CEN Pocket Prep User Reviews

Name: CEN Pocket Prep
Rating: 4.71476 (1483 reviews)

CEN Pocket Prep

Pocket Prep, Inc.

📚 Education

🏥 Medical

Customer Experience

Positive experience58.0% of reviews

Neutral14.0% of reviews

Negative experience28.0% of reviews

~ Based on 50 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of CEN Pocket Prep. Based on 1.5K reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Medical app.

Positive things

💡Convenient study tool
🚀Realistic CEN exam questions
👍Helpful explanations and rationales
👍Customizable practice tests
👍Tracking progress and exam readiness

Negative things

🐛Glitchy and unreliable app performance
🐛Repeated questions and inconsistent content
💰Expensive for the quality of the app
🤔Questions not fully aligned with CEN exam

Is CEN Pocket Prep Safe?

CEN Pocket Prep appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for CEN Pocket Prep is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 1,483 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

94.3% of ratings point to a safe experience

3.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

2.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,483 App Store ratings for CEN Pocket Prep.

Is CEN Pocket Prep Legit?

CEN Pocket Prep is no longer available in the App Store. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for CEN Pocket Prep is 35/100.

Based on 35 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Score capped because this app is no longer listed.

Top reviews

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Not CEN questions

The questions are more like general nursing questions and not specific to emergency nursing. Additionally, they are not well written or the same caliber as those made by the ENA BCEN. I really wish I could get a refund, I was misled.

Here’s an example of a “CEN Question”.

“Which female organ is responsible for protecting a fetus?”

Disappointed Uverse Cust

6 years ago

Deleted progress

Loved it at first, but now it keeps deleting my progress. Also when I click on specific subject details it says I got 0 out of X amount of questions but when I click to see the questions I took it shows my correct answers. Idk why it’s not uploading or updating my progress and keeps saying I got 0 correct.

someomeinchicago

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi there! So sorry to hear about this issue! Please contact us through the app and we’ll get this problem sorted out asap. We appreciate your understanding and support.

Very simple

The questions provided are not in depth when compared to the CEN review manual from ENA. I have not take the CEN exam yet, but I’m disappointed with the questions I have taken so far. I don’t think it’s worth $50.

Aaaaa1988

7 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We greatly appreciate your taking the time to leave us valuable feedback.

CEN Pocket Prep

This app has lots of questions, including rationales, that to take help prepare you to take the CEN Exam. Questions are rigorous and current.

mcjca

7 years ago

Love this app!!!

Love this app, makes it easy to use at work when you want to take a quick test and monitor your progress!!!!

Katy AED

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hello Katy! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re so thrilled you’re enjoying the app. We wish you the best!

Meh

I paid for the app and am about 100 questions in. I noticed that I am getting a lot of repeat questions. It’s pretty frustrating.

anm1456

7 years ago

Don’t waste your money

I downloaded the free version to see how the questions were. Those first few days I got constant messages asking me to upgraded or if I needed a tutor. I upgraded to the classic and charged $31 but never got the 400 questions. I’ve been trying to get in touch with someone to fix the problem. No response. The app just refers you to articles to read to fix your own problem. Oh and after I made the upgrade, surprise no more messages from staff. Don’t waste you money. Stick to ENA. At least they’ll give you what you pay for.

D0nt waste your $$

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi there! So sorry to hear about this issue! Please contact us through the app and we’ll get this problem sorted out asap. We appreciate your understanding and support.

Passed!!!!!

I used this app and passed my CEN!!!! This was the only app/program I used to study for the exam. I gave myself three weeks and completed all the questions. In addition, I reviewed topics that I scored poorly on. Many questions do repeat, but I found that to helpful in reinforcing information. One and done 🤙🏻

ErikaKat

7 years ago

Repeated questions

I want to love this app, but I find that 7/10 questions are ones that I’ve had before. This essentially makes the app useless for studying. Why is this happening?

Sarahg1209

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi there! So sorry to hear about this issue! Please contact us through the app and we’ll get this problem sorted out asap. We appreciate your understanding and support.

Review for CEN Pocket Prep

Content is too basic, regret I made this purchase

RNCeydie

7 years ago

Not a winner

The very first question I had gave the wrong answer. Doesn’t bode well so won’t be continuing with this app.

