Picmonic Medical School Study vs KNOW Medicine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Visual mnemonic videos
- Spaced repetition quizzing
- 2,000+ video lessons
- 24,000+ key facts
- Multiple choice quizzes
- Daily quizzes
- Textbook mappings
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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"
KNOW Medicine
This app provides a concise, expanded outline format for internal medicine practitioners on the wards. It focuses on essential high-yield knowledge, pathophysiology, treatment, and pharmacology for deeper understanding and retention. Subscription offers access to the entire collection with yearly updates.
- Expanded outline format
- Organ system pathophysiology
- Detailed treatment sections
- Pharmacology focus
- High-yield knowledge
- Yearly updates
- Website access
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Whether you are just starting your journey, or are an experienced Hospital based practitioner… this concise resource will be your favorite Peripheral brain. Dive into the free Sample Chapters to judge for yourself! Offering a unique expanded outline format, geared toward Students, Residents and Practitioners of Internal Medicine on the wards. A blend of organ system based pathophysiology, including detailed treatment and pharmacology sections with a focus on essential high yield knowledge, allowing for a deeper level of understanding and retention. Subscription gives you access to the entire collection, with comprehensive yearly updates accessible through Apple mobile devices, as well as our website. The website allows for laptop accessibility for times when you may want to review on a larger screen. Read through the many on-line reviews. Prior print and ebook versions were under the title ‘The Consult Manual of Internal Medicine’ being rebranded for this 4th, and never-ending app version This work has been my passion since Residency, and I look forward to sharing it with you! Please Note: - Payment will be charged to App Store account after confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to App Store account settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. For more details, kindly go through the below policies: 1. Terms of Use: https://www.knowmedicine.net/terms-and-condition 2. Privacy Policy: https://www.knowmedicine.net/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Picmonic Medical School Study at 1.1K against KNOW Medicine's 2. KNOW Medicine's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Picmonic Medical School Study sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and KNOW Medicine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Picmonic Medical School Study against 5.0 for KNOW Medicine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picmonic Medical School Study has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Picmonic Medical School Study ships an update monthly, KNOW Medicine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picmonic Medical School Study | KNOW Medicine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Picmonic - The Visual Learning Community | KNOW Medicine |
Customer experience
Picmonic Medical School Study
KNOW Medicine
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
KNOW Medicine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Picmonic Medical School Study
- 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
KNOW Medicine
- Yearly Membership$17.991 Year
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