Spine Decide App Reviews

This used to be a cool, neat tool, but without warning it requires collection of personal information and a subscription. You know, feel free to charge, but release a new app instead of deceptive updates without warnings before you do so.

The videos were good to show patients. Definitely not enough value added to subscribe monthly. Lots of apps on here (like spine pro iii) with single app payment -frankly its even better than spine decide in many ways. The knee and shoulder stuff was actually not very good, from a surgical perspective

Subscription required now, after free trial it is now apparently $40 but that information is not included in the app description. Is it possible that your one Orca login subscription allows you to use all their apps? Maybe, but it doesnt say in the app description or in the app and there is no preview allowed before signing up and logon. They are trying to get around paying Apples cut.

I didn’t realize you could send stuff to patients. Pretty cool. I like the website feature to see patient history and if they have opened the content.

This app has greatly improved the satisfaction level of my patients and the efficiency with which I operate my practice. My patients leave my office better educated and better prepared to handle their condition, and I get to spend less time answering needless questions and concerns. It’s an app I can’t live without!

This use to be a great app a couple of years ago before orca took over. Now I cant even login. Gave it one star because I couldnt give it less. Dont care if its free its not worth the space or effort. Too frustrating.

Why has it become necessary for me to enter my email and a password? I am a current spine surgery patient and I have used this app for years and Ive been very happy with it till now that is! Suddenly Im locked out and I believe any reputable company would at the very least supply an explanation I realize I might be doing something wrong but as long as youre not going to respond I have to assume Im 100% right and you have now decided to disregard loyal users in favor of a dollar or two. It seems this is the current trend so youre not alone but thats no excuse. I have several email addresses and dont recall which was used for this app as a matter fact I dont recall ever using an email address or password for this app, now I cant use it all, Please provide instructions for me to get access to this app again. So I can restore my five star rating.

***5.0.5 Update*** These guys started small, with basic anatomical information and some animations about common spine conditions, etc. This update goes beyond what one might expect to find on the App Store. This is full blown patient engagement software, with new animations and tools for sharing those animations with patients and uploading one’s own handouts and more. It’s the sort of thing you might expect to be sold by a health-tech med device rep—not something you can download and try for free before making the decision to buy. To my mind this is evidence that Apple and some of their developers are taking things to the next level. It’s not just the home of Angry Birds and Candy Crush; now the App Store houses really power professional software like this.

This app appears to use a business model of data acquisition, but provides no actual content. It requires a phone number, name, occupation and other info to use, but after providing info, does not let you create an account. It might work out of the U.S. But I was unable to leave the country just to use the app.

This app requires a user account/login from the very first screen. One has no opportunity to preview or use the app for a period to determine if creating a user account is the right path for them. Useless!

I rarely leave reviews, but this seemed worth it. I routinely use this app for bedside teaching of residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners doing lumbar punctures, and its absolutely outstanding. Probably not the apps intended use, but the ability to manipulate a 3D model of the spine just before trying to put a needle into the tiny little thecal space is really helpful for trainees -- particularly when combined with an individual patients coronal and sagittal reconstructions from an abd/pelvic CT. Kudos to those who thought this up -- wish Id had it when I was training in medical school 20 years ago.