Comparison

Sonic Edu vs OSLA

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

Head to head
About

Sonic Edu

This app serves as a centralized library for pathology educational materials. It offers immediate access to the latest test information and current guidelines for healthcare professionals. Users can search through a comprehensive handbook of pathology tests and specialized guides.

Highlights
  • Centralized educational library
  • Latest test information
  • Current guidelines
  • Searchable pathology handbook
  • Specialized skin pathology guides
  • Dermatopathology atlas
Features
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Sonic Edu is the centralised app for all Sonic Healthcare educational handbooks and guides. Developed to keep our referring clinicians and healthcare professionals informed about pathology testing, the app provides immediate access to the latest test information and current guidelines. This reference library includes digital versions of various Sonic Healthcare publications written for the Australian medical community including the: * Sonic Healthcare Pathology Handbook โ€“ a practical, in-depth, searchable reference of more than 950 pathology tests * Sonic Skin Pathology in Practice โ€“ a wide-ranging collection of articles with a focus on skin disease. * Sonic Dermatopathology Atlas โ€“ a guide to the interpretation of dermatopathology images * Sonic Healthcare Genetics Handbook โ€“ coming soon Features of Sonic Edu include: * Current content * Search function * Favourites feature * Hyperlinks * Seamless integration with Sonic Dx

About

OSLA

Features
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OSLA measures the surface area of ocular surface lesions from a photo. Capture a close-up of the eye, mark the iris as an 11.5 mm reference, trace the lesion, and OSLA reports the area in square millimetres. Built for eye care clinicians and researchers who need a consistent, repeatable way to document lesion size in clinic or in the field. How it works: - Capture with the guided camera (near focus lock, flash at capture) or pick an existing photo - Draw around the iris. Its 11.5 mm average diameter sets the real-world scale - Trace the lesion freehand, or tap point by point - Read the area in square millimetres, with maximum and minimum dimensions The saved photo includes the annotations and a small measurement card, so the result can go straight into your records. Everything runs on the device. No account, no upload, no tracking. Photos stay on your phone unless you choose to share them. OSLA is useful for documenting and monitoring conditions such as ocular surface squamous neoplasia, pterygium and conjunctival naevi. It is a documentation aid for clinicians, not a diagnostic device, and it does not replace clinical judgement.

Screenshots

Sonic Edu4 screens
OSLA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OSLA at daily against Sonic Edu's every 10 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Edu ships an update every 10 months, OSLA daily. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Sonic Edu versus OSLA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic EduOSLA
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSonic Healthcare LimitedChun-Huei Liu

In-app purchases

None

Sonic Edu

No in-app purchases

None

OSLA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonic Edu free?
Sonic Edu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OSLA free?
OSLA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sonic Edu or OSLA have ads?
Neither Sonic Edu nor OSLA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Edu or OSLA?
Sonic Edu ships an update every 10 months, and OSLA daily. Most recently, Sonic Edu was updated on September 19, 2026 and OSLA on September 18, 2026.

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