Comparison

CJOrtho vs ACL

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

ACL

Features
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ACL-X -- The Smartphone App for ACL Surgery! This App was developed for knee surgeons performing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and using intraoperative fluoroscopy to increase precision of bone tunnel placement. By means of supporting lines that you can overlay virtually over the X-ray photograph in the app, the app can calculate the relative distance of the target point for the k-wire for a femoral or tibial surgery. In the medical literature, femoral measurement of a radiographic image is known as quadrant method by Bernard and Hertel. It may help knee surgeons identify the ideal position for bone tunnel placement during ACL reconstruction. During the operative procedure, place a guide wire (or the tip of an microfracure awl) into the center of the femoral insertion area using your standard operative set up. Alternatively, you may may advance the k-wire in the center of the projected bone tunnel forward penetrating the skin on the lateral side of the femur so the end of the wire is flush with the femoral cortex of the insertion. The app will display the relative ratio of your target point in reference to the outlines of the bone of the femoral condyles. The measurement values relate to the relative distance of the target point of the most posterior and proximal border of the condyles. Tibia measurement of a radiographic image has been described by Stäubli und Rauschning. It may help knee surgeons identify the ideal position of the tibial bone tunnel during ACL reconstruction. Place a guide pin into the center of the projected tibial bone tunnel using a drill guide in a normal fashion. The guide pin may intrude the joint beyond the cortical edge of the ACL footprint. This app will display the relative distance (in percent) of the entry point of the guide wire into the joint in relation to the total anterior posterior (AP) distance of the proximal tibia (100 %).

Screenshots

CJOrtho4 screens
ACL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CJOrtho at none against ACL's 3. ACL's advantage is iOS requirement (10.2 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ACL sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CJOrtho asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CJOrtho ships an update every 6 months, ACL every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
CJOrtho versus ACL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCJOrthoACL
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.010.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB38 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCollège des Jeunes OrthopédistesLinova Software GmbH

In-app purchases

None

CJOrtho

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ACL

One-time3
  • 1 Credit$0.99
  • 10 Credits$8.99
  • 50 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is CJOrtho free?
CJOrtho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ACL free?
ACL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CJOrtho or ACL have ads?
Neither CJOrtho nor ACL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CJOrtho or ACL?
CJOrtho ships an update every 6 months, and ACL every 8 months. Most recently, CJOrtho was updated on November 1, 2026 and ACL on October 26, 2026.

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