WardRun vs SimpleMed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WardRun
Prepare for UK medical licensing exams with a vast question bank covering all 24 content map areas. Choose between preclinical and clinical stages, with daily quizzes and personalized study sessions. Track your progress and compare your performance against peers nationwide.
- 7,500+ single best answer questions
- Covers 2026 UKMLA content map
- Preclinical and clinical stages
- Daily quizzes and Blitz mode
- Personalized study sessions
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Full explanations for every question
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UKMLA revision you'll actually do. First year to finals. 7,500+ single best answer questions, five options each, across the 2026 UKMLA content map. Every one of the 24 areas is covered, from cardiovascular and infection to child health, mental health and general practice. PRECLINICAL OR CLINICAL Choose your stage. Preclinical gives you 3,000+ questions in anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology, with their own Daily, Blitz and tables, so you're ranked against others at your stage. Clinical is the full UKMLA experience. FREE EVERY DAY Today's run: new questions every day, the same for everyone, mixed across topics the way the exam mixes them. Stop between wards and pick it up later the same day. Blitz: five questions against the clock. Every second counts. Every answer comes with the key point to remember, and after your run you can review the questions you missed. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Climb your medical school's table, and push your school up the national league. Verify your university email and your school is set automatically. WARDRUN STUDY The whole bank, on your schedule. A session built for you each day. Questions you get wrong come back until you get them right. Full explanations on every question. A readiness score that moves as you answer. Study is £3.99 a month or £34.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://wardrun.com/terms Privacy policy: https://wardrun.com/privacy WardRun is an educational revision tool. It is not medical advice and not a medical device. Clinical decisions belong with current guidelines, senior clinicians and the patient in front of you.
SimpleMed
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SimpleMed is a doctor-built revision tool, and one of the largest free resources available, all aimed at pre-clinical medicine. Cover Physiology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Genetics, Public Health and a wealth of other topics, all for free. With over 20k revision questions, 350+ revision articles, and a host of other powerful resources, it's no wonder that SimpleMed is trusted by >300,000 medical and healthcare students worldwide, every single year. Once you're done with our free content, put your knowledge into practice with SimpleMed+: • Practice sessions - work through single-best-answer (SBA) questions at your own pace, with instant feedback and links back to the relevant notes. • Timed exams - simulate exam conditions with countdown timers and pacing controls. • OSCE preparation - structured stations and clinical scenarios. • Revision Coach - spaced-repetition flashcards that resurface the right material at the right time. • Analytics - track your score trends and category mastery to target weak areas. • Daily question & streaks - keep momentum with a question a day. Our free tier gives you thousands of practice questions at no cost (and all articles are entirely free). An optional premium upgrade to SimpleMed Plus unlocks our full 20k question bank and advanced training tools. Premium membership is available on our website. Whether you're an undergraduate preparing for finals, a graduate refreshing for clinical practice, or an educator looking for aligned practice material, SimpleMed helps you learn medicine - and apply it with confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleMed at none against WardRun's 2. SimpleMed also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). WardRun's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. WardRun sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SimpleMed asks for nothing beyond the download.
WardRun ships an update every 5 days, SimpleMed every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | WardRun | SimpleMed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Med Services Ltd | Marcus Judge |
In-app purchases
WardRun
- WardRun Study$3.991 Month
- WardRun Study$34.991 Year
SimpleMed
No in-app purchases









