Level Up RN vs RN Brain
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.
RN Brain
This app provides structured, nursing-focused explanations of complex clinical topics. It's designed to help nurses and students quickly grasp information on subjects like sepsis, medications, and electrolyte imbalances, organizing it for efficient patient care.
- Structured clinical topic breakdowns
- Instant clear explanations
- Nursing-focused organization
- Searchable by clinical topic
- Designed for bedside, ICU, ER nurses
- Supports nursing students
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RN Brain helps nurses and nursing students quickly understand complex clinical topics through structured nursing-focused breakdowns. Instead of searching through multiple resources, simply type a topic like sepsis, ARDS, ventilator settings, medications, electrolyte imbalances, or DKA, and RN Brain instantly generates a clear explanation organized for nurses. Designed for bedside nurses, ICU nurses, ER nurses, and nursing students, RN Brain organizes information the way clinicians think during patient care.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RN Brain at 5.0 against Level Up RN's 2.7. RN Brain also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). Level Up RN's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. RN Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.
RN Brain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Level Up RN has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Level Up RN ships an update every 6 weeks, RN Brain monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level Up RN | RN Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chief Digital Advisors LLC | RN Brain LLC |
Customer experience
Level Up RN
RN Brain
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
RN Brain
No in-app purchases
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