Macmillan vs Kaplan MCAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Macmillan
Access podcasts featuring a variety of people from Macmillan Learning, including editorial, marketing, and authors. Gain content knowledge and hear stories relevant to campus life.
- Content knowledge podcasts
- Campus life stories
- Interviews with authors
- Insights from editorial and marketing teams
- Audio learning content
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Podcasts to help you gain content knowledge and stories you can tell on campus. These podcasts feature a variety of people at Macmillan Learning, including Editorial, Marketing, Authors and many others.
Kaplan MCAT
This mobile app serves as a companion for Kaplan's MCAT prep courses, offering on-the-go access to study materials. It features a Qbank with thousands of questions, video lessons, flashcards, and progress tracking that syncs with your desktop account.
- Qbank quizzes with 3,000+ questions
- Detailed question explanations
- Video Library access
- Flashcards for science concepts
- Progress tracking and performance analytics
- Customizable quizzes
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MOBILE COMPANION APP FOR KAPLAN’S MCAT® PREP COURSES Take your Kaplan MCAT prep on the go! Use this app for your actively enrolled accounts in Kaplan’s MCAT courses, tutoring packages, and practice products that include Qbank. The app automatically syncs with your Kaplan MCAT desktop account—giving you on-the-go access to the following key resources from your course: - The ability to build and take Qbank quizzes from more than 3,000 questions, easily filterable by topic and subtopic - Detailed explanations for each question - Video Library so that you can watch all your course videos on your phone - Flashcards to memorize 1,000 key science concepts on the MCAT - Tracking that syncs everything you do in the app with your overall progress and performance If you’re NOT already a Kaplan MCAT student, you can sign up within the app for a limited free trial that gives you access to: - A 230-question Qbank you can use to build and take custom quizzes - A Video Library containing a sampling of videos on key MCAT topics -ALWAYS AT THE CUTTING EDGE We constantly update our content, images, and questions so you can stay ahead of the curve. -GET STRATEGIC Step-by-step strategies walk you through each question, so you can take the MCAT apart like an expert. Review in-depth explanations and master the material. -LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES Detailed review materials and performance analytics help you boost your score and keep on boosting it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kaplan MCAT at 4.2 against Macmillan's 1.4. Kaplan MCAT also leads on ratings volume (264 vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Macmillan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kaplan MCAT holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kaplan MCAT has 264 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Macmillan's written reviews are positive against 5% of Kaplan MCAT's.
Macmillan ships an update every 7 months, Kaplan MCAT every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan | Kaplan MCAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (9 ratings) | 4.2 (264 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 4.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Podbean Tech LLC | Kaplan |
Customer experience
Macmillan
Kaplan MCAT
Bugs and requests
Macmillan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kaplan MCAT
Reported bugs
21 issues- Cannot log in, redirects to login screen
- App logs out immediately after login
- App stays on login page after entering credentials
- App won't allow sign-in, returns to home screen
- App immediately logs out when closed
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- App logs out every time it's reopened
- App shows only video library after update
- App logs out each time app is closed
- App says "Loading Data" a lot
- App does not support 2022-2023 Kaplan MCAT Course
- App does not support 2024-2025 self study toolkit
- App perpetually stuck on "Loading Data"
- App doesn't load anything or allow course access
- App says "downloading data" endlessly
- Flashcards are broken
- Cannot sign up or sign in
- Login page keeps crashing and restarts
- Cannot access self study kit
- Cannot access toolkit
- Will not pull up keyboard on iPad for login
- Physical keyboard needed to sign in on iPad
Requested features
8 requests- Optional auto-login feature
- Easy textbook access
- Live session integration
- Schedule access
- Text size options for flashcards
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- Support for older courses (2022-2023, 2024-2025)
- Display study plan/calendar in app
- Add schedule to the app
In-app purchases
Macmillan
No in-app purchases
Kaplan MCAT
No in-app purchases
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