# BoardVitals Medical Exam Prep — user reviews > 181 indexed App Store user reviews of BoardVitals Medical Exam Prep by Board Vitals, Inc., rated 4.90/5 from 10,121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boardvitals-medical-exam-prep/id1484690932/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boardvitals-medical-exam-prep/id1484690932.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9,398 · 4★ 638 · 3★ 45 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of BoardVitals Medical Exam Prep? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Convenient and easy to use - 👍 Excellent question quality and rationales - 🚀 Versatile features (timed/tutor mode, topic selection, etc.) - 👍 Helpful for exam preparation - 🚀 Syncs well across devices - 👍 Great customer service **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional app freezes and sync issues - 👎 Some questions not well-suited for specific exams - 👎 Landscape mode missing on iPad - 🐛 Bugs with quiz settings and progress tracking **Commonly reported bugs** - Quiz resets to beginning, losing progress - Unanswered questions setting not working as expected - Inconsistent question counts between app and website **Most requested features** - Increase font size for explanations - Add more pediatric-focused questions - Improve in-app CME claim process - Implement landscape mode for iPad ## Newest reviews (19 of 181) ### 5/5 — Great for study *2026-06-27, version 2.0.0* The repetition helps greatly with confidence & ability to retain the information. ### 5/5 — Love love love *2026-06-23, version 2.0.0* Helps me review high yield topics on the go, and the QBank is most similar to Peds Boards than any other QBank available. ### 5/5 — Great exam prep *2026-06-19, version 2.0.0* BoardVitals was an excellent resource for PMHNP board preparation. The question bank was challenging, helped identify weak areas, and provided detailed rationales that reinforced key concepts. It was a valuable tool in building confidence and improving test-taking skills. ### 5/5 — Great Qbank *2026-06-18, version 2.0.0* Honestly one of the best I have used ### 5/5 — Awesome tool for CME and review of all aspects of Neurology *2026-06-18, version 2.0.0* As the title states, magnificent review that includes basic science, including the latest genetic, molecular, biochemical insights of clinical utility plus the classic concepts of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, pathophysiology and clinical neurology, as well as useful child neurology insights. ### 4/5 — Gracious *2026-06-16, version 2.0.0* Thanks! ### 5/5 — Great Practice for students *2026-06-13, version 2.0.0* Board vitals are a great source for practicing and learning new skills. ### 5/5 — CMA *2026-06-13, version 2.0.0* Easy to use and helpful ### 5/5 — Tough but worth it *2026-06-10, version 2.0.0* It’s tough but thorough which is what you need when studying ### 5/5 — Hassan Salem *2026-06-01, version 1.9.3* Perfect ### 5/5 — Great app for iPad *2026-05-30, version 1.9.3* Such an easy to use app ### 5/5 — Fabulous *2026-05-28, version 1.9.3* The appropriate other questions, the ease of use, the different modes to study are perfect for me! Love this ### 5/5 — Lot’s of great features, nice app design *2026-05-18, version 1.9.3* It saves your old quiz, you can have them offline. It shows you how you compare to others and there are many different testing modes and filters to target content. What I don’t like is that there’s certain modes that don’t allow you to limit the number of questions. And you cannot copy and paste rationales. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-05-18, version 1.9.3* So informative and definitely a great study tool ### 5/5 — Psych NP Candidate *2026-05-16, version 1.9.3* I get up every day and answer 10 questions over morning tea. Some of the questions have confused me and could be better worded for clarity but they are, overall, great practice questions and the rationale (which is the main goal) is excellent learning for those of us who may be more tactile. I would recommend. ### 5/5 — Exam Prep *2026-05-14, version 1.9.3* The easy to use for now and great explanations make this an excellent study tool ### 5/5 — FNP graduate preparing for boards *2026-05-12, version 1.9.3* I love having this app! It makes studying on the go possible and easy for busy moms. ### 3/5 — Resident *2026-05-01, version 1.9.3* I like the app but the subscription prices are outrageous ### 5/5 — Great *2026-04-19, version 1.9.3* Great ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — AGACNP board prep review *2026-06-27, version 2.0.0* I used this question bank while preparing for the AGACNP boards and was disappointed with the overall quality. Many questions were poorly worded, with unclear answer choices that felt more misleading than clinically challenging. Several explanations did not clearly support the correct answer or explain why the other options were wrong. I also found the content overly focused on niche topics, especially orthopedics, which felt disproportionate for a general AGACNP board review. Overall, the question bank had some useful material, but the confusing wording, inconsistent rationales, and unbalanced content made it a frustrating prep resource. ### 1/5 — Radiology Application design needs work *2025-09-14, version 1.8.3* 1) Inexplicable really high battery usage on the iPad Pro (m4). 