Comparison

MBE Practice Test Prep vs Crushendo

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

Head to head
About

MBE Practice Test Prep

Prepare for your Bar Exam with this practice test application. It uses a proprietary learning technique called "chunking" to help you study and memorize information more effectively. Access a daily free question and a limited number of practice questions to gauge its effectiveness before upgrading.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 practice questions
  • Proprietary ELS™ learning technique
  • Chunking method for memorization
  • Daily free question
  • 10 free questions for 5 days
  • Pass or its free guarantee
Features
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Your new best friend in learning an MBE Practice Test takes test preparation to a new level. Studying and passing your Bar Exam will never be easier. WE PROMISE! In fact, our amazing apps are developed by educators and utilize our proprietary learning technique ELS™ or Effective Learning Strategy. Learning, studying and memorizing requires you to use your short term memory! ELS uses a technique called “chunking.” In cognitive psychology, chunking is a process by which individual pieces of information are bound together. It is believed that individuals create higher order cognitive representations of the items on the list that are more easily remembered as a group than as individual items themselves. The bottom line… It works! MBE Practice Test comes with over 1000 questions. Download the app and try it. We give you 10 free questions a day for 5 days, plus question of day is always free. You will have to upgrade to enjoy its full features. If you like it, you can upgrade to a paid version. Get started now and take advantage of our PASS OR ITS FREE GUARANTEE.

About

Crushendo

This app offers audio-based study aids and mnemonics to help users prepare for law exams like the bar exam and MPRE. It allows for flexible studying while commuting, exercising, or doing other activities. Developed by a law school graduate, it aims to provide an effective and affordable alternative to traditional prep courses.

Highlights
  • Audio outlines for flexible studying
  • Mnemonics for memorization
  • Bar exam preparation
  • MPRE and law school finals prep
  • Affordable study aids
  • Developed by law school graduate
Features
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Study smarter and crush the bar exam and other tests with Crushendo! Crushendo provides innovative, affordable, & effective exam prep and study aids to help you crush the bar exam, the MPRE, law school finals, and soon the Certified Paralegal Exam as well! Crushendo was developed and founded by Adam Balinski, a BYU Law School graduate who graduated summa cum laude and scored in the top 5% nationally on the Uniform Bar Exam. He implemented the strategies that helped him be successful into Crushendo's material, and made Crushendo way better than what he had used. Enjoy the freedom & flexibility of getting to study effectively with game-changing audio outlines while working out, commuting, cleaning, golfing, hiking . . . you get the idea. See why people love studying with Crushendo: "I 100% recommend Crushendo for bar prep or during law school... The program gives you the most important information in a way that is easy to understand & memorize... I was able to study while I went on walks, sat by the pool, or worked out... I really don’t think I would have passed if it wasn’t for this program!" — MacKenzie Potter, BYU Law School "I PASSED!!!! Crushendo is like no other bar prep!!! Over the past few years, I’ve struggled to pass the exam! I used Barbri, Themis, and even AdaptiBar, but there was something about these audios that struck a chord! I finally passed and am extremely grateful I . . . tried Crushendo!" — KeLine Ajanoh, Arizona Summit Law School "[Crushendo] was by far the MAIN reason I passed the bar exam. Taking the bar exam during a pandemic was daunting, but having outlines that interactive that I can take on a walk - is life saving. . . . I found myself quoting the outlines and the mnemonics during the bar exam. I have recommended this bar prep to all upcoming law school grads. This was a saving grace. I was able to save my mental health and pass the bar exam, which is not something competitors like Barbri allow for." — April Gregory, Georgetown University School of Law If you have any questions or experience any issues, please email Crushendo at support@crushendo.com.

Screenshots

MBE Practice Test Prep4 screens
Crushendo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crushendo at 100% against MBE Practice Test Prep's 20%. Crushendo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). MBE Practice Test Prep's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. MBE Practice Test Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crushendo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crushendo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of MBE Practice Test Prep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crushendo's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MBE Practice Test Prep versus Crushendo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBE Practice Test PrepCrushendo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (9 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequency—Every 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMOON MOUNTAIN INCCrushendo LLC

Customer experience

MBE Practice Test Prep

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Crushendo

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MBE Practice Test Prep

One-time1
  • MBE Practice Test Premium$12.99
None

Crushendo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBE Practice Test Prep free?
MBE Practice Test Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crushendo free?
Crushendo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MBE Practice Test Prep or Crushendo?
Crushendo is rated higher. MBE Practice Test Prep averages 1.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Crushendo averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MBE Practice Test Prep or Crushendo have ads?
Neither MBE Practice Test Prep nor Crushendo shows ads.

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