Comparison

PESI vs The Brainery

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

Head to head
About

PESI

Access live and on-demand educational content, including seminars and webinars, directly from your mobile device. Download materials, complete evaluations, and earn certificates of completion, even offline.

Highlights
  • Download on-demand content for offline viewing
  • Participate in live webcasts and webinars
  • Access and download handout materials
  • Perform evaluations and take quizzes
  • Obtain certificates of completion
Features
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Using the PESI Mobile app, one can: • Download any on-demand content to watch offline wherever, whenever. • Participate in a live webcast, webinar, or digital seminar. • Access, view, and download handout materials. • Perform evaluations. • And obtain certificates of completion. It's simple to watch an on-demand seminar or participate in a live webcast from your mobile device. Your screen will display the presentation, and your headphones or speakers will play the audio. Boarding an aircraft or traveling without access to the internet? No problem. You can watch courses that are available for download through the app, even if you are not online. Course completion information is automatically transmitted and available in customers' accounts once the mobile device connects back to the internet. Without ever leaving the app, you can also read handout materials, take tests and quizzes, and get certificates of completion. Need help? You can contact PESI by clicking on the support tab in the course viewer, or by clicking Help & Feedback in the menu. NOTE: You must already have an account on PESI, Psychotherapy Networker or Evergreen Certifications to use the PESI app.

About

The Brainery

Features
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A Brainery is a place of study or learning in a specialized area. In this case, that special area is bipolar disorder. The Brainery is a fun, interactive way to learn all you can about this complex disorder. - What is Bipolar Disorder? - Common Pharmacological Targets and Treatments Of Bipolar Disorder - Differentiating Bipolar I and Bipolar II - and much more... This is a promotional project sponsored by Intra-Cellular Therapies. Presenters have been compensated.

Screenshots

PESI4 screens
The Brainery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PESI at fortnightly against The Brainery's every 6 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PESI sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and The Brainery sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PESI ships an update fortnightly, The Brainery every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PESI versus The Brainery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPESIThe Brainery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPsychotherapy NetworkerArbor Scientia

Bugs and requests

PESI

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Courses not loading or showing
  • Download feature not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to delete/remove completed courses
  • Implement playback speed controls
  • Improve resume functionality to remember last position

The Brainery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PESI

One-time7
  • Atopic Dermatitis and Eczem...2 variants$69.99
  • Glorious Me: Recapturing an...$69.99
  • EMDR & Parts work for treat$109.00
Show 4 more
  • Navigating the Political Mi...$169.99
  • Eating Disorders: Social Justi$249.99
  • 2-Day Anger Management Cert$459.99
  • Advanced EMDR Trauma Treatment$1000.00
5 purchases

The Brainery

One-time5
  • Targets & Treatments of BDFree
  • Differential Diagnosis of BPFree
  • The Basics of Bipolar DisorderFree
Show 2 more
  • Is it Bipolar I or Bipolar II?Free
  • Conversation CornerFree

Questions

Is PESI free?
PESI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Brainery free?
The Brainery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PESI or The Brainery have ads?
Neither PESI nor The Brainery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PESI or The Brainery?
PESI ships an update fortnightly, and The Brainery every 6 weeks. Most recently, PESI was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Brainery on November 4, 2026.

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