in-app purchases
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