PAT vs Crown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAT
Prepare for the DAT's Perceptual Ability Test with a comprehensive practice tool. Access unlimited practice questions, video tutorials for specific question types, and full-length practice tests to boost your score. This app aims to help students achieve a 23+ on the PAT section.
- Unlimited practice questions
- Video tutorials for PAT question types
- Full-length practice tests
- Score guarantee
- Practice for Keyholes, Top-Front-End, Angle Ranking, Hole Punching, Cube Counting, and Pattern Folding
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Well your in luck because PAT Crusher is about to Boost your PAT Score. Over 1000s of our students have scored a 23+ on the PAT section and we decided its time to share the content with everyone. - Learn with Unlimited generator questions. - Videos teaching you how to solve Keyholes (apertures), Top-Front-End (view recognition), Angle Ranking, Hole Punching (paper folding), Cube Counting, and Pattern Folding (3D form development) - Full Practice tests to really test your skills before the real DAT Exam. - We guarantee higher scores and a PAT Boost to your score. With this DAT PAT Score Booster you won't have worry about the PAT section. Practice at least 1 hour a day for at least a month. Please contact us at team@patcrusher.com if your having any difficulties or if you have questions. For the terms and conditions please visit: https://patcrusher.com/terms-and-conditions/
Crown
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Crown turns DAT prep into a daily game. Duolingo made studying addictive. Strava made training social. Crown does both — for the DAT. Track every study session, log your full-length scores, and climb live leaderboards against friends and other predental test-takers on your exam timeline. Earn XP for the work that actually moves your score — reviewing missed questions, not just grinding hours. • TODAY — a daily mission checklist, stat logging, and a reflection that keeps you honest. • PROGRESS — a full content map across every DAT section (Bio, Gen Chem, Org Chem, PAT, Reading, Quant), plus a full-length tracker for your Academic Average and Total Science with trends. • COMPETE — friend, state, and national leaderboards, Rival Week head-to-heads, and test-date brackets so you only race people on your timeline. • PROFILE — levels, streaks, an evolving avatar, and achievements that reward consistency and review. Lock in. Your future white coat is earned one logged day at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://light4646.github.io/caduceus-legal/crown/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crown at every 4 days against PAT's monthly. PAT's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. PAT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Crown sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PAT ships an update monthly, Crown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAT | Crown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (64 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAT Prep LLC | Nour Zaki |
In-app purchases
PAT
- PAT Lite$9.991 Month
- PAT Standard$49.996 Months
- PAT Ultimate$79.991 Year
Crown
- Pro Lifetime (Intro)$23.99
- Crown Pro Lifetime$33.99
