The PreMed App vs NextStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The PreMed App
This app helps aspiring doctors create a strategic plan for medical school admission. Developed by medical students and doctors, it offers tools for goal setting, activity tracking, and connecting with mentors.
- Goal setting for GPA and MCAT
- Extracurricular activity tracking
- Connect with medical student mentors
- Daily MCAT questions
- Productivity tools for focused study
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The PreMed App takes your dream of becoming a Doctor and makes it a plan. Inspired and created by medical students and doctors, this App has everything you need to be successful and get accepted into your dream medical school. Whether you are just deciding to start this journey or currently applying to medical school, The PreMed App is the daily companion you need. “As I'm sure many pre-med students feel, I was anxious, stressed and spent most of my time trying to keep track of credentials for med school. Although those worries are not behind me yet, Motivate MD’s “The PreMed App” has allowed me to set my goals, have strategy, and execute them in a timely manner. Thank you Motivate MD!” - Sergio C. Features • Progress –Set and crush individual goals for GPA, MCAT score, shadowing, volunteering, extracurricular activities, required courses, letters of recommendation, etc. • Tracking – Keep track of all of your shadowing, volunteering, research, and other extracurricular activities with our intuitive tracking software. • MyMentor – Instantly communicate with medical students and doctors across the country who truly know what it takes to get accepted into your dream program (because they did it themselves). • Daily – Set your goals for the day, find motivation, learn something from the MCAT Question of the Day. • Focus – Inspired by the study techniques of medical students, this scientifically-proven productivity tool will keep you fresh and focused so you can study longer and more efficiently.
NextStep
This app helps pre-med students organize their academic and extracurricular activities. It allows users to log hours, track progress towards goals, and manage application milestones efficiently. Designed by former students, it aims to reduce stress in the med school application process.
- Experience logging for various activities
- Hour tracking and statistical visualization
- Customizable goals and reminders
- Offline functionality
- AI-powered insights (coming soon)
- Built by pre-med students
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Ready for med school? NextStep helps pre-med students log hours, track experiences, and hit application milestones—without the stress. Whether you're shadowing, volunteering, doing research, or prepping for the MCAT, NextStep keeps you organized and on track. Key Features: • Experience Tracker – Log clinical, research, volunteer, and extracurricular activities • Hour Tracking & Stats – Visualize your time, find your gaps, stay balanced • Guided AI Insights – Coming soon! • Custom Goals & Reminders – Set targets, get notified, stay accountable • Offline First – Works without Wi-Fi, syncs when you're back online • Built for Pre-Meds – Created by students who’ve been there Stop guessing. Start progressing. Download NextStep and take control of your med school journey today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextStep at 100% against The PreMed App's 45%. NextStep also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). The PreMed App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NextStep holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The PreMed App has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of The PreMed App's written reviews are positive against 100% of NextStep's.
The PreMed App ships an update every 6 months, NextStep fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The PreMed App | NextStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (25 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motivate MD LLC | Josh Hoffman |
Customer experience
The PreMed App
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In-app purchases
The PreMed App
No in-app purchases
NextStep
No in-app purchases
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