Comparison

Picmonic Nursing School Study vs NurseLingo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Mnemonic videos
  • Spaced repetition quizzing
  • Thousands of quiz questions
  • NCLEX RN/PN prep
  • Nurse Practitioner exam prep
  • Textbook mappings
  • Daily review quizzes
Features
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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

About

NurseLingo

This app provides passive exposure to nursing terms and concepts throughout the day via widgets. It offers NCLEX-style questions, flashcard mode, and customizable decks for efficient study without requiring active app sessions. Users can also build and share their own study materials.

Highlights
  • Passive widget-based term exposure
  • NCLEX-style questions and lab values
  • Flashcard mode for active review
  • Customizable and shareable decks
  • Offline functionality
  • Study reminders and streaks
Features
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Your AI study notebook for nursing school, already filled in. No uploading notes, slides or PDFs: every topic is already here, ready to study. 4,000+ NCLEX-style questions, 1,500+ Next Gen items, 60 case studies, 330+ study podcasts, 340+ mind maps and concept maps, 4,300+ flashcards, 41 illustrated study guides, 277 diseases and drug classes A to Z, and Professor Lingo, a study guide you can ask in your own words. NCLEX PRACTICE • 4,000+ practice questions across 53 nursing topics, each with a rationale, right or wrong • Next Generation NCLEX formats: bowtie, matrix, highlight, drop-down, drag-and-drop and select-N, plus select-all-that-apply • 60 case studies that walk through the clinical judgment steps, and full mock exams scored by client-needs area • Missed and starred questions come back for review CONDITIONS A TO Z (NEW) • 277 diseases and drug classes, from DKA and heart failure to beta blockers and warfarin • Each one has its own concept map, podcast, flashcards and practice questions • Search by name, nickname or drug ending (-olol, -pril) MIND MAPS AND CONCEPT MAPS • 340+ maps in four views: tree, hub, study sheet and a step-by-step concept map • Save any map as a PDF to print or study offline STUDY PODCASTS • 330+ episodes: a Study Session for every topic, plus one for every disease and drug class • Playlists, lock-screen controls, speed control, offline downloads ILLUSTRATED STUDY GUIDES • 41 multi-page guides, TEAS included: EKG rhythms, ABGs, fluids and electrolytes, lab values, shock, dosage calc, OB, peds, mental health, priority and delegation, and more • Save, print or AirDrop them. Plus 10 lock-screen wallpapers with the values you keep looking up FLASHCARDS, EVEN ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • 4,300+ cards. Flip, rate and swipe; the hard ones come back sooner • Add the widget and terms rotate on your lock screen, no app opening required PROFESSOR LINGO • Ask in your own words: "help me with ABGs", "my patient's potassium is 6.5, what do I do first?" • Answers point you to NurseLingo's own maps, guides, podcasts and questions • Optional AI explanations, only with your permission. For studying, not medical advice MY STUFF AND THE WEB APP • Save maps, podcasts, decks, guides and question sets, and star any card or question • Your subscription includes NurseLingo Pro on the web: sign in with the same account and your saved items sync BUILD AND SHARE DECKS Paste a list of terms or import a CSV to build a deck in seconds, then share it with classmates over AirDrop or Messages. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. Your study progress stays on your phone. An account is optional (Sign in with Apple or an email code) and only used to sync saved items and your subscription across your devices. Delete it anytime in Settings. Add the widget: touch and hold your lock screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area, and choose NurseLingo. NURSELINGO PREMIUM Unlock everything with a monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial), Pro Semester (one payment for 6 months that never renews) or a one-time Pro Until You Pass purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nurselingo.app/nurselingo/privacy.html

Screenshots

Picmonic Nursing School Study4 screens
NurseLingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Picmonic Nursing School Study at 21K against NurseLingo's 4. NurseLingo's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Picmonic Nursing School Study sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and NurseLingo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Picmonic Nursing School Study against 5.0 for NurseLingo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picmonic Nursing School Study has 21K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Picmonic Nursing School Study's written reviews are positive against 100% of NurseLingo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picmonic Nursing School Study ships an update monthly, NurseLingo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Picmonic Nursing School Study versus NurseLingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicmonic Nursing School StudyNurseLingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB49 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPicmonic - The Visual Learning CommunitySHENE PAUL SERLETIC

Customer experience

Picmonic Nursing School Study

All ratings21,199 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.1%

NurseLingo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

NurseLingo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Picmonic Nursing School Study

Subscriptions8
  • 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
7 purchases

NurseLingo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$179.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3 Episode Credits$2.99
  • 10 Episode Credits$7.99
  • 25 Episode Credits$16.99
Show 2 more
  • Pro Semester$99.99
  • Lifetime Access$199.99

Questions

Is Picmonic Nursing School Study free?
Picmonic Nursing School Study is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NurseLingo free?
NurseLingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Picmonic Nursing School Study or NurseLingo?
NurseLingo is rated higher. Picmonic Nursing School Study averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while NurseLingo averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Picmonic Nursing School Study or NurseLingo have ads?
Neither Picmonic Nursing School Study nor NurseLingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Picmonic Nursing School Study or NurseLingo?
Picmonic Nursing School Study ships an update monthly, and NurseLingo every 6 days. Most recently, Picmonic Nursing School Study was updated on November 1, 2026 and NurseLingo on October 29, 2026.

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