Comparison

Examplify vs NurseLingo

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

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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Lock-screen flashcards, 3,000+ NCLEX-style practice questions with Next Generation formats, 60 case studies, 111 study podcasts, 33 illustrated study guides, and Professor Lingo, a study guide you can ask in your own words. Add the widget once, and nursing terms rotate through your day automatically, no app opening required. When you have ten minutes, open the app to practice like the real exam or press play on a podcast. NCLEX PRACTICE • 3,000+ practice questions across 50+ nursing topics, each with a rationale, right or wrong • Next Generation NCLEX formats: bowtie, matrix, highlight, drop-down and select-N, plus select-all-that-apply • 60 case studies that walk through the clinical judgment steps, and a full mock exam • Tagged by NCLEX client-needs area; missed questions come back for review • Checked against current nursing references ILLUSTRATED STUDY GUIDES (NEW) • 33 multi-page guides: EKG rhythms, ABGs, fluids and electrolytes, lab values, shock, heart and lungs, insulin, dosage calc, OB, peds, mental health, priority and delegation, and more • Drawn diagrams on every page: EKG strips at true scale, tic-tac-toe ABGs, fishbone labs, pressure-injury stages, fetal heart strips • Plain-language explanations of where every number comes from, with worked examples • Save to Files, print, or AirDrop to a classmate. Plus 10 lock-screen wallpapers with the values you keep looking up PROFESSOR LINGO • Ask in your own words: "help me with ABGs", "my patient's potassium is 6.5, what do I do first?", "I have 10 minutes before clinical" • Answers come from NurseLingo's own mind maps, study guides, podcasts and questions, one tap away • Quizzes on the topics you actually miss, and progress you can see by subject • Optional AI explanations, only with your permission. For studying, not medical advice STUDY PODCASTS • 111 episodes: a Study Session and a Sleep Review for every topic • Lock-screen playback controls, speed control, offline downloads • Create your own episode from any topic or your pasted notes WHAT'S INSIDE • 1,100+ flashcards across 50+ nursing topics, organized the way your courses are • NCLEX Rules: short decision rules for acid-base, labs, priorities, delegation, cardiac, endocrine, psych, OB/peds, and test-taking • Health Assessment, Pharmacology, Med-Surg, OB, Peds, Mental Health, Leadership and more • NCLEX lab values with the actual ranges • TEAS Prep: five decks for pre-nursing students, from A&P to math conversions FLASHCARD MODE Show only the term on your lock screen and test yourself. Tap to reveal the answer, tap again for the full card. STUDY REMINDERS Optional notifications with terms from your rotation and quick-check questions. One to four a day, your call. 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. Shared decks are never uploaded to a server. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your study progress stays on your phone. Professor Lingo answers on our server without storing anything, and AI explanations only turn on if you allow them. Add the widget: touch and hold your lock screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area, and choose NurseLingo. NURSELINGO PREMIUM Unlock every deck, all practice questions and case studies, the full podcast library, every study guide and wallpaper, flashcard mode, deck importing, and sharing with a subscription ($49.99/year after a 3-day free trial, or $6.99/month) or a one-time Lifetime 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

NurseLingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NurseLingo at 100% against Examplify's 9%. NurseLingo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Examplify's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (638 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NurseLingo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Examplify has 638 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of NurseLingo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Examplify ships an update every 2 months, NurseLingo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Examplify versus NurseLingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExamplifyNurseLingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (638 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings638 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB33 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.SHENE PAUL SERLETIC

Customer experience

Examplify

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

NurseLingo

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

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

NurseLingo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Examplify

No in-app purchases

None

NurseLingo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Examplify free?
Examplify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NurseLingo free?
NurseLingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Examplify or NurseLingo?
NurseLingo is rated higher. Examplify averages 1.6 out of 5 from 638 ratings, while NurseLingo averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Examplify or NurseLingo have ads?
Neither Examplify nor NurseLingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Examplify or NurseLingo?
Examplify ships an update every 2 months, and NurseLingo every 4 days. Most recently, Examplify was updated on October 17, 2026 and NurseLingo on October 15, 2026.

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