Comparison

PLAB2App vs Oscelyra

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

Head to head
About

PLAB2App

This app simulates the PLAB 2 (OSCE) exam for medical professionals. It helps reduce exam anxiety by familiarizing users with the test structure and timing. Practice with realistic timers and sounds, and add your own questions for each station.

Highlights
  • PLAB 2 (OSCE) exam preparation
  • Realistic mock station simulation
  • Integrated timer and sounds
  • Customizable question addition
  • Anxiety reduction through practice
Features
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PLAB2App helps doctors to prepare for PLAB 2 (OSCE) exam. Most of examinees experience anxiety during the exam because of the unique and specific way this exam structured, our app will prepare you to the test and train you to shave precious seconds that usually gone because of confusion. The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test, or the PLAB test, helps GMC to make sure doctors who qualified abroad have the right knowledge and skills to practice medicine in the UK. PLAB 2 is an objective structured clinical exam (OSCE). It's made up of 16 scenarios, each lasting eight minutes and aims to reflect real life settings including a mock consultation or an acute ward. - You can make a mock station with real timer and real sounds from PLAB test to prepare you to the actual test environment. - You can add your questions (text or image) for the station. IMPORTANT: we are not affiliated with The General Medical Council in UK, this is just a tool to help doctors with the test, for support Please contact us at info@sp-apps.com Developed by: SP-Apps.com

About

Oscelyra

Features
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Oscelyra turns OSCE revision into something you actually do out loud. Pick a station, read the candidate instructions, and talk to a simulated patient the way you would in the exam — by voice or by typing. When the clock stops, your consultation is marked against that station's mark scheme, and every mark you earned links to the exact moment in your transcript that earned it. PRACTISE OUT LOUD Speak naturally and the patient answers naturally. They give you what a real patient gives you: an opening line, and then only what you ask for. If you never ask whether the pain radiates, you never find out. MARKED, NOT JUST CHATTED WITH Each station has a written mark scheme. You get a percentage, a domain breakdown — history, communication, clinical reasoning, management, safety — and a plain list of what you missed. Critical items are called out separately, because in a real OSCE they are what fails you. SEE WHERE THE MARK CAME FROM Tap any earned mark and jump straight to the sentence in your transcript that earned it. Compare your attempt with a distinction-level model answer for the same station. 53 STATIONS AND A BUILDER Fifty-three stations across general practice, emergency medicine, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, paediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology, ethics, and more. Eleven emergency stations deteriorate while you consult, so what you do next actually changes the patient in front of you. Need something specific? Build a custom station (beta): choose the presentation, focus and difficulty, and practise it minutes later. KNOW WHAT TO PRACTISE NEXT Oscelyra tracks the marks you keep missing across stations and turns them into a readiness picture: your strongest and weakest domains, stations due for spaced review, and a weekly goal. Set your exam date and it counts down with you. FREE EVERY MONTH The Daily Station — the same case for every student, every day — is free forever, offline practice with scripted patients is unlimited, and you get 5 AI-marked stations every month. No account needed. OSCELYRA PRO For the final stretch: 150 AI-marked stations and 30 custom case generations a month, on a monthly or 3-month plan. Create a free account and your practice history and streak follow you across devices. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store settings. IMPORTANT Oscelyra is educational software. Every patient in it is simulated. It is not a medical device, it gives no medical advice, and it must never be used to diagnose, treat, or make decisions about a real patient. Scores are study feedback generated in part by AI — they are not an examiner's verdict and do not predict your result in any real examination. Always follow your medical school's and regulator's guidance. Oscelyra is designed around OSCE-style clinical exams, including the PLAB 2, UKMLA CPSA and NAC OSCE formats. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the GMC, the Medical Council of Canada, or any examination board, medical school, or regulator. Accounts are optional; without one, your practice history stays on your device. No adverts. Questions or feedback: ocelyra@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://oscelyra-api.fly.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://oscelyra-api.fly.dev/privacy

Screenshots

PLAB2App4 screens
Oscelyra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oscelyra at none against PLAB2App's shown. Oscelyra also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). PLAB2App's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PLAB2App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Oscelyra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLAB2App ships an update every 6 months, Oscelyra every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PLAB2App versus Oscelyra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLAB2AppOscelyra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB15 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAbduljabbar AlFaqihYousef Abutaleb

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PLAB2App

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Oscelyra

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Exam Season (3 months)$29.993 Months

Questions

Is PLAB2App free?
PLAB2App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oscelyra free?
Oscelyra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PLAB2App or Oscelyra have ads?
PLAB2App shows ads; Oscelyra does not.
Which is updated more often, PLAB2App or Oscelyra?
PLAB2App ships an update every 6 months, and Oscelyra every 5 days. Most recently, PLAB2App was updated on October 7, 2026 and Oscelyra on September 28, 2026.

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