# CMSRN Pocket Prep — user reviews > 20 indexed App Store user reviews of CMSRN Pocket Prep by Pocket Prep, Inc., rated 4.68/5 from 767 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsrn-pocket-prep/id976953619/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsrn-pocket-prep/id976953619.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 598 · 4★ 125 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of CMSRN Pocket Prep? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📚 Comprehensive question bank with detailed rationales - ✅ Questions more challenging than actual certification exam - 📖 Cited references to textbook for each question - ⏰ Question of the day feature with reminders - 🎯 Effective study tool for CMSRN certification prep - 📱 Convenient portable study option - 🔄 Flexible answer review (immediate or end of test) - ✨ Helps users pass certification exams on first attempt **Cons** - 💰 Expensive pricing ($30-34) compared to competitors - 🐛 Frequent app freezing and crashing - ⚠️ Content misalignment with course material - 📊 Too focused on anatomy/physiology over nursing practice - 🤔 Questions lack clinical scenario/critical thinking focus - ⚡ Performance degradation with more questions answered - 🔌 Limited free version (only 30 questions) **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes when answering multiple-choice questions - App becomes progressively slower as more questions are answered - App crashes and requires restart on certain question types - Performance issues with extended use **Most requested features** - Support for multiple-answer questions without freezing - More clinical scenario-based questions - More nursing care and critical thinking questions - Better alignment with actual certification exam content - Medication-specific questions ## Newest reviews (1 of 20) ### 4/5 — RN *2015-05-25* Great app. Question of the day with answer explanations. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Med surg *2020-04-27* Questions do not relate to med surg class material ### 1/5 — Ok *2018-05-11* Bought this but cannot answer questions which call for more than one answer. Each time these questions pop up ,then the app freezes and I must start all over again on a new test with different questions,..., really not cool! Am not even sure if this review will be allowed! **Developer response:** Hi there! We’re sorry to hear the app is misbehaving! What you’re describing is not typical app behavior. Please contact us so we can provide suggestions on how to improve your study experience. We can be reached through the app’s Settings menu — we’ll keep an eye out for your message! 👀 ### 1/5 — Too many physiology questions! *2015-12-08* The questions are not realistic at all. Very little nursing care questions, almost all physiology questions, don't waste your time and money! ### 1/5 — Not good *2015-10-16* More technical questions than actual nursing critical thinking questions. I am going to finish it because I paid for it but this does not help at all. Save your money. ### 2/5 — Too focused on anatomy and definitions. *2017-02-22* As with any nursing exam, be it the NCLEX or a certification exam, it is focused on asking questions regarding a scenario and what the nurse would do (or do FIRST), what the nurse would anticipate next, and education. This app, just from the 50 free questions I did in 15 minutes, was more about memorized anatomy and terminology definitions and less focused on actual MedSurg nursing. I would personally recommend rereading your giant NCLEX prep books to study instead. No way I would pay almost $30 for the full version with 450 questions when I have my Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination book with over 4500 questions and rationales. ### 2/5 — Does not have 450 question with the free app *2015-12-07* The app is free but it only has 30 questions, not 450 questions. You have to upgrade in order to get the 450 and freedom to configure the options for the questions. ### 3/5 — Too many glitches *2019-02-28* The questions are good the app is ok but it has too many glitches for a $34 app. I got through all the questions but found that the more questions I answered the slower it became. Now all it does is freeze. A lot of frustration for this amount of money. ### 3/5 — RN-BC *2016-06-08* I PASSED my exam and this app was my primary study method! I consistently got 20-40% on the exams within the app because the questions are VERY hard, much much harder than the actual test, but it gave excellent direction for studying and I loved the reminders that popped up! I was nervous about passing because of my horrible scores within the app and that's why I'm reviewing, because I want to recommend this app and ease anxiety about how hard the questions within are, and how even though they're hard questions they stimulate thinking which is exactly what you need! ### 3/5 — CMSRN *2016-03-21* If you answer these questions correctly you have absolutely nothing to worry about. These questions were 10x harder than the actual exam questions. I don't even recall any medication specific questions. 😑 ### 4/5 — Solid review questions, but *2017-08-25* It's really expensive. I like the cited references and the questions are great. However there are others apps with half the questions for $5 instead of thirty. ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — RN *2018-07-24, version 6.5.4* Love having small practice tests. Answers and rationales can be had immediately or at the end of the test. Convenient. ### 5/5 — 100% would recommend *2018-07-23, version 6.5.4* The questions are challenging (in a good way) and the answers can always be found in the book (each question includes reference pages). ### 5/5 — Helpful tool for studying! *2016-01-11* I utilized this app along with a study guide and another set of questions. After using it, I felt very prepared for my exam, which I passed on the first try. ### 5/5 — Great APP *2015-10-18* This is an excellent app for review of CMSRN, you can program your exam date and reminders to study and question of the day. I passed my CMSRN exam, I also love the rationales from the AMSN Core Curriculum text book! ### 5/5 — Great! *2015-07-23* Best prep out there--much more accurate and similar to the actual test then any other prep programs. Highly recommend this ap. I passed my exam on my first try-love QOTD! ### 5/5 — Very helpful, covered the necessary topics needed for the test! *2015-07-18* I passed the first time I took the MS-RN certification test and this reviewer app really helped a lot. It follows up on you if you fall behind and not studying and it covers a broad medical-surgical topics needed to refresh the knowledge. It provides strategies and ideas in passing the exam though studying hard still is the best way. ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2015-05-29* This app is awesome. Relieved some of my stress. I can now answer review stuff any time, anywhere. Thank you ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-05-08* Really great way to study for the med surg certification ### 4/5 — Great tool to study for Med-Surge Certification Exam *2017-01-31* I used this app as one of the tools to study for my CMSRN. I took the exam today and I passed it. The questions on this app are much harder that the actual questions in the test, which is good because when you do them, they make you think; and when you answer the test questions they seem a lot easier. I would definitely recommend this app as one of the tools to study for the Med-Surge Certification 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 2026-06-10.*