Comparison

Spine vs SagittalMeter Pro

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

Head to head
About

Spine

Access essential medical literature and randomized trials in an easy-to-read format. This subscription-based service provides immediate access to updated content, helping medical professionals and students quickly review key studies and enhance their knowledge.

Highlights
  • Review seminal studies quickly
  • Server-based platform for immediate updates
  • Annual subscription service
  • Covers surgical and non-surgical management
  • Citation information for further study
  • Updated every 1-3 months
Features
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Spine: What’s the data?, 3rd Edition This is the new and improved version of an app that puts the power of knowledge in the palm of your hand! Essential literature, including a voluminous body of randomized, controlled trials, is reviewed and presented in an easy-to-read format. The user can review seminal studies on a topic in seconds. The application uses a server-based platform, so that new entries are made immediately available to the user. It functions as an annual subscription-based service. Staff surgeons, review and update your knowledge quickly, between clinic patients, if necessary! Residents and medical students, get bulletproof protection from unpleasant pimp sessions! PAs and NPs, get the information you need, fast! Four hundred references are included, covering topics in the major areas of surgical and non-surgical management. Citation information is provided, permitting the user to pursue additional, in-depth study. No matter what your level of training or expertise, this app can make you better! Users should be aware that the content of this app overlaps with that of another app, entitled "Neurosurgery: What’s the data?", which covers the breadth of neurosurgery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The annual subscription fee is $1.99. This is an auto-subscription app - content is updated every 1-3 months Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of Use: https://whatsthedata.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy:  https://whatsthedata.com/privacy-policy

About

SagittalMeter Pro

This app helps medical practitioners measure key parameters of sagittal balance directly from X-ray images using a phone. It aids in analyzing spine alignment for pre-operative planning and surgical outcomes. The tool provides measurements for pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt, sacral slope, and various lumbar and spinal angles.

Highlights
  • Measure sagittal balance parameters
  • Analyze spine alignment
  • Pre-operative planning tool
  • Calculate pelvic incidence, tilt, and sacral slope
  • Measure lumbar lordosis
  • Advanced mode for comprehensive analysis
Features
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SagittalMeter is an educative app to easily measure sagittal balance parameters, by directly placing your phone on the sagittal X-Rays. The sagittal balance is an imperative factor to take into consideration for all practitioners treating spine problems and particularly for surgeons during the pre-operative phase. The compensatory mechanisms of a sagittal unbalanced spine may prevent a successful surgery outcome. A fundamental understanding of a correct sagittal alignment is strongly recommended in determining the correct use of fusion or non fusion devices. SagittalMeter enables you to measure 3 fundamental angles which are essential to analyze sagittal alignment (for pre, per and post-operative phases): • Pelvic incidence (PI) • Pelvic tilt (PT) • Sacral slope (SS) Values of lumbar lordosis are also important parameters to describe sagittal balance, so with SagittalMeter you can measure both: • L1-S1 lordosis • L4-S1 lordosis You can do a complete sagittal balance analysis by using advanced mode which extends the previous values with the following measures: • Occipito-C2 angle • Spino-sacral angle (SSA), angle between line from C7/T1 center to S1 plateau center and surface of S1 plateau • C7/T1 slope • C7-C2 angle • Spino-cranial angle (CIA), angle between line from C2 Dens to C7/T1 center and surface of C7/T1 endplate What does it mean? If a patient appears to have sagittal imbalance, this needs to be taken into consideration in the pre-operative planning. Any surgical treatment option should aim at the re-establishment of an ‘economic’ posture, achieved with the restoration of the patient specific sagittal balance. Remembering all theoretical normal values is very important but is definitively not easy and can even be impossible. SagittalMeter gives you the possibility to measure all the parameters in a quick way and gives you the average theoretical normal values for an equivalent asymptomatic healthy patient. How much correction do I need to restore a good balance in daily practice? Before any kind of lumbar fusion including the segment L4 to S1 it is mandatory to analyse the spine balance. If the PT or the lumbar lordosis are not correlated with the value of the PI, an approximation of the amount of correction requested can be evaluated with the FBI technique: C7 translation angle + Femur obliquity angle + PT compensation angle. SagittalMeter enables you to evaluate the FBI index value to get an average correction value.

Screenshots

Spine4 screens
SagittalMeter Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spine at Free against SagittalMeter Pro's $9.99. Spine also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (75% vs 33%). SagittalMeter Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 26 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Spine is free to download; SagittalMeter Pro costs $9.99 up front. Spine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. SagittalMeter Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spine holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spine has 59 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Spine's written reviews are positive against 33% of SagittalMeter Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spine ships an update every 26 months, SagittalMeter Pro every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spine versus SagittalMeter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpineSagittalMeter Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.9 (59 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB32 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLimbix LLCJean-Charles LE HUEC

Customer experience

Spine

All ratings59 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

SagittalMeter Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spine

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Year
None

SagittalMeter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spine free?
Spine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SagittalMeter Pro free?
SagittalMeter Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spine or SagittalMeter Pro?
Spine is rated higher. Spine averages 4.9 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while SagittalMeter Pro averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Spine or SagittalMeter Pro have ads?
Neither Spine nor SagittalMeter Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spine or SagittalMeter Pro?
Spine ships an update every 26 months, and SagittalMeter Pro every 11 months. Most recently, Spine was updated on October 22, 2026 and SagittalMeter Pro on November 1, 2026.

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