Comparison

NextStep vs Premed Map

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NextStep

This app helps pre-med students organize their academic and extracurricular activities. It allows users to log hours, track progress towards goals, and manage application milestones efficiently. Designed by former students, it aims to reduce stress in the med school application process.

Highlights
  • Experience logging for various activities
  • Hour tracking and statistical visualization
  • Customizable goals and reminders
  • Offline functionality
  • AI-powered insights (coming soon)
  • Built by pre-med students
Features
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Ready for med school? NextStep helps pre-med students log hours, track experiences, and hit application milestones—without the stress. Whether you're shadowing, volunteering, doing research, or prepping for the MCAT, NextStep keeps you organized and on track. Key Features: • Experience Tracker – Log clinical, research, volunteer, and extracurricular activities • Hour Tracking & Stats – Visualize your time, find your gaps, stay balanced • Guided AI Insights – Coming soon! • Custom Goals & Reminders – Set targets, get notified, stay accountable • Offline First – Works without Wi-Fi, syncs when you're back online • Built for Pre-Meds – Created by students who’ve been there Stop guessing. Start progressing. Download NextStep and take control of your med school journey today.

About

Premed Map

This app provides a structured, gamified guide for students on their journey to medical school. It offers clear steps, curated resources, and mentorship matching to help navigate the pre-med path from freshman year through applications.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step pre-med guidance
  • Curated resources for applications
  • Mentorship matching
  • Interactive progress tracker
  • Gamified learning system
Features
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The PreMed Map is the ultimate guide for students navigating the path to medical school. Designed with clarity and purpose, this app breaks down the complex pre-med journey into simple, actionable steps—organized in a level-based, gamified system. Key Features: -Clear Step-by-Step Guidance Milestones from freshman year through med school applications—so students always know what’s next. -Curated Resources Mentorship tools, application tips, resume builders, and more—everything organized in one place. -Mentorship Matching Sign up and get connected with a real student mentor who’s already walked the path. -Interactive Progress Tracker Check off tasks, monitor growth, and stay motivated through every phase of the journey. -Built for Real Students Crafted by pre-meds, for pre-meds—each feature reflects real needs, real timelines, and real success paths. No subscriptions. No hidden fees. No ads. Just everything a pre-med student needs—free, accessible, and designed to support you from the beginning to the end of your undergraduate journey.

Screenshots

NextStep3 screens
Premed Map2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Premed Map at none against NextStep's shown. Premed Map also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). NextStep's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NextStep against 5.0 for Premed Map. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextStep ships an update fortnightly, Premed Map weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NextStep versus Premed Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextStepPremed Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh HoffmanAbdelrahman Abdelrazek

Customer experience

NextStep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Premed Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NextStep

No in-app purchases

None

Premed Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextStep free?
NextStep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Premed Map free?
Premed Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NextStep or Premed Map?
NextStep and Premed Map are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NextStep or Premed Map have ads?
NextStep shows ads; Premed Map does not.
Which is updated more often, NextStep or Premed Map?
NextStep ships an update fortnightly, and Premed Map weekly. Most recently, NextStep was updated on June 10, 2026 and Premed Map on June 1, 2026.

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