Picmonic Nursing School Study vs Hello RN™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picmonic Nursing School Study
Master nursing school and board exams with engaging mnemonic videos and practice questions. This app uses research-proven techniques to boost memory retention, helping you learn more effectively and retain information longer. Prepare for NCLEX, NP exams, and various nursing courses with a comprehensive study tool.
- Mnemonic videos
- Spaced repetition quizzing
- Thousands of quiz questions
- NCLEX RN/PN prep
- Nurse Practitioner exam prep
- Textbook mappings
- Daily review quizzes
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Prepare for nursing school and pass your nursing exams with Picmonic! For FREE you can access our most popular Videos, Multiple Choice Quiz Questions, and Daily Quiz with Spaced Repetition for 5 days. Get full unlimited access with an affordable subscription. Ridiculously efficient & effective. Make Studying Fun & Remember More in Less Time with Picmonic, the world’s best mnemonic video & spaced repetition quizzing study tool and app that’s research-proven to increase memory retention 331%! 14,000+ RN quiz & practice questions & 1,200+ entertaining mnemonic videos covering all major topics & subjects. Ditch boring textbook memorization, recall information faster & retain it longer to improve your grades to ace your nursing courses, clinicals & board certification exam with less study time using unforgettable images and stories. • Program Options: Nursing RN, Nursing LPN, Nurse Practitioner **MEDICAL/PA/PT/OT/RX & College students, click “Picmonic Developer” under this description for the Picmonic for Medicine App OR Picmonic for College (Paramedic, Medical Terms, MCAT, Biology, A&P, Psych). • Nursing Topics & Courses: Fundamentals of Nursing, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Med-Surg, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Critical Care, Peds & more • Body System course organization & prep with the NCLEX Study Guide • Textbook mappings: Elsevier & Lippincott books like Saunders NCLEX, Lewis, Pottery & Perry, Lilley, Lehne, Jarvis, Adams, Taylor, Brunner & Suddarth, Ignatavicius, Wong, Lowdermilk & Ricci! **Nurse Practitioner Students 1,800 NP videos & 21,000 quiz questions for your FNP, ANP, GNP, or A-GNP courses & the AANP or ANCC board exam, you can even follow along with the Fitzgerald or Leik review books! “I am so excited and HAPPY that I passed the ANCC Board examination for FNP!! I definitely feel that using Picmonic was SO HELPFUL to remember many of the facts that I needed to know!” Mary B. @ Chamberlain Nursing **Nursing Students Start memorizing Lab Values. Stop confusing acids & bases. Pass the NCLEX® in 75 questions then go be a great nurse! All the critical info you need to know as a nursing student is turned into 1,000 videos & 10,000 quiz questions preparing you for nursing school, HESI ATI Kaplan exams, and the NCLEX RN or NCLEX PN. “I struggled in my Fundamentals class, then found Picmonic & made a 95 on my fluid and electrolytes exam! My first A ever in nursing school!” Rene S. @ Bevill State Nursing “Pure memorization can be hard, but Picmonic has helped me ACE my pharmacology class in nursing school. 1000x thanks!” Michael B. @ Valencia Nursing Use the tool starting day one to learn nursing smarter. Assigned reading, follow along by textbook chapter watching these cartoon mnemonics to show up to class prepared, then use the Daily Review Quiz that’s better than Quizlet or any pharm flashcards or Mosby flashcards to prep for that HESI or ATI Nursing exam. You’ll remember all the details and stop referencing Nursing Drug Handbooks / Scrub Cheats. Get an NCLEX Qbank quiz question wrong in NCLEX RN Mastery, UWORLD NCLEX, NRSNG, Osmosis or Kaplan NCLEX Qbank? Hop back to Picmonic so it sticks! Our characters become your very own ATI Mentor and bond together to act as your Saunders NCLEX RN review book choir, singing you the sweet answers. Premium Access: Upgrade for all features & content in your area of study. Monthly, semesterly & annual subscriptions are available, prices vary by product & location. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase & any unused portion of a free trial period will then be forfeited. Subscriptions automatically renew & your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the original subscription price, unless auto-renew is turned off thru iTunes Account Settings prior to being charged. https://picmonic.com/pages/terms-of-use
Hello RN™
Prepare for the NCLEX RN exam with this mobile study tool, offering 24/7 access to practice questions and detailed explanations. Boost your confidence and knowledge for a successful test experience.
- NCLEX RN practice questions
- Answer explanations
- Review sections
- Test-taking strategies
- 24/7 access
- Offline study
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Ace the NCLEX RN®, on your first try. Use this study tool to access test questions 24/7 and concrete your knowledge! EXTRA STUDY TIME Hello RN delivers on past exam test question material. The best part? You can use it anywhere, anytime, without the hassle of lugging heavy books around. CONFIDENCE BOOST You’ll feel more secure with our answer explanations, review sections, and immersive test-taking strategies. 99.7% PASS RATE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Picmonic Nursing School Study at 21K against Hello RN™'s 1. Hello RN™'s advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Picmonic Nursing School Study sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Hello RN™ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Picmonic Nursing School Study against 5.0 for Hello RN™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picmonic Nursing School Study has 21K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Picmonic Nursing School Study ships an update monthly, Hello RN™ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picmonic Nursing School Study | Hello RN™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Picmonic - The Visual Learning Community | The PATG Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Picmonic Nursing School Study
Hello RN™
Bugs and requests
Picmonic Nursing School Study
Reported bugs
2 issues- Difficulty starting free trial due to app crashes
- Incomplete quiz questions or missing content
Requested features
4 requests- Add more content for veterinary nursing/technician programs
- Improve quiz question quality and accuracy
- Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Provide more detailed content coverage for USMLE Step 1 preparation
Hello RN™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Picmonic Nursing School Study
- Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial2 variants$15.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$28.991 Month
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- Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Semesterly7 Days trial$49.996 Months
- Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Hello RN™
- NCLEX Mastery Monthly$15.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$39.993 Months
- NCLEX Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
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