Comparison

Rule the Bar vs CAFC Digest

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

Head to head
About

Rule the Bar

This app uses active recall and spaced repetition to help law students memorize essential bar exam rules. It offers flashcards, practice questions, and video lectures to reinforce learning and track progress.

Highlights
  • Active recall and spaced repetition
  • 540+ rule statements
  • 1,800+ MBE-style practice questions
  • Plain-English explainers
  • Video lectures
  • Progress tracking
  • Web app sync
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Rule the Bar is the study supplement that makes the rules stick. Most bar courses hand you outlines and hope. Rule the Bar makes you produce the rule from memory, shows you exactly what you missed, and brings it back before you forget it. Rule Recall — Type the governing rule from memory. Compare against the real black-letter rule with your misses highlighted. Recall it once more, rate yourself, and let spaced review handle the schedule. Flashcards — The same deck in flip-through mode when you want speed instead of typing. Lowest confidence first. Question banks — 1,800+ simulated MBE questions, plus a full Florida bank on the Florida deck. Every question carries a plain-English explanation of why the right answer wins and why each wrong one fails. Answer percentages from other test-takers appear under each choice once enough people have answered. Licensed NCBE questions — 810 real MBE questions licensed from the NCBE: 610 to practice with, 200 sealed for a full simulated exam. 640 of them carry NCBE's own official explanations. Essay Lab — Real past bar essays for your exam. Read the facts, spot the issues, then check yourself against the model answer. Study Buddy — Live study rooms for up to 6 people sitting the same bar as you. Drill rule statements together, or answer the same question privately and compare before you talk it through. Study materials — Subject outlines, attack plans and visual cheat-sheet charts for Florida and California. Corpus Social — A social network for law students, grads and professors. Free for everyone, forever. Florida, California and UBE decks. Try it with no account and no card: 5 rules, 5 flashcards and 5 MBE questions free. One payment and subscription options — priced per exam sitting, with access through your exam. Privacy Policy: https://rulethebar.com/#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CAFC Digest

This app provides concise, AI-generated summaries of new decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. It sends push notifications for precedential rulings and offers direct links to official opinions, helping legal professionals stay updated.

Highlights
  • AI-generated case summaries
  • Push notifications for new decisions
  • Audio versions of summaries
  • Filter non-precedential rulings
  • One-tap email sharing
  • Direct links to PDF opinions
Features
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CAFC Digest tracks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit so you don't have to. Every time the court issues a new decision, CAFC Digest generates a concise summary — case name, panel, authoring judge, origin, and the main issue on appeal — and alerts you the moment a new precedential decision drops. FEATURES • Push notifications for new precedential decisions • AI-generated case summaries and analysis, including audio versions for your commute • Panel and authoring judge at a glance • Filter out non-precedential and Rule 36 dispositions • One-tap email sharing with a formatted case summary • Direct links to the PDF opinion • Runs quietly in the background — no need to keep checking Built for patent litigators, in-house counsel, and anyone who needs to stay current on Federal Circuit law without refreshing a court website all day. CAFC Digest summaries are AI-generated and provided for informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice — always verify against the official opinion before relying on any summary. All functionalities are free, but there is a support me button that removes the "support me" text at the top. Terms and Conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rule the Bar4 screens
CAFC Digest3 screens

Verdict

The call

Rule the Bar and CAFC Digest are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rule the Bar sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and CAFC Digest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Rule the Bar versus CAFC Digest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRule the BarCAFC Digest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake BeyelJames Young

Customer experience

Rule the Bar

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CAFC Digest

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

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Rule the Bar

One-time12
  • Video Lectures$49.00
  • Rule Statements + Flashcards$69.99
  • MBE + MCQ Add-On$80.00
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  • Basic — Feb 2027$99.00
  • Florida MCQ — Feb 2027$99.00
  • Upgrade to MCQ$100.00
  • Florida MCQ — Jul 2027$149.00
  • Everything + MBE MCQs$149.99
  • Upgrade to Licensed$200.00
  • MCQ — July 2027$249.00
  • Upgrade to Licensed$300.00
  • Licensed — July 2027$449.00
1 purchases

CAFC Digest

One-time1
  • Remove Support Banner$9.99

Questions

Is Rule the Bar free?
Rule the Bar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAFC Digest free?
CAFC Digest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rule the Bar or CAFC Digest have ads?
Neither Rule the Bar nor CAFC Digest shows ads.

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