Practical Buddha vs Brilliant Board Review
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Practical Buddha
Access all your educational videos in one convenient app. Receive notifications for the latest news and updates, and easily save your favorite content for quick retrieval. Enjoy seamless access without needing to remember passwords.
- Access all videos in one app
- Push notifications for updates
- Password-free video access
- Save favorite posts
- Easy-to-use interface
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Inside the Practical Buddha app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Brilliant Board Review
Access medical board preparation videos and updates conveniently within a single application. Save favorite content and receive timely notifications to enhance your study experience.
- Access all videos in one app
- Push notifications for news and updates
- Password-free video access
- Save favorite posts
- User-friendly interface
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Inside the Brilliant Board Review app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Practical Buddha and Brilliant Board Review are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Practical Buddha against 5.0 for Brilliant Board Review. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Practical Buddha ships an update every 11 days, Brilliant Board Review fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Practical Buddha | Brilliant Board Review |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Practical Buddha | Brilliant board prep LLC |
Customer experience
Practical Buddha
Brilliant Board Review
In-app purchases
Practical Buddha
No in-app purchases
Brilliant Board Review
No in-app purchases
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