Comparison

ExamView Student vs Sketchy Learning

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

Head to head
About

ExamView Student

This app enables students to participate in online assessments and polling sessions using their web-enabled smartphones. It works in conjunction with desktop software to collect student responses and assess understanding in real-time.

Highlights
  • Respond to online assessment questions
  • Join polling sessions
  • Teacher-led assessments
  • Student-managed assessments
  • Real-time understanding assessment
Features
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The ExamView Student app allows students to use their web-enabled smartphone to respond to questions. Student responses are collected in ExamView Assessment Suite desktop software. The ExamView Student app allows students to - Access and respond to questions in an online assessments - Join a polling session and engage in either teacher-led or student-managed assessments The ExamView Student app allows instructors to - Engage students with various question types including multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, multiple response, numeric response, completion, matching, and short answer - Assess student understanding in real-time - Engage students in teacher-led and student-managed knowledge check sessions The ExamView Student app works exclusively with ExamView Assessment Suite v11 and ExamView Premium license. The ExamView Student app also requires the installation of ExamView Assessment Suite v11 on the instructor’s desktop computer. Combined with ExamView Assessment Suite, instructors can ensure that content is resonating and objectives are met.

About

Sketchy Learning

This app transforms complex medical subjects into memorable visual lessons and interactive patient scenarios. It's designed to help students learn faster, master exams, and build clinical confidence. Engage with high-yield content and practice real-world reasoning.

Highlights
  • Visual lessons for memorization
  • Interactive patient case simulations
  • High-yield exam content
  • Quizzes and custom tests
  • Customizable playlists
  • Mobile-friendly learning
Features
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Sketchy turns tough medical content into unforgettable visual lessons and interactive patient cases, so you learn faster, ace exams, and feel ready in the clinic. Built for how medical, PA, NP, and premed students actually learn, Sketchy helps you make sense of high-yield topics fast and recall them when it counts. Watch engaging visual lessons that lock in tough topics like pharm, micro, path, and more. Apply what you’ve learned to a clinical scenario with interactive patient cases that build real clinical reasoning skills. Whether you are squeezing in a quick review between classes or deep in exam and board prep, Sketchy goes where you go and helps concepts stick for the long haul. What you’ll love about Sketchy: * Unforgettable visual lessons that make hard concepts easy to remember * Interactive symbol explorer for quick visual lesson review * Interactive patient case sims to practice thinking like a clinician * High-yield content for exams, boards, and clinical rotations * Quizzes and custom tests that reinforce memory and reveal weak spots * Customizable playlists to organize lessons and cases your way * Mobile-friendly learning for quick reviews or deep dives Loved by over half a million students and created by expert clinicians, Sketchy helps learners feel more confident in class, on rotations, and on exam day. Terms: https://www.sketchy.com/terms Privacy: https://www.sketchy.com/privacy

Screenshots

ExamView Student3 screens
Sketchy Learning3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sketchy Learning at 53% against ExamView Student's 0%. Sketchy Learning also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). ExamView Student's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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. Sketchy Learning sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $289.99 per year. ExamView Student asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sketchy Learning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ExamView Student's written reviews are positive against 53% of Sketchy Learning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ExamView Student versus Sketchy Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExamView StudentSketchy Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (30 ratings)5.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews52.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3032 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEcho360Sketchy Group, LLC

Customer experience

ExamView Student

All ratings30 ratings
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Sketchy Learning

All ratings54 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral13.9%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

ExamView Student

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sketchy Learning

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Video stops playing and closes in landscape orientation
  • Keyboard covers submit button when giving feedback on mobile app
  • Closed captioning settings do not save
  • App crashes when videos are full-screened and phone is turned sideways
  • App crashes frequently
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  • App becomes laggy and unusable after an update
  • Video controls (pause, rewind) do not work after update
  • Videos randomly stop playing without explanation
  • Videos always crash on iPhone X
  • Videos close by themselves on iOS
  • Can't watch videos horizontally
  • New layout makes symbols tiny and difficult to view
  • Can't scroll on the side panel to see other videos in a course subsection
  • Full screen symbol mode forces device orientation switch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to create customized tests in the app
  • Save closed captioning settings
  • Improve zoom and pan functionality in landscape mode
  • Bring back bookmarking feature
  • Allow scrolling on the side panel within video courses
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  • Make video speed and caption settings persistent across videos

In-app purchases

None

ExamView Student

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sketchy Learning

Subscriptions4
  • Sketchy NP 12 month7 Days trial$289.991 Year
  • MCAT Science Review 12 month7 Days trial$399.991 Year
  • Sketchy PA 12 month7 Days trial$399.991 Year
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  • Medical 12 month7 Days trial$459.991 Year

Questions

Is ExamView Student free?
ExamView Student is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sketchy Learning free?
Sketchy Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ExamView Student or Sketchy Learning?
Sketchy Learning is rated higher. ExamView Student averages 1.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Sketchy Learning averages 5.0 from 32 ratings.
Do ExamView Student or Sketchy Learning have ads?
Sketchy Learning shows ads; ExamView Student does not.
Which is updated more often, ExamView Student or Sketchy Learning?
ExamView Student ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sketchy Learning every 3 weeks. Most recently, ExamView Student was updated on October 6, 2026 and Sketchy Learning on October 14, 2026.

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