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Sharpen - College Exam Prep

Sharpen - College Exam Prep

Quizzes, Videos & Flashcards

3.3K ratings
140 reviews
📚 Education
📚 Books
Free
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Released
October 3, 2022
Updated
October 14, 2026

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McGraw-Hill
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About

This app revolutionizes college exam preparation by assessing your knowledge, identifying weak areas, and offering personalized AI-driven study plans. Access quizzes, videos, flashcards, and AI-powered study assistance to boost your exam readiness.

✓AI-driven study recommendations
✓Personalized knowledge assessment
✓Multiple quiz modes
✓Bite-sized video lessons
✓AI study buddy (Ask Sharpen)
✓Textbook-aligned content
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What users say about Sharpen

Reviews of Sharpen are mixed: the Education app is rated 4.7/5 from 3.3K App Store ratings. What users like most: helpful study tools, intuitive and easy to use. Top complaints: frequent crashes and bugs, login and sign-in issues. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Helpful study tools
  • 👍Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡Directly tied to textbooks
  • 👍Useful for exam preparation

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒Login and sign-in issues
  • 💰Subscription-based model
  • 🤔Limited subject coverage
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What's New in Sharpen

4.4.2

October 14, 2026

Bug fixes & optimizations

2

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Sharpen+ 3 month

Full access to Sharpen+, billed quarterly.

$29.993 Months
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Great for studies

I enjoy using sharpen for my exam preparation
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Seasoned nurse

I enjoy that it challenges me of the knowledge already known.
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It helps

This app helps students to learn. If you stay focused in the app, it can save time and help with learning retention.
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A&P STUDYING

The app is great for filling in those gaps of missing knowledge and getting you ready for tests, quizzes or exams
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Adware

If you are using McGraw hill services and simply wish to read your e-book: look at the top of the screen for the navigation arrows. The app does not contain the book and instead a front page ad for the application. Don’t spend 5 - 10 minutes stuck in a loop of ads for ‘ask sharpen’ subscriptions because they intentially make it unclear. Definition of a dark pattern. If you want flashcards and quizzes feel free to try it. For me though I give it minimum score as the ads are intrusive and disrupt my ability to simply study the content I paid for.
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Incorrect answer registrations

Bug

Repeated questions across chapters

Bug

Inability to restart quizzes

Bug

Crashing and freezing issues

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Expand subject coverage to include more disciplines

Feature

Improve stability and reduce crashes

Feature

Add support for landscape mode and multitasking on iPad

Feature

Provide more variety and randomization of practice questions

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FAQ

What does Sharpen do?

Sharpen is a college study app designed to revolutionize exam preparation. It assesses your current knowledge, pinpoints areas needing improvement, and provides personalized AI-driven study recommendations to enhance your readiness for exams. The app offers various study tools like quizzes, videos, flashcards, and an AI study buddy.

What are the key features of Sharpen?

Key features include 'Ask Sharpen,' an AI study buddy that provides deep dives and generates new content, and 'Improve,' which offers AI-driven insights into strengths and weaknesses with personalized study plans. It also provides a quiz bank with thousands of questions, exam-like question formats, an exam timer, bite-sized videos, flashcards, step-by-step practice problems, and visual chapter summaries.

How much does Sharpen cost?

The app is free to download and use, offering a range of features. However, it does have in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced features, content, or study tools may require payment.

What subjects and textbooks does Sharpen cover?

Sharpen covers a wide array of disciplines aligned with McGraw Hill and OpenStax textbooks. Subjects include Accounting, Algebra, American Government, American History, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Psychology, Spanish, and many others. The content is built by subject matter experts.

Who is Sharpen for and how can it be used?

Sharpen is designed for college students who want to study more effectively for their exams and improve their understanding of course material. Students can use it to prepare for specific exams by taking quizzes, reviewing concepts with videos and flashcards, or getting personalized study guidance from the AI features.