Comparison

MedTrack vs MCAT Arcade

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

Head to head
About

MedTrack

This app helps aspiring medical students assess their competitiveness for medical school. It allows users to input GPA, MCAT scores, and various experience hours to compare their stats against accepted students and build a tailored school list. Features include AI-powered interview practice and personalized advice.

Highlights
  • GPA and MCAT score comparison to accepted students
  • Personalized medical school list generation
  • Track clinical, research, volunteering, and shadowing hours
  • AI-powered mock interviews
  • Personalized application advice
  • MCAT practice questions
Features
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Are your stats good enough for med school? MedTrack tells you. Enter your GPA, science GPA and MCAT and see exactly where you stand against the students who actually got accepted, at every MD and DO school in the country. Above median, below median, or right on it, you'll know in under a minute. Then build a school list that fits. Every school is sorted into Reach, Target or Safety based on your real numbers, with accepted averages, tuition, acceptance rates and prerequisites on each one. Your MedTrack Score One number, 0 to 100, measured against the median matriculant. Academic, experience and readiness, weighted the way admissions committees weight them. It updates as you add things and shows you what to work on next. Track everything applications ask for • Clinical, research, volunteering and shadowing hours, sorted into real AMCAS categories • Prerequisite coursework • MCAT practice by section, with a weakness heatmap and projected score • Personal statement, secondaries and letters of recommendation • Daily MCAT questions with a streak Practice interviews out loud A real voice conversation with an AI interviewer, not a text box. Five included every month. Scored against the AAMC Core Competencies, the same framework schools use. An advisor that knows your file Ask anything about your stats, your school list or your timeline, and get an answer about your application, not a generic premed. Built by premeds. Every school stat comes from publicly published AAMC and AACOM data. MedTrack Pro is $29.99 a year or $4.99 a month, with a free trial. The school database is free to browse without an account. Subscription details: subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://medtrackapp.com/privacy

About

MCAT Arcade

This app combines MCAT practice questions with engaging arcade games. Earn game breaks by answering questions correctly and building study streaks. It uses a reward-based learning system to make studying more effective and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ MCAT-style questions
  • 5 core subjects covered
  • Mixed Review mode
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • 6 unlockable arcade minigames
  • Customizable streak goals
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MCAT Arcade makes studying feel less like studying. Answer real MCAT questions across all 5 subjects, build a streak, and unlock a quick arcade break to reset your focus. It's the study app that rewards you for staying locked in. WHAT'S INSIDE • 1,000+ MCAT-style questions • 5 core subjects: Biology & Biochemistry, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Psychology & Sociology • Mixed Review mode — pull questions from all 5 subjects in one session • Detailed hints on every question • Spaced repetition — questions you miss come back until you nail them • Save tough questions to revisit later • Test day countdown right on the home screen • Customizable streak goal and hint settings • 6 arcade minigames: BrainBreak (block puzzle), Color Sort, 2048, Snake, Brick Breaker, and Bloodstream HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a subject and topic 2. Answer questions, use hints when you need them 3. Hit your streak goal and unlock a minigame 4. Play, reset, and get back to studying sharper THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT Your brain retains more when learning is paired with reward. Every correct answer triggers a small dopamine hit, and earning a game break after a streak reinforces the neural pathways tied to the material you just studied. It's the same loop that makes games addictive — we just pointed it at the MCAT. Traditional study sessions fight your biology. MCAT Arcade works with it. SUBSCRIPTION • 3-day free trial • $6.99/month or $39.99/year after trial • Cancel anytime in App Store settings Built by a med school-bound student who was tired of boring MCAT apps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MedTrack4 screens
MCAT Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

MedTrack and MCAT Arcade both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of MCAT Arcade's written reviews are positive against 85% of MedTrack's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. MedTrack sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MCAT Arcade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MedTrack against 4.5 for MCAT Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of MedTrack's written reviews are positive against 100% of MCAT Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MedTrack ships an update weekly, MCAT Arcade every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MedTrack versus MCAT Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedTrackMCAT Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings) — better4.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better15
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEDTRACK LLCKamery Williams

Customer experience

MedTrack

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

MCAT Arcade

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

MedTrack

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Weekly Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 Practice Interview$2.99
  • 5 Practice Interviews$12.99
  • 10 Practice Interviews$19.99
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  • LifeTime$59.99
2 purchases

MCAT Arcade

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is MedTrack free?
MedTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MCAT Arcade free?
MCAT Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MedTrack or MCAT Arcade?
MedTrack is rated higher. MedTrack averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while MCAT Arcade averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do MedTrack or MCAT Arcade have ads?
Neither MedTrack nor MCAT Arcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MedTrack or MCAT Arcade?
MedTrack ships an update weekly, and MCAT Arcade every 10 days. Most recently, MedTrack was updated on November 8, 2026 and MCAT Arcade on November 5, 2026.

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