2) For radiology, almost every question has an integral exhibit image to view. We need to scrutinize images with the zoom feature. The current implementation is cumbersome. I have to tap the zoom icon, wait for another page to load, and then zoom the image. That’s too many clicks. The new page also hides the question stem and answers, which is bad design. Images should be directly zoomable in the stem. 3) Explanations need fleshing out and proofreading. ### 1/5 — Dysfunctional *2025-08-26, version 1.8.3* Unable to login after multiple attempts of downloading the app. ### 1/5 — Glitchy functionality is distracting from studying. *2025-08-15, version 1.8.3* Reported multiple issues where questions would not advance without refreshing the browser screen on the web version and freezing on the app version. This occurred across Google chrome, Microsoft edge, on my iPad, on my iPhone, and on 3 separate desktop computers. I was asked to send multiple emails with details, which I did, I was asked to send videos of the glitches, which I did. Asked to be credited for the time lost only to have my account deactivated with no communication from the company until I called and they explained I would get a third of what I payed refunded or I could get no refund and continue to send examples. When I asked if they reviewed the videos I sent, I was told “they couldn’t open them” - mind you they were mp4 files from my cell phone. When I asked what type of video format they could open I was told “PDF” and to “just take a video on my cell phone.” Extremely sub par user experience with no resolution to glitchy tech, all while trying to study for boards. Do NOT recommend. Spend your money on Fitsgerald or Barkley. Will be filing a dispute with my credit card company and the better business bureau. ### 1/5 — Not Updated *2025-07-23, version 1.8.3* I used boardvitals at first because it was recommended but my school and other schools say that most of the answers are wrong. I have noticed that as i would answer some questions right but it would be marked wrong ### 1/5 — No more "give me a review" popups *2024-09-05, version 1.3.17* Thats why you get your 1 star review, teleporting me here mid-study binge. ### 1/5 — Poor quality review material *2022-02-04, version 1.1.6* I recently took my sleep medicine boards. The material offered by board vitals is at a med school level and no way near the standards of ABIM board exam. Avoid and save yourself time and money! ### 1/5 — The app doesn’t work correctly *2021-03-26, version 1.0.22* As soon as I log in, the app goes to a screen that says “Welcome to Board Vitals ... Continue to start your access and access the question banks you want to use.” So, that’s great, but the only option for selection is Log Out! I can’t get to any questions. I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling the app multiple times. I can’t get it to work. ### 1/5 — No mobile access *2021-03-01, version 1.0.20* So weird that this app tells me I have no access though I’m able to log on to my board vitals account on my desktop, wish I could use this to study for my nclex but mobile isn’t working, I’m so glad I have uworld, it’s unfortunate that bordvitals isn’t accessible via mobile. ### 1/5 — Waste *2021-02-11, version 1.0.19* I felt that this was a waste of money. Almost all the questions were the same from the Saunders review book/App. Not sure if they are affiliated or the same company. Thought I was getting something different. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — High yield *2026-08-26, version 2.1.0* Review Jekel, Schwaid, and BOard Vitals and you will do well on the ITE and boards. Keep organized and integrated notes to reconcile errors in either resource. ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-18, version 2.0.1* Excellent questions and excellent resources with rationales ### 5/5 — NP Boards *2026-08-08, version 2.0.1* Great study source, really helpful !!! ### 5/5 — Any Time *2026-08-01, version 2.0.1* Great accompaniment to the online version. No matter where you are, you can hop on the app and count on learning something for the boards. ### 5/5 — Excellent questions with explanations. *2026-07-27, version 2.0.1* Being able to choose the length of the quizzes and the difficulty of the questions allowed me to use Board Vitals when I had just a few minutes or when I really wanted to put myself in true PANRR taking mode. This is a highly effective tool for all learners. ### 5/5 — So far, so good *2026-07-25, version 2.0.1* I’ve used BoardVitals for a variety of board examinations (general cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear medicine), and so far I have passed the board exams every time. I’m using it again for my upcoming general internal medicine review, and I’m hopeful for the same result. Very convenience question format, easy to use anywhere, and the price is very reasonable as well. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2026-07-23, version 2.0.1* It’s definitely helping with my studying ### 5/5 — Great test prep *2026-07-15, version 2.0.1* Questions are very helpful ### 5/5 — Exam Prep *2026-07-03, version 2.0.0* The easy to use for now and great explanations make this an excellent study tool ### 5/5 — Exam prep *2026-06-28, version 2.0.0* Board Vitals truly helps with getting prepared for my exam --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*