Comparison

CJOrtho vs OrthoGuidelines

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

Head to head
About

CJOrtho

This medical app assists orthopedic surgeons and health professionals in managing patients with musculoskeletal disorders. It offers tools for clinical evaluation, decision support, and pre- and post-operative follow-up, including classifications, clinical scores, and a goniometer.

Highlights
  • Orthopedic classifications
  • Clinical scores by joint
  • Goniometer tool
  • Patient database
  • Procedure progress tracking
  • Pre- and post-operative follow-up
Features
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CJOrtho is an application for orthopedic surgeons and health professionals treating musculoskeletal disorders. Developed by the College of Young Orthopedists, it represents a decision support and management of patients consulting for a musculoskeletal disorder. It also facilitates clinical evaluation and pre- and post-operative follow-up. The application includes five tools: • The classifications most frequently used in Orthopedics Traumatology; • The main clinical scores per joint for the follow-up of your patients; • A goniometer; • A database for keeping patient information and linking it to the other tools in the application; • A portfolio for tracking progress by categorizing procedures as observed, performed, or not yet encountered. The College of Young Orthopedists www.cjortho.fr/site/ Feel free to send us your comments to make this app always more useful.

About

OrthoGuidelines

Access evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and appropriate use criteria for orthopaedic diseases. Navigate recommendations by specialty, keyword, or stage of care for quick comprehension and clinical decision-making at the point of care.

Highlights
  • Clinical practice guidelines
  • Appropriate use criteria
  • Navigation by disease, specialty, keyword
  • Evidence-based recommendations
  • Point-of-care decision support
  • Single keyword search
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OrthoGuidelines is the home for AAOS quality products, such as clinical practice guidelines and appropriate use criteria. Users can navigate all guideline recommendations by orthopaedic disease, specialty, keyword, strength of evidence, and/or stage of care. The platform has been laid out with concise guideline and recommendation topics to aide in quick navigation, comprehension, and clinical use. Users can also search all AAOS recommendations, rationales, and appropriate use criteria with a single keyword search. The app provides evidence-based recommendations at the point of care to assist clinicians with clinical decision-making and clinician-patient discussions.

Screenshots

CJOrtho4 screens
OrthoGuidelines1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OrthoGuidelines at 100% against CJOrtho's 75%. OrthoGuidelines also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CJOrtho ships an update every 6 months, OrthoGuidelines every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CJOrtho versus OrthoGuidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCJOrthoOrthoGuidelines
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCollège des Jeunes OrthopédistesAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Mobile

Customer experience

CJOrtho

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

OrthoGuidelines

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CJOrtho

No in-app purchases

None

OrthoGuidelines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CJOrtho free?
CJOrtho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OrthoGuidelines free?
OrthoGuidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CJOrtho or OrthoGuidelines have ads?
Neither CJOrtho nor OrthoGuidelines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CJOrtho or OrthoGuidelines?
CJOrtho ships an update every 6 months, and OrthoGuidelines every 2 months. Most recently, CJOrtho was updated on October 19, 2026 and OrthoGuidelines on September 23, 2026.

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