Course Counter vs CCRN Showdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Course Counter
This app helps licensed professionals track continuing education credits, manage multiple licenses, and meet renewal deadlines. It allows users to log hours, store certificates, and generate reports to stay organized and audit-ready.
- Track CE credits
- Manage multiple licenses
- Renewal deadline reminders
- Secure certificate storage
- Generate reports
- Log continuing education hours
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You renewed your license last time. You'll figure it out again. That's what most licensed professionals tell themselves — until they're digging through emails for certificates the night before a deadline. Course Counter fixes that. Track your CE credits, manage your renewal requirements, and keep every certificate organized in one place. The feature most users love first: Certificate Inbox — forward a certificate email to your personal Course Counter address and the credit logs itself. No typing, no uploading, no forgetting. Everything else: - Scan paper certificates with your camera — Course Counter reads the details for you - Track multiple licenses with different states, renewal cycles, and category requirements - Get reminders months before your deadline, not days - Generate a clean audit report in seconds Built for nurses, therapists, social workers, physical therapists, and anyone whose license depends on keeping up with CE. Managing a team of licensed professional? Visit https://www.coursecounter.com/enterprise
CCRN Showdown
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CCRN Showdown CCRN Prep. CCRN Practice. Critical Care Mastery. CCRN Showdown is a competitive CCRN prep app designed for ICU nurses who want more than passive review. Train for the CCRN exam with timed CCRN practice questions, ranked battles, and critical care drills built to improve real clinical thinking. This isn’t just another CCRN question bank. This is pressure-based training for critical care nurses. –––––––––––––––––– TRAIN FOR THE CCRN EXAM Master core CCRN topics: • Hemodynamics • Cardiac care • Ventilation & respiratory • Neurology • Pharmacology • Endocrine & multisystem Practice CCRN-style questions under timed conditions that simulate exam pressure. –––––––––––––––––– BATTLE MODES Head-to-Head 5 questions. Most correct wins. Sudden Death 10 questions. One wrong answer ends the round. 2-Minute Sprint Answer as many CCRN questions as possible. –––––––––––––––––– TRACK YOUR CCRN PERFORMANCE • Win rate • Mastery score • Weak topic identification • Progress tracking Know exactly where you stand before test day. –––––––––––––––––– BUILT FOR ICU NURSES Whether you’re preparing for: • CCRN certification • Critical care advancement • ICU competency CCRN Showdown gives you structured, repeatable practice that builds real confidence. –––––––––––––––––– Stop passively reviewing. Start training. Download CCRN Showdown and take control of your CCRN prep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CCRN Showdown at none against Course Counter's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Course Counter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CCRN Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Course Counter | CCRN Showdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Carl Wills | TazKai, LLC |
In-app purchases
Course Counter
- My CE Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Course Counter PRO (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- My CE Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
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- Course Counter PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
CCRN Showdown
No in-app purchases
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