Comparison

PTCB vs RxCe

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

Head to head
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

About

RxCe

Features
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RxCe brings your continuing education to your phone. RxCe.com, LLC is jointly accredited by the ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This version of the app serves physicians and physician assistants; pharmacy continuing education is on the same platform and is coming to the app soon. THE QUARTER HOUR — 15 MINUTES, EVERY WEEKDAY A clinical briefing drawn from the previous day's medical news, journal publications, and FDA communications. Listen on your commute, between patients, or whenever fifteen minutes opens up. There's no test. Listen, then answer three evaluation questions to claim your credit — about a minute once the episode ends. Episodes stay available for five days, so a missed day is easy to catch up on. MONOGRAPH COURSES Written clinical activities covering pharmacotherapy, guidelines, and practice topics. Read the material, complete the post-test, and submit the evaluation. Some courses award MOC (Maintenance of Certification) credit. YOUR CREDIT, DOCUMENTED Activities award AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Everything you complete in the app appears in your RxCe account on the web, with your certificates, and credit is reported to the appropriate accrediting body for your profession. NO COST, NO ADS RxCe is free for physicians and physician assistants. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no advertising, and no tracking. BEFORE YOU START You'll need an RxCe account, which you create at rxce.com. The app is sign-in only. RxCe.com, LLC · Missoula, Montana Questions: help@rxce.com

Screenshots

PTCB4 screens
RxCe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RxCe at none against PTCB's 2. PTCB's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. PTCB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. RxCe asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PTCB versus RxCe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTCBRxCe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (566 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings566 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMastrAPIRxCe.com

Bugs and 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

RxCe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PTCB

Subscriptions1
  • PTCB Pharmacy Technician7 Days trial$24.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99
None

RxCe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PTCB free?
PTCB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RxCe free?
RxCe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PTCB or RxCe have ads?
Neither PTCB nor RxCe shows ads.

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