Difficult to navigate lessons
On the mobile app, you are kicked out of the topic you were on after each lesson. You have to physically go back to browse and find the topic again. Also the lack of a search or "last topic used" feature is disappointing.
I've been using Ollivate for over 8 months.
Excellent, but pricey for SRNAs.
The only critique is the price for SRNAs. I understand it takes a lot of time and effort to make this product, but it's pricey for an SRNA who already has to pay for many required materials. Maybe an annual discount on the yearly subscription on Black Friday???
New update
New Interface Sucks
CRNA
Incredible
Great review
Good, but could use some improvements
- I don’t like having to guess what topic I’m working on. The app only displays a couple of letters for the topic. For example, pharmacology topics will show only “Anti-“… and you’re like, anti what? Antibiotics? Anticoagulants? Antiemetics? I keep waiting for this to be fixed. I wanted to work on neuromuscular blockers but could not find it. This greatly limits the app’s utility, IMO.
- I don’t like that some of the questions seem to be AI-generated nonsense. Extremely verbose for no reason. It’s clear that a lot of the questions are not written by humans.
- Some of the questions and rationales are not evidence-based. The app goes on and on about the risk of bronchospasm with histamine-2 antagonists. This is not a thing. I’ve literally given Pepcid thousands and thousands of times over my career, probably to many asthmatics, without issue. It’s not supported by literature. At all.
- Many of the questions are very low-tier, and test only surface-level knowledge. Not the same level of complexity as APEX.
- Over all, the app is a great concept, but seems like they got a little lazy.
Response from developer
Great feedback! We feel the pain of most of what you mentioned and we're working on all of it. Our questions are reviewed daily by our item-writers, usually dozens at a time. Unlike a static platform, our content is constantly updated, so questions that need to be changed or removed, are. Our UI/UX experience has big update coming soon, so what you've experienced (not being able to see the topic headings completely), should be resolved. In the meantime, did you know that if you press and hold any topic on the map screen it shows you the full name? That might help you. You make a great observation about some of the questions being easier; that's on purpose. Mixing of topics and difficulty is a helpful learning practice. Just like most standardized exams, questions are tiered, and we replicate that methodology. You don't want every question to be really hard or really easy; you need a variety. I can promise you one thing: we aren't lazy. Our team is working tirelessly to create the most effective and evidence-based learning tool out there, and our early results are very impressive.
Useful but doesn’t work half the time
Response from developer
Oh no! We have not had outages for any extended period of time, so I'm sorry that happened to you. If you ever have any trouble, please reach out to us. We respond to every customer issue within 24 hours. Usually within minutes. If you're having trouble, we'll get you back going again!
Must have
Learning
Best app for SRNAs
Best CE app for CRNAs!!
Blank screen with skip, prev, next
Response from developer
Oh no! We did have some outages at that time, we're so sorry that happened right when you signed up. We'd be happy to get you playing again- we don't want you to miss out on what thousands of CRNA students are using for exam and board prep. Just send us an email at support@ollivate.com.
I’m surprised how effective this is.
Finally, CE without the Zzzs
It also doesn’t hurt that it’s super easy to use on your phone and actually tracks your progress in a way that feels motivating. You’re not just checking boxes—you’re actually learning. I’ve recommended it to a few coworkers already.
