Hopkins Groups vs Kaplan Nursing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hopkins Groups
Connect with your campus community by discovering and RSVPing to events, reading and sharing news, and networking with classmates. Access campus resources, maps, and join groups. Features include event registration, group feeds, and attendance tracking.
- Browse and RSVP to events
- Campus and group news feeds
- Networking with classmates
- Access campus resources and maps
- Attendance tracking
- Join groups
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Thanks for downloading the Hopkins Groups app! Stay connected with campus by easily browsing & RSVP’ing to upcoming events, setting reminders, reading and sharing news, networking with classmates, and joining groups. Key Features include: Upcoming events Event registratioons Campus and group feeds Directory and profiles Chat Campus resources, maps, links, etc. Attendance tracking feature with QR code or Card Reader Dedicated event app for larger events We hope you’ll enjoy the app!
Kaplan Nursing
Access your NCLEX prep materials on your mobile device. Practice with realistic questions and review flashcards for pharmaceutical drugs. Continue your studies seamlessly between desktop and phone.
- NCLEX practice questions
- Realistic question explanations
- Quiz history and performance tracking
- Custom quiz creation and review
- 300+ pharmaceutical drug flashcards
- Cross-device progress syncing
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Take your NCLEX® practice questions on the go with the Kaplan Nursing app. Log in to your account to access your NCLEX prep resources—and study wherever you like. CONVENIENT Pick up your prep on your phone, right where you left off on your desktop. TRUSTED Practice with realistic questions and explanations, and see for yourself why Kaplan is the standard in NCLEX prep. WHAT’S INCLUDED -Qbank featuring: *Quiz History *Performance page *Quiz creation, testing, and review -Flashcards covering 300+ pharmaceutical drugs TRY IT FREE Haven’t signed up for the full prep course yet? You can still try a few sample questions for free. NCLEX® is a registered trademark of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc., which is not affiliated with Kaplan and was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hopkins Groups at 4.3 against Kaplan Nursing's 2.0. Hopkins Groups also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (162 vs 26). Kaplan Nursing's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Hopkins Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hopkins Groups has 162 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Hopkins Groups's written reviews are positive against 13% of Kaplan Nursing's.
Hopkins Groups ships an update every 3 weeks, Kaplan Nursing every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Hopkins Groups | Kaplan Nursing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (162 ratings) — better | 2.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | Kaplan |
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Hopkins Groups
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In-app purchases
Hopkins Groups
No in-app purchases
Kaplan Nursing
No in-app purchases
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