The question referred to Grade 2 Stimulant Poisoning.
The correct s/s expected with grade 2 stimulant poisoning are: agitated, responds to pain, mydriasis. Instead, this app gave the s/s of grade 3 stimulant poisoning for the answer.

Catalystx2

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi there! This question is actually correct as-is. That said, we realize there were too many body systems referenced, making it harder to determine the correct answer. We've rewritten the item to reduce confusion and pushed it to the live app. Here's the newly revised question and explanation: Question / Concept: If a patient is diagnosed with grade 2 stimulant poisoning, what acid-base disturbances would you most likely expect? Explanation: Correct answer: HCO3 ~10-14 or >40mmol/L; pH ~7.15-7.24 or 7.60-7.69 Patients who have grade 1 stimulant poisoning will exhibit mild acid-base disturbances (HCO3 ~15-20 or 30-40 mmol/L; pH ~7.25-7.32 or 7.50-7.59). Patients who have grade 2 stimulant poisoning will exhibit moderate acid-base disturbances (HCO3 ~10-14 or >40mmol/L; pH ~7.15-7.24 or 7.60-7.69). Patients who have grade 3 stimulant poisoning will exhibit severe acid-base disturbances (HCO3 ~10 mmol/L; pH ~<7.15 or >7.7). If you have any other questions or concerns about the CEN curriculum, please contact us directly. We work to ensure our content is accurate and relevant to the latest exam blueprint. Thanks!

VERY glitchy

It seems that the more questions that I complete, the worse the app gets. It is very laggy and always shutting down. It will randomly restart while I’m in the middle of a test. I have never paid $50 for an app, so I expected something that would work seamlessly. I was wrong.

In terms of the content, the questions and rationales are good. I can’t speak to whether or not it correlates with the exam, as I’m due to take it in a few days. I really am not a fan of the fact that questions were constantly repeated. There is no option to turn repeat questions on or off. This is even more irritating when you get to the end of the “800 questions” and it says that you completed all questions but actually have 200+ questions that you haven’t even seen.

Overall: content is promising but the technicalities definitely need a lot of improvement.

Noellet90

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi there! So sorry to hear about this issue! Please contact us through the app or our website, and we’ll get this problem sorted out asap. We appreciate your understanding and support!

Why so expensive? I already paid you for the test

Good content but the price is ridiculous 😩

ernursesarentmadeofmoney

7 years ago

Truly a great study tool

I previously added a comment that this app was great but it was slow and kept crashing. Since then I have gotten a new iPad and it works great, no problems! Also, I did not get an updated iPhone but had to replace mine because of battery issues and now no longer have any issues with this device either. Maybe a combo of newer device and bugs that were worked out but this is the best study app! Tons of questions, able to customize anyway I want. I love the 10 question quiz option, the question of the day, being able to choose specific content and how many questions I want to answer. I really like flagging questions I’m struggling with and being able to just study those flagged questions. This is a great app!!!!

Perrie-13

7 years ago

Sorry I made the purchase.

Many of these questions have nothing to do with the CEN and are more aligned with nursing school. I truly believe after taking many tests, they will not allow you to do well. They give strange questions no one knows the answers to and then offer you a “tutor”. Seems pretty fishy to me. I definitely would not purchase this item if I had it to do over. You are better off studying with the book from ENA.

DeOr25

7 years ago

Easy way to study on the go

This is a great way to study at any time

UTHSCSA girl

8 years ago

More Pictures would make it 5 starts

This app is really awesome but it occasionally crashes and needs to be rebooted. I also think it would be perfect if it had more pictures to explain the answers.

J@MSU

8 years ago

Content is great. App not-so-much

I echo some of the other reviewers here in that the content for the CEN is excellent and well organized. But the app itself is buggy, unreliable and often very slow. Like others I paid for the premium content but it often does not load the content or takes minutes to load. If I happen to be without an internet connection the content doesn’t load at all. I would hope that it wouldn’t have to verify my purchase every time. Additionally the exam builder is very buggy in that it will frequently not have any content on it at all. Bottom line though the app is useful and very helpful and if the app itself is tightened up this will easily be a five star product.

Kishcrew

8 years ago

Not Recommended

Some of the questions had stuff I’ve never even heard about which was not a true reflection of what the CEN was. Some questions were good. I stopped using it because the unknown subjects were more frustrating and than rewarding.

Kelsey219