Comparison

USMLE Practice Test Step 1 vs Board Buddy USMLE

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

Head to head
About

USMLE Practice Test Step 1

Prepare for your USMLE Step 1 exam with over 600 practice questions. This app utilizes a proprietary "chunking" learning technique to aid memorization and understanding. It offers a limited number of free questions daily, with an option to upgrade for full access and a pass guarantee.

Highlights
  • Over 600 practice questions
  • Proprietary ELS™ learning technique
  • Chunking method for memorization
  • Daily free questions
  • Question of the day feature
  • Pass or its free guarantee
Features
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Your new best friend in learning a USMLE Practice Test Step 1takes test preparation to a new level. Studying and passing your USMLE Test 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! USMLE Practice Test Step 1 comes with over 600 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

Board Buddy USMLE

Master medical licensing exams with active recall and AI tutoring. This app uses spaced repetition and interactive games with board-style questions, anatomy, ECGs, and pathology images to help you retain key concepts.

Highlights
  • Active recall learning
  • AI-powered tutoring
  • Spaced repetition
  • Board-style questions
  • Interactive medical games
  • Anatomy, ECGs, pathology images
Features
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Pass USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 with active recall, AI tutoring, and interactive medical games. Stop passively reading explanations. Board Buddy helps you retain high-yield concepts through spaced repetition, board-style questions, anatomy, ECGs, pathology images, and AI-powered tutoring. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ivymed.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://ivymed.net/privacy

Screenshots

USMLE Practice Test Step 14 screens
Board Buddy USMLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: USMLE Practice Test Step 1 at 5.0 against Board Buddy USMLE's 4.8. USMLE Practice Test Step 1 also leads on iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.1). Board Buddy USMLE's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. USMLE Practice Test Step 1 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Board Buddy USMLE sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

USMLE Practice Test Step 1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Board Buddy USMLE has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
USMLE Practice Test Step 1 versus Board Buddy USMLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSMLE Practice Test Step 1Board Buddy USMLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB143 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMOON MOUNTAIN INCBlake Young

Customer experience

USMLE Practice Test Step 1

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Board Buddy USMLE

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

USMLE Practice Test Step 1

One-time1
  • USMLE Practice Test Step 1 Pre$9.99
4 purchases

Board Buddy USMLE

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan (Promo)$29.991 Month
  • 6-Month7 Days trial$149.996 Months
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year

Questions

Is USMLE Practice Test Step 1 free?
USMLE Practice Test Step 1 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Board Buddy USMLE free?
Board Buddy USMLE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, USMLE Practice Test Step 1 or Board Buddy USMLE?
USMLE Practice Test Step 1 is rated higher. USMLE Practice Test Step 1 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Board Buddy USMLE averages 4.8 from 23 ratings.
Do USMLE Practice Test Step 1 or Board Buddy USMLE have ads?
Neither USMLE Practice Test Step 1 nor Board Buddy USMLE shows ads.

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