CPC Prep vs Core Anesthesia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPC Prep
Prepare for the CPC exam with over 550 practice questions and detailed rationales. This study tool offers a comprehensive review of material learned in school, allowing for convenient study on the go.
- 55 ten-question quizzes
- Complete rationales for each question
- Comprehensive review of learned material
- Study anywhere, anytime
- Designed by experienced educators
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For more than 15 years, Prodigy Anesthesia has been designing exams and study materials that have helped over 30,000 students pass boards and now that same experience is available on your iPhone to help you prepare for the CPC exam. CPC Prep contains 55 ten-question quizzes with complete rationales to help you brush up on everything you learned in school (but may have forgotten). Study anywhere you are!
Core Anesthesia
This app offers a curriculum of audio episodes for CRNAs and students to earn CEUs, pass tests, and review for boards. Designed for busy schedules, episodes can be listened to anywhere and include printed outlines and sources.
- Continuing education episodes
- Board review content
- Podcast format for on-the-go learning
- Printed outlines and sources included
- Designed for CRNAs and students
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Core Anesthesia is continuing education and board review built for nurse anesthetists, made by CRNAs who remember how little time there is. Learn by listening. The curriculum is delivered as podcast episodes you can take anywhere: the commute, the gym, the drive between clinical sites. Every episode comes with learning objectives, a printed outline, cited sources, and a read-along transcript. EARN AANA CE CREDIT • Class A credits logged as you listen • Certificates ready to download when you need them • No paperwork and no separate reporting STUDY WITH PURPOSE • 1800+ practice questions with rationales that explain the answer • Custom quizzes across 19 anesthesia categories • See which topics are strong and which need work • High-yield cheat sheets and procedure videos • Search that finds the episode, sheet, or clip you meant TAKE IT OFFLINE Download episodes and cheat sheets for flights, commutes, and dead zones. Anything you save stays available with no signal. For SRNAs preparing for boards and CRNAs maintaining certification. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Core Anesthesia at Free against CPC Prep's $69.99. Core Anesthesia also leads on ratings volume (535 vs 3). CPC Prep's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and chart position (#150 vs unranked). On rating, 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
Core Anesthesia is free to download; CPC Prep costs $69.99 up front. Core Anesthesia sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CPC Prep asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CPC Prep against 4.9 for Core Anesthesia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core Anesthesia has 535 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of CPC Prep's written reviews are positive against 90% of Core Anesthesia's.
| Parameter | CPC Prep | Core Anesthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $69.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (535 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 535 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #150 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prodigy Anesthesia, Inc. | Student Nurse Anesthesia LLC |
Customer experience
CPC Prep
Core Anesthesia
Bugs and requests
CPC Prep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Core Anesthesia
Reported bugs
5 issues- Episodes won't play offline or without Wi-Fi despite having data
- Premium subscription doesn't always unlock premium-labeled episodes
- Home screen categories don't display all available episodes
- Inconsistent episode visibility between app and podcast platforms
- Playback buffering and connectivity issues in the car
Requested features
6 requests- Chronological episode listing (1 to most recent)
- Better filtering and sorting options
- Episode download capability for offline listening
- Improved search functionality for specific topics
- Clearer distinction between free and premium content
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- Enhanced navigation to reduce confusion about available episodes
In-app purchases
CPC Prep
No in-app purchases
Core Anesthesia
- Student Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- CRNA Premium Monthly3 Days trial$64.991 Month
- Student Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- CRNA Premium Quarterly$179.003 Months
- CRNA Premium Yearly3 Days trial$599.001 Year
- Airway Core Module$49.99
- Equipment Core Module$49.99
- Pharmacology Core Module$49.99
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- Anatomy Core Module$149.99
- core_crna_10$199.00
- core_crna_30$299.00
- CRNA USAP 25%$449.99
- CRNA Promotion$539.00
- core_crna_60$599.00
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