Comparison

Picmonic Medical School Study vs PathogenAR

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

Head to head
About

Picmonic Medical School Study

This app uses visual mnemonics and spaced repetition to help medical students and other healthcare professionals retain vast amounts of information. It offers engaging video lessons and quizzes designed to make studying more efficient and effective, leading to better exam performance.

Highlights
  • Visual mnemonic videos
  • Spaced repetition quizzing
  • 2,000+ video lessons
  • 24,000+ key facts
  • Multiple choice quizzes
  • Daily quizzes
  • Textbook mappings
Features
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Get through medical school by learning using real medical imagery alongside consistent character symbols! For FREE you can access our most popular Videos, Multiple Choice Quiz Questions, and Daily Quiz with Spaced Repetition for 5 days. Get unlimited access with an affordable subscription. Ridiculously efficient. Unbelievably effective. Make Studying Fun & Remember More in Less Time with Picmonic, the world’s best visual mnemonic video & spaced repetition quizzing study tool that’s research-proven to increase memory retention 331%! 2,000+ entertaining 3-minute picture mnemonic video + quiz lessons covering 24,000+ key facts. Ditch boring textbook memorization, recall information faster and retain it longer to ace your basic sciences / didactic courses, clinicals and boards exams with less study time using unforgettable images and stories...it's Cliff Notes meets Saturday morning cartoons! • Program Options: Medical (MD/DO/NMD), Physician Assistant, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Pre-Health / MCAT, Medical Terminology • Courses: Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Anatomy, Embryology, Internal Med, Infectious Disease, Surgery, Psych, Peds, OB, Derm • Curriculum: Systems or Organ Based • Study Guides: USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, COMLEX, PANCE® 2019 blueprint, NPTE, NBCOT • Textbook mappings: First Aid, Pathoma and PANCE Prep Pearls -- follow along page by page! “My biggest regret about Picmonic is that I did not start using it sooner. I am so grateful for Picmonic!!! Picmonic was a life changer! Made review easier and more fun.” Andee G, Med Grad @Oklahoma “My grades have really improved since using Picmonic…I wish I would have known how to effectively use it in my first and second semesters.” Jonathan K, MS2 @Ross “I massively underestimated how useful Picmonic would be! I signed up with to test it with the intention of cancelling within the first seven days! But it has changed my life at med school!” Jake C, MS2 “My only regret with Picmonic was not finding out about it at the beginning of PA school! As soon as I got it, I immediately improved in studying more efficiently!” Joe H, PA-S2 @Mercer “Picmonic literally saved me during my first round of PA school midterms and I can’t wait to keep using it for the next couple years!” Sherin J, PA-S1 @Yale Struggling to remember all the high-yield facts from First Aid, Pathoma, Robbins & Goljan, or Boards and Beyond? Picmonic forms a mental scaffold of memory anchors so that you show up to lecture prepared to remember everything you learn so you ace course exams and then your USMLE Q Bank score goes 250+. Get a question wrong with UWorld USMLE, Osmosis, Firecracker, USMLE RX, SMARTYPANCE or Kaplan QBanks, hop over to Picmonic to review and start enjoying school! Read more information Medscape style and save time vs watching Amboss or Lecturio videos. Repetition is key to success, so utilize our Anki / Memorang style Spaced Repetition Daily Quiz on your phone on the go to make any moment a study moment :) *NURSING & PRE-HEALTH students, click “Picmonic Developer” under this description to download: -- Picmonic for Nursing: RN, LPN, Nurse Practitioner -- Picmonic for Anatomy & Physiology: Allied Health, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Paramedic, Biology, Anatomy & Physiology and more! Premium Access: Upgrade for all features & content in your area of study. Monthly, semesterly and annual subscriptions are available, prices vary by product & location. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period will then be forfeited. Subscriptions automatically renew and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the original subscription price, unless auto-renew is turned off thru iTunes Account Settings prior to being charged. https://picmonic.com/pages/terms-of-use"

About

PathogenAR

Explore interactive stories about infectious diseases in augmented reality. This educational app uses touch gestures or a Merge Cube to bring pathogens to life, offering an engaging way to learn about disease.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality exploration
  • Interactive pathogen stories
  • Touch gesture controls
  • Merge Cube device compatibility
  • Educational disease content
Features
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PathogenAR is an Augmented Reality application from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Explore interactive stories about pathogens and pathogenic disease using touch gestures or a Merge Cube Device.

Screenshots

Picmonic Medical School Study4 screens
PathogenAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PathogenAR at none against Picmonic Medical School Study's 16. PathogenAR also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). Picmonic Medical School Study's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 15) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Picmonic Medical School Study sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. PathogenAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Picmonic Medical School Study against 5.0 for PathogenAR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picmonic Medical School Study has 1.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picmonic Medical School Study ships an update monthly, PathogenAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Picmonic Medical School Study versus PathogenAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicmonic Medical School StudyPathogenAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better15
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB137 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPicmonic - The Visual Learning CommunityNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Customer experience

Picmonic Medical School Study

All ratings1,152 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%

PathogenAR

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Picmonic Medical School Study

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription renewal issues
  • Inability to access content consistently
  • Progress not updating properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Revive free picmonic per day option
  • Add nurse practitioner category
  • Improve compatibility with other study tools

PathogenAR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Picmonic Medical School Study

Subscriptions9
  • Premium7 Days trial4 variants$11.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$15.991 Month
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  • Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$28.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial4 variants$29.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$239.991 Year
  • Medicine (MD/DO) Premium7 Days trial$239.991 Year
None

PathogenAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Picmonic Medical School Study free?
Picmonic Medical School Study is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathogenAR free?
PathogenAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Picmonic Medical School Study or PathogenAR?
PathogenAR is rated higher. Picmonic Medical School Study averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while PathogenAR averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Picmonic Medical School Study or PathogenAR have ads?
Neither Picmonic Medical School Study nor PathogenAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Picmonic Medical School Study or PathogenAR?
Picmonic Medical School Study ships an update monthly, and PathogenAR every 2 months. Most recently, Picmonic Medical School Study was updated on October 21, 2026 and PathogenAR on October 3, 2026.

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