Comparison

Examplify vs vSim for Nursing

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

Head to head
About

Examplify

Securely deliver and take exams on your iPad without internet access. This app prevents access to other applications and the internet during tests, supporting accessibility requirements and offering various testing tools.

Highlights
  • Offline exam delivery
  • Restricted access to other apps
  • Activity tracking
  • Zoom in/out on multimedia
  • Answer choice elimination
  • Customizable mid-exam alarms
  • Question filtering and flagging
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Examplify is the world’s only secure, offline testing application for iPad. With Examplify from ExamSoft, assessments can be delivered to students securely via iPad, without the concern of exam takers accessing other apps or the Internet during the exam. More than 1,200 educational programs worldwide use Examplify as an easy-to-use exam platform that supports the American Disability Act’s testing requirements and offers a robust lineup of testing-environment features and options including: ● Offline exam delivery, eliminating connectivity issues during the exam ● Restricted access to other applications ● Activity tracking throughout the exam ● Zoom in/out on attached multimedia ● Answer choice elimination ● Customizable mid-exam alarms ● Question filtering and flagging ● Basic and scientific calculator options This application is free to download. Students who attend schools/universities who have licensed the use of ExamSoft, with iPad accessibility enabled, may use the application.

About

vSim for Nursing

Enhance your clinical judgment and confidence with realistic virtual patient scenarios. This app provides an interactive simulation learning experience with integrated curriculum resources and personalized feedback, preparing you for real-world nursing practice.

Highlights
  • Virtual patient scenarios
  • Interactive simulation
  • Personalized feedback
  • Integrated curriculum resources
  • Point-of-care content
  • Realistic communication practice
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Develop clinical judgment skills, competence, and confidence in nursing through vSim® for Nursing, co-developed by Wolters Kluwer and Laerdal Medical. Designed to simulate real nursing scenarios, vSim allows you to interact with patients in a safe realistic environment. Adaptive, interactive virtual simulations with integrated curriculum resources and personalized feedback provide a full simulation learning experience. vSim for Nursing offers: • Point-of-care content used in hospitals nationwide • An interactive, personalized simulation experience • Realistic communication, SBAR Hand-off • Improved clinical judgment skills • Real-world, evidence-based scenarios • Unique, personalized learning • Measurable success • Training support END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT VSIM MOBILE APPLICATION PLEASE READ THESE LICENSE TERMS CAREFULLY THIS APP IS TO BE USED ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VSIM® FOR NURSING SIMULATION TRAINING PRODUCT MADE AVAILABLE BY WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH, INC. (“WKH”) TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND END USERS THROUGH WKH’S PLATFORM KNOWN AS THEPOINT®. THIS APP IS ONLY INTENDED FOR USE BY USERS REGISTERED ON THEPOINT. AS A COMPONENT OF THE VSIM TRAINING PRODUCTS AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR ANY OTHER USE OR FOR ANY STANDALONE USE. DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THIS APP IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY REGISTERED AS A USER OF THE VSIM PRODUCT ON THEPOINT (HTTPS://THEPOINT.LWW.COM). BY DOWNLOADING AND USING THE APP YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND THE ADDITIONAL TERMS STATED IN THE WKH END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AVAILABLE HERE HTTPS://SSO.WKHPE.COM/TERMSANDCONDITIONS AND THE WKH WEBSITE PRIVACY & COOKIE NOTICE AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://THEPOINT.LWW.COM/PRIVACY, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE “TERMS”. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THE APP.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: vSim for Nursing at 2.3 against Examplify's 1.6. vSim for Nursing also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Examplify's advantage is ratings volume (638 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

vSim for Nursing holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Examplify has 638 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Examplify's written reviews are positive against 11% of vSim for Nursing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Examplify ships an update every 2 months, vSim for Nursing monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Examplify versus vSim for Nursing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExamplifyvSim for Nursing
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (638 ratings)2.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.0% of reviews11.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings638 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB136 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.Laerdal Medical AS

Customer experience

Examplify

All ratings616 ratings
Positive12.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative84.7%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive9.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative87.0%

vSim for Nursing

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Bugs and requests

Examplify

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Exam upload failures
  • Capitalization issues when editing text
  • Inability to log in on certain devices
  • Exam questions not displaying properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow clearing of completed exams list
  • Add highlighting and annotation features
  • Integrate exam scores directly into the app
  • Improve calculator functionality

vSim for Nursing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Examplify

No in-app purchases

None

vSim for Nursing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Examplify free?
Examplify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vSim for Nursing free?
vSim for Nursing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Examplify or vSim for Nursing?
vSim for Nursing is rated higher. Examplify averages 1.6 out of 5 from 638 ratings, while vSim for Nursing averages 2.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Examplify or vSim for Nursing have ads?
Neither Examplify nor vSim for Nursing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Examplify or vSim for Nursing?
Examplify ships an update every 2 months, and vSim for Nursing monthly. Most recently, Examplify was updated on September 24, 2026 and vSim for Nursing on September 29, 2026.

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