Level Up RN vs Study with Athena
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.
Study with Athena
This AI-powered learning coach offers personalized, step-by-step explanations for a wide range of subjects. It acts as a patient tutor, available anytime to help you understand complex concepts and prepare for tests. Engage in back-and-forth conversations to ensure you truly grasp the material.
- AI learning coach
- Step-by-step explanations
- Covers math, science, history, writing, coding, and more
- Interactive chat conversations
- Formatted equations and code
- Chat history
- Web sync
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Meet Athena, your AI learning coach. Stuck on a problem at 11 pm? Trying to wrap your head around a concept your textbook glossed over? Prepping for a test and not sure where to start? Athena is a patient, friendly AI tutor in your pocket — there whenever you need help. Built by educators and engineers who care how students actually learn, Athena is designed to teach, not just hand over answers. Ask a question and get a clear, step-by-step explanation. Push back when something doesn't make sense. Keep going until it clicks. What you can do with Athena: • Chat about any subject — math, science, history, writing, languages, coding, and more • Get patient, step-by-step explanations that meet you where you are • Ask follow-up questions and have real back-and-forth conversations • See nicely formatted equations, code, and lists in every response • Pick up old conversations from your chat history • Sign in once and stay in sync with Athena on the web Whether you're studying for finals, catching up after a missed class, or just curious about something new, Athena is your always-on study partner. Sign in and ask your first question — your next breakthrough is a conversation away. Subscription required after a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Study with Athena at 4.1 against Level Up RN's 2.7. Study with Athena also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Level Up RN's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and ratings volume (27 vs 7). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Level Up RN sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Study with Athena sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Study with Athena holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 7 respectively.
Level Up RN ships an update every 6 weeks, Study with Athena weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level Up RN | Study with Athena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (27 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chief Digital Advisors LLC | Instructure Inc. |
Customer experience
Level Up RN
Study with Athena
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
Study with Athena
- Study Support Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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