Level Up RN vs Kaplan Nursing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Level Up RN
Access nursing courses and instructional videos on your mobile device. Test your knowledge with quizzes and track your progress seamlessly across devices. This app allows for flexible learning anytime, anywhere.
- Mobile course access
- Instructional videos
- Knowledge quizzes
- Cross-device progress sync
- Flashcard integration
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Learn on the go with the official Level Up RN courses app. Enhance your learning experience and go mobile. - Easily access your courses on your phone at your own pace. - Watch instructional videos, read content, and test your knowledge with quizzes when and where you want to. - Switch between desktop and mobile without losing your course progress. - Use the online courses with your Level Up RN flashcards.
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: Level Up RN at 2.6 against Kaplan Nursing's 2.1. Kaplan Nursing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Level Up RN sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Kaplan Nursing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Level Up RN holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Level Up RN's written reviews are positive against 13% of Kaplan Nursing's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level Up RN | Kaplan Nursing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (25 ratings) — better | 2.1 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chief Digital Advisors LLC | Kaplan |
Customer experience
Level Up RN
Kaplan Nursing
In-app purchases
Level Up RN
- EKG Interpretation$9.99
- Pharmacology Core Content$9.99
- Pharmacology Cram Course$9.99
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- Fundamentals Core Content$9.99
- Medical-Surgical Core Content$9.99
- Fundamentals Cram Course$9.99
- Medical-Surgical Cram Course$9.99
- Maternity Core Content$9.99
- Dosage Calculations$9.99
- Maternity Cram Course$9.99
- NCLEX Prep Course$9.99
- Medical-Surgical Rvw Questions$9.99
- Fundamentals Review Qs$9.99
- Pharmacology Review Questions$9.99
Kaplan Nursing
No in-app purchases
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