Comparison

Rx Corner vs PTCB

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

Head to head
About

Rx Corner

This app offers a convenient way to study pharmaceutical information on the go. It helps users learn and memorize drug equivalents, indications, classes, sig codes, and dosing calculations through interactive quizzes. Users can also flag difficult questions for focused review.

Highlights
  • Brand and generic drug equivalents
  • Medication classes and indications
  • Sig codes and conversions
  • Randomly generated quiz questions
  • Starred list for difficult questions
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Rx Corner is your most convenient app for studying on the go! Rx Corner will help you learn and memorize brand and generic equivalents, indications, medication classes, sig codes and common conversions used in pharmaceutical dosing calculations. Rx Corner features: - Top 200 Drugs (brand/generic) - Outpatient Drugs (brand/generic) - Inpatient Drugs (brand/generic) - OTC Drugs (brand/generic) - Conversions - Medication Classes (includes therapeutic and pharmacologic classes) - Indications - Sig Codes (based on universal pharmacy sig codes) Each question requires you to select the correct answer among four different options. Questions will randomly generate options to ensure you never same question twice! The app will keep track of the amount of questions you got right or wrong during each study session. ***Starred List*** You can flag questions that you are having difficulties with to go back and focus on them later. Mastered them? Clear your starred list! This app is ideal for all healthcare professionals - especially pharmacy technicians and aspiring pharmacists. Available in both light and dark mode based off your appearance settings. Please contact us to report any bugs, improvements or new feature requests at support@rxcorner.app. Thank you to LibrelCONS for the SVG icon symbols with an MIT License: http://diemendesign.github.io/LibreICONS/ (Drug names are based on products available in the United States of America) Disclaimer This app is to be used for educational purposes only. No responsibility can be taken by authors/publisher for any loss, injury, or damages from using information provided by this application.

About

PTCB

Prepare for your Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam with a personalized study plan. Practice with over 500 questions covering key knowledge domains and track your progress with detailed statistics. Boost your confidence to pass the exam on your first attempt.

Highlights
  • Personalized study plan
  • 500+ practice questions
  • Track strengths and weaknesses
  • Detailed test statistics
  • Compare scores to community average
  • Covers key pharmacy knowledge domains
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Pass your Pharmacy Technician exam with flying colors! Boost your confidence in passing the first time with our mobile app and a personal study plan based on your current skill and requirements. The pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) is used by The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) as one of the four requirements for certification as a Pharmacy Technician. The test was designed as a result of a job analysis study conducted by the PTCB that determined the knowledge and skills needed to work as a pharmacy technician. It consists of multiple-choice questions with four answer choices. Our app trains you in the required “knowledge domains” in the area of pharmacy: – Medications (40%) – Federal Requirements (12.5%) – Patient Safety and Quality Assurance (26.25%) – Order Entry and Processing (21.25%) Key features: - Choose from different topics required to become a certified pharmacist - Practice with 500+ questions - Track your strengths and weaknesses within Stats section of the app - Study detailed statistics of every test you take - Compare your score to the community average for almost any type of exam PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician™, PTCB™, PTCE™, Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam™ and CPhT™ are registered trademarks of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board™ (PTCB®) and are administered exclusively by the PTCB®. This material is not endorsed or approved by the PTCB®. - - - - Purchases, subscriptions and terms You need to buy a lifetime access or subscribe to get access to all features, courses and questions. The cost of the purchase is charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions are auto-renewable and are billed at the rate and period selected depending on the subscription plan. Users’ accounts are charged for auto-renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://mastrapi.com/terms Privacy policy: https://mastrapi.com/policy

Screenshots

Rx Corner4 screens
PTCB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rx Corner at 94% against PTCB's 45%. Rx Corner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). PTCB's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (557 vs 48). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. PTCB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Rx Corner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rx Corner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTCB has 557 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Rx Corner's written reviews are positive against 45% of PTCB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rx Corner ships an update every 6 weeks, PTCB every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rx Corner versus PTCB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRx CornerPTCB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (48 ratings) — better4.7 (557 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings48557 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCollishaw TechnologiesMastrAPI

Customer experience

Rx Corner

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

PTCB

All ratings557 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Rx Corner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PTCB

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App does not update questions
  • App does not work after purchase
  • Charged for free trial

Requested features

2 requests
  • Update app questions regularly
  • Improve formatting of math explanations

In-app purchases

None

Rx Corner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PTCB

Subscriptions1
  • PTCB Pharmacy Technician7 Days trial$24.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Rx Corner free?
Rx Corner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PTCB free?
PTCB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rx Corner or PTCB?
Rx Corner is rated higher. Rx Corner averages 4.9 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while PTCB averages 4.7 from 557 ratings.
Do Rx Corner or PTCB have ads?
Rx Corner shows ads; PTCB does not.
Which is updated more often, Rx Corner or PTCB?
Rx Corner ships an update every 6 weeks, and PTCB every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rx Corner was updated on September 23, 2026 and PTCB on September 17, 2026.

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