Critical Thinking Concepts vs Oscelyra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Critical Thinking Concepts
This app is an interactive study companion that teaches core concepts, methods, and terminology of critical thinking. It helps users develop analytical and reasoning skills for navigating complex issues effectively. Features include Q&A, swipe cards, a visual feed, audio playback, and study statistics.
- Question & Answer format
- Swipe card learning
- Visual learning feed
- Audio player for lessons
- Study statistics tracking
- Offline usability
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Think sharper. Argue better. Get fooled less. Critical Thinking Concepts turns the science of clear reasoning into bite-size learning points you can absorb in spare moments — in line, on a walk, or on your commute. No lectures, no fluff. Just 190+ carefully written concepts that compound into a sharper mind. LEARN THE SKILLS THAT MATTER • Logical fallacies — spot the strawman, ad hominem, and dozens more • Cognitive biases — catch the Dunning-Kruger effect, groupthink, and the backfire effect in the wild (including your own head) • Mental models and first-principles thinking • Argument analysis, rhetorical devices, and persuasive techniques • Problem-solving methods, decision-making, and the scientific method FOUR WAYS TO LEARN • Feed — scroll a clean stream of learning points with images. Search, sort by topic, favorite, bookmark, or discard what you already know. • Questions — flashcards that quiz you. Tap to reveal the answer, then mark it right or wrong to track what's sticking. • Audio — a hands-free player that reads facts or quiz questions aloud. Drive Mode makes your commute a classroom. • Lightning — rapid-fire, full-screen concepts. Swipe right to see something more often, left to see it less. The app learns what you need to review. MADE TO BUILD A HABIT • Set a daily minutes goal and watch your progress • Home screen widget puts a learning point on your lock-in loop • Your ratings tune what shows up next, so review time goes where it helps Whether you're a student, a professional who argues for a living, or just tired of being talked past — a few minutes a day here changes how you think. All Access unlocks every learning point and the full audio player, via monthly or annual subscription (auto-renews until canceled; manage in your App Store account). Download Critical Thinking Concepts and start thinking for yourself — rigorously. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anthonyharveyapps.com/privacy-policy-critical-thinking-concepts
Oscelyra
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Oscelyra turns OSCE revision into something you actually do out loud. Pick a station, read the candidate instructions, and talk to a simulated patient the way you would in the exam — by voice or by typing. When the clock stops, your consultation is marked against that station's mark scheme, and every mark you earned links to the exact moment in your transcript that earned it. PRACTISE OUT LOUD Speak naturally and the patient answers naturally. They give you what a real patient gives you: an opening line, and then only what you ask for. If you never ask whether the pain radiates, you never find out. MARKED, NOT JUST CHATTED WITH Each station has a written mark scheme. You get a percentage, a domain breakdown — history, communication, clinical reasoning, management, safety — and a plain list of what you missed. Critical items are called out separately, because in a real OSCE they are what fails you. SEE WHERE THE MARK CAME FROM Tap any earned mark and jump straight to the sentence in your transcript that earned it. Compare your attempt with a distinction-level model answer for the same station. 53 STATIONS AND A BUILDER Fifty-three stations across general practice, emergency medicine, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, paediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology, ethics, and more. Eleven emergency stations deteriorate while you consult, so what you do next actually changes the patient in front of you. Need something specific? Build a custom station (beta): choose the presentation, focus and difficulty, and practise it minutes later. KNOW WHAT TO PRACTISE NEXT Oscelyra tracks the marks you keep missing across stations and turns them into a readiness picture: your strongest and weakest domains, stations due for spaced review, and a weekly goal. Set your exam date and it counts down with you. FREE EVERY MONTH The Daily Station — the same case for every student, every day — is free forever, offline practice with scripted patients is unlimited, and you get 5 AI-marked stations every month. No account needed. OSCELYRA PRO For the final stretch: 150 AI-marked stations and 30 custom case generations a month, on a monthly or 3-month plan. Create a free account and your practice history and streak follow you across devices. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store settings. IMPORTANT Oscelyra is educational software. Every patient in it is simulated. It is not a medical device, it gives no medical advice, and it must never be used to diagnose, treat, or make decisions about a real patient. Scores are study feedback generated in part by AI — they are not an examiner's verdict and do not predict your result in any real examination. Always follow your medical school's and regulator's guidance. Oscelyra is designed around OSCE-style clinical exams, including the PLAB 2, UKMLA CPSA and NAC OSCE formats. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the GMC, the Medical Council of Canada, or any examination board, medical school, or regulator. Accounts are optional; without one, your practice history stays on your device. No adverts. Questions or feedback: ocelyra@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://oscelyra-api.fly.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://oscelyra-api.fly.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oscelyra at every 5 days against Critical Thinking Concepts's every 2 months. Oscelyra also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Critical Thinking Concepts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Oscelyra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Critical Thinking Concepts ships an update every 2 months, Oscelyra every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Critical Thinking Concepts | Oscelyra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anthony Harvey | Yousef Abutaleb |
In-app purchases
Critical Thinking Concepts
- All Access Monthly$3.991 Month
- All Access Annual$7.991 Year
Oscelyra
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Exam Season (3 months)$29.993 Months
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