Comparison

Tendly vs NurseDrive

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

Head to head
About

Tendly

This app helps nursing students stay on track by prioritizing daily tasks based on grades, clinical hours, and upcoming exams. It intelligently calculates the grades needed to pass and tracks clinical hours with exportable reports. Features include a skills checklist with video guides and integrated note-taking.

Highlights
  • Daily focus prioritization
  • Grade calculation for passing
  • Automated clinical hour tracking
  • Skills checklist with video guides
  • Calendar integration
  • Note-taking
Features
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Nursing school is the only degree program where forgetting one exam, missing a few clinical hours, or dropping below the passing grade by one point can end everything. Generic planners weren't built for that. Tendly was. Your morning brief Every day, Tendly looks at your exams, grades, clinical schedule, and tasks — then tells you exactly what to focus on today. Not a dashboard. Not a to-do list. Just: here's the one thing that matters this morning, and here's why. Grades with real intelligence Track your grades and Tendly calculates what you need on every remaining exam to stay above your program's passing minimum. Not just your average — your margin. See "you need 78% on the next 3 exams to pass" before it becomes a crisis. Clinical hours that track themselves Clock in when you arrive, clock out when you leave. Tendly logs your hours, rotation type, preceptor, and notes automatically. See your progress toward your required hours at a glance. Export a verified hours report when your program asks for documentation. Skills checklist with step-by-step guidance 120+ clinical skills organized by category. Each skill includes a step-by-step procedure and relevant YouTube videos so you can review before clinical. Check off skills as you complete them across rotations. A planner that knows nursing school The calendar understands clinical rotations, lecture days, lab sessions, and exams — not just "events." Import your Canvas or school calendar in one tap. Add events to Google Calendar without leaving the app. Daily notes that follow your day Jot down clinical observations, lecture notes, or anything you'd normally write in the margins of a paper planner. Notes save automatically and follow the calendar — tap a day to see what you wrote. Built for the overwhelm Students without planning systems average 10-15% lower grades due to rushed assignments and inadequate preparation. Tendly isn't a productivity app. It's a survival tool built specifically for the demands of nursing school. Free. No subscription required. What students say about nursing school organization: "I wish there was one app that did grades AND clinical hours AND told me what to study." — There is now.

About

NurseDrive

Features
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NurseDrive is the affordable, all-in-one NCLEX-RN® prep app built around the way the exam actually tests you: clinical judgment. Study smarter with one of the largest question banks available — 5,000+ practice questions with a detailed rationale for every single answer, organized by the 8 official NCSBN Client Needs categories. WHAT'S INSIDE • 5,000+ NCLEX-style questions with in-depth rationales • 900+ Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) items — matrix/grid, drop-down cloze, "select all that apply," and unfolding case studies • Dosage Calculation module — type your answer (IV flow rate, drip rate, mcg/kg/min, tablets, and more), just like the real exam • Timed practice exams and quick quizzes • Flashcards to lock in the essentials • Progress tracking and an exam-readiness score across all 8 categories WHY NURSEDRIVE • Built for the Next Gen NCLEX and its clinical-judgment item types • Every question is explained — learn the "why," not just the answer • Clean, distraction-free, mobile-first design • A fraction of the price of the big-name Q-banks THE 8 NCSBN CATEGORIES Management of Care · Safety and Infection Control · Health Promotion and Maintenance · Psychosocial Integrity · Basic Care and Comfort · Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies · Reduction of Risk Potential · Physiological Adaptation Whether you're a nursing student counting down to your exam or an internationally educated nurse preparing for U.S. licensure, NurseDrive helps you build the clinical judgment you need to pass — for less. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS NurseDrive Pro unlocks the full question bank, all NGN item types, dosage calculations, practice exams, flashcards, and full progress tracking. • NurseDrive Pro Monthly: $14.99 per month • NurseDrive Pro Yearly: $59.99 per year • Each subscription starts with a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nursedrive.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://nursedrive.app/privacy.html — NurseDrive is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) or Pearson VUE. "NCLEX" and "NCLEX-RN" are registered trademarks of the NCSBN, used here for descriptive purposes only.

Screenshots

Tendly4 screens
NurseDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tendly at none against NurseDrive's 2. NurseDrive's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. NurseDrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Tendly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tendly versus NurseDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTendlyNurseDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB152 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTazKai, LLCAbdelkhalek Mouloudi

In-app purchases

None

Tendly

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NurseDrive

Subscriptions2
  • NurseDrive Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • NurseDrive Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Tendly free?
Tendly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NurseDrive free?
NurseDrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tendly or NurseDrive have ads?
Neither Tendly nor NurseDrive shows ads.

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