Comparison

PTCE Master Prep vs PTCB

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

Head to head
About

PTCE Master Prep

Prepare for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam with hundreds of practice questions and detailed rationales. This app offers multiple learning options, custom exam building, and advanced test-taking strategies. It requires no internet connection and provides free lifetime updates.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of practice questions
  • Detailed rationales for each question
  • Multiple learning options
  • Custom exam builder
  • Advanced test-taking strategies
  • Offline access
  • Progress reports
Features
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PTCB offers credentials to individuals who wish to distinguish themselves in the pharmacy technician field and build rewarding careers in healthcare. Our credential program enables technicians to work more efficiently with pharmacists to offer safe and effective patient care and service. Our certifications and certificate programs serve different purposes. Certifications assess an individual’s mastery of job knowledge, require Continuing Education, and award an acronym after one’s name. Certificate programs evaluate learning outcomes from a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program, do not expire or require maintenance, and do not award an acronym after the name The Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE®) is a computer-based exam administered at Pearson VUE test centers nationwide. The PTCE is a two-hour, multiple-choice, exam that contains 90 questions (80 scored questions and 10 unscored questions) App Features: - Hundreds of questions and detailed rationales for each Q&A - Multi Learning Options (Virtual, Actual and Training Options) - Custom exam builder (Create your own practice sessions) - Advanced test taking strategy - No Internet required - No In-App-Purchases - No In-App Downloads, except updates! - No Signup or sing-in, just download and start learning - FREE LIFETIME UPDATES - Detailed history and progress reports -- © All rights reserved. We are not affiliated with nor endorsed by any testing agency

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

PTCE Master Prep4 screens
PTCB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PTCB at 45% against PTCE Master Prep's 0%. PTCB also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). PTCE Master Prep's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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

PTCB is free to download; PTCE Master Prep costs $19.99 up front. PTCB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. PTCE Master Prep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PTCB holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTCB has 557 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PTCE Master Prep's written reviews are positive against 45% of PTCB's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PTCE Master Prep versus PTCB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTCE Master PrepPTCB
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (557 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1557 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOVERTECHSMastrAPI

Customer experience

PTCE Master Prep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PTCB

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

Bugs and requests

PTCE Master Prep

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

PTCE Master Prep

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PTCB

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

Questions

Is PTCE Master Prep free?
PTCE Master Prep costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PTCB free?
PTCB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PTCE Master Prep or PTCB?
PTCB is rated higher. PTCE Master Prep averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PTCB averages 4.7 from 557 ratings.
Do PTCE Master Prep or PTCB have ads?
Neither PTCE Master Prep nor PTCB shows ads.

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