RN’s Study Guide vs TaskRN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RN’s Study Guide
This app condenses essential nursing knowledge into manageable basics for students and professionals. It simplifies complex health problems with practical tips, medical terms, and precautions. Access comprehensive content offline after initial download.
- Condensed nursing knowledge
- Simplified health problem explanations
- Nursing tips and precautions
- Medical terms and anatomy
- Offline content access
- SmartSearch technology
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. RN's Study Guide Nursing Essentials: Unlike other texts, it condenses vast amounts of knowledge into manageable basics RNís Study Guide: Nursing Essentials is a unique and user-friendly resource that presents students with need to know information to help them thrive on their path to becoming a nurse. Unlike other texts, it condenses vast amounts of knowledge into manageable basics to help nursing students and professionals understand difficult material, prepare for rigorous tests, and provide optimal care for patients and their families. With a concise and practical approach, RNís Study Guide: Nursing Essentials offers simplified introductions to the major health problems of different systems with important nursing tips and explanations. Also included are useful medical terms, anatomic pointers, points to consider, and precautions. Chapter 1 Hematologic & Immunologic Issues Chapter 2 Cardiovascular Issues Chapter 3 Respiratory Issues Chapter 4 Neurologic Issues Chapter 5 Sensory Issues Chapter 6 Endocrine Issues Chapter 7 Digestive Issues Chapter 8 Genitourinary Issues Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Issues Chapter 10 Skin Issues No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 1284115976 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9781284115970 If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Vicky Li, RN, BA Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
TaskRN
This app helps nurses manage their patient care tasks efficiently. It allows for creating reminders, receiving automated notifications, and organizing patient information to improve charting accuracy and reduce stress during shifts.
- Patient care reminders
- Automated push notifications
- Task prioritization
- Patient list management
- Accurate charting reference
- HIPAA compliant
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FREE 2-WEEK ACCESS – Create unlimited patient care reminders and receive automated push notifications before the task is due. Stay on task and group your cares with ease. **Designed for CNAs, nursing students, new graduates (BSN, LPN, RN), and experienced nurses. **Trusted by hundreds of nurses across the country. **Extremely easy & effective to use. **HIPAA compliant! Hospital and clinic computers lock you down. Manage your tasks and group your cares as you move freely around your clinical location. Completed tasks are stored so you can reference them in your patient charting. ABOUT TASKRN We know you want to regain control of your shift. In order to do that, you need a reliable tool that helps you prioritize your patient cares. The problem is, there is never enough time to get everything done. This makes you feel stressed, scatterbrained, and unsure of what to do first. We believe you shouldn’t be focused on tasks alone, but instead, focused on providing the best care possible for your patients. We understand it’s paralyzing when you lose your paper brain, which is why we worked with hundreds of nurses to develop a digital tool that organizes your tasks, reminds you when things are due, and allows you to focus on your patients. Here's how it’s done: 1. Download taskRN 2. Plan your work 3. Work your plan 4. Go home on time So, download taskRN today and go from your tasks controlling you, to you controlling your tasks. FEATURES taskRN will keep you on track as you complete your shift. Schedule tasks with ease and sort them to prioritize patient cares. • Add, Delete, Edit Patients – change your patient list as your shift evolves. • Scheduled, PRN, and Departmental Tasks – create single event, repeatable, or departmental specific tasks. • Push Notification Reminders – automatically receive reminders at 60 minutes and 15 minutes prior to the task due time. • Prioritize Tasks – multiple sorting options allow users to prioritize what tasks should be completed first. • Accurate Charting – reference your completed tasks list to improve the accuracy of your charting. **ALL NURSES, click the developer section under this description for a link to the plusRN app. NexGen Clinical Education Privacy Policy: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/privacy-policy NexGen Clinical Education Terms of Use: https://www.nexgenclinicaleducation.com/terms-of-use-apple
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RN’s Study Guide at 4.8 against TaskRN's 4.2. TaskRN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. RN’s Study Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TaskRN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RN’s Study Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively.
RN’s Study Guide ships an update every 5 months, TaskRN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RN’s Study Guide | TaskRN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Skyscape Medpresso Inc | Intuitive RN LLC |
Customer experience
RN’s Study Guide
TaskRN
In-app purchases
RN’s Study Guide
- RN’s Study Guide$29.99
TaskRN
- full access to ClockWise RN14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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