Comparison

Positioning Pro vs StudyBucky

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

Head to head
About

Positioning Pro

This study tool helps radiologic technology students master radiographic positioning and technical factors. It offers practice modes, exam simulations, and custom routine building for comprehensive learning. Covers over 100 projections across various exam types.

Highlights
  • Radiographic positioning drills
  • Technical factors practice
  • Central ray angle drills
  • Practice Mode with instant feedback
  • SIM Mode for exam simulation
  • Custom routines and projections
  • Hard Mode for manual technique entry
Features
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Positioning Pro is a study tool built for radiologic technology students. drill radiographic positioning, technical factors, and central ray angles across every major body region: upper and lower extremity, spine, trunk, and skull. Practice Mode Pick any region, select a projection, and answer kVp, mAs, SID, detector, focal spot, central ray, and patient position from randomized choices. Instant feedback shows exactly what you missed. SIM Mode Simulate your final practical exam. Build a custom SIM book with the routines you need, complete every projection in order, and track your score as you go, just like the real thing. Custom Routines & Projections Build your own routines, add custom projections with your program's specific technique, and practice exactly what your clinical site uses. Hard Mode Type in kVp and mAs manually with a 25% tolerance window for technique mastery without multiple choice hints. Covers 100+ projections across routine, trauma, and special procedure exams. Built by an RT student, for RT students.

About

StudyBucky

Prepare for the ARRT Radiography certification exam with adaptive practice, mock exams, and an AI tutor. Features include interactive diagrams, flashcards with spaced repetition, and guided learning paths to master key concepts.

Highlights
  • Adaptive practice targeting weak areas
  • Full-length timed mock exams
  • AI tutor for question explanations
  • Guided learning paths by category
  • Flashcards with spaced repetition
  • Interactive physics diagrams
  • Study reminders and readiness tracking
Features
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StudyBucky is exam prep for the ARRT Radiography certification exam, built around the four ARRT content categories: Patient Care, Safety, Image Production, and Procedures. START WITH A DIAGNOSTIC A quick diagnostic, weighted across all four ARRT categories, shows you where you actually stand before you spend a single study hour. PRACTICE THAT TARGETS YOUR WEAK AREAS Adaptive practice pulls questions from the areas you keep missing. Filter by category, by lesson module, or let the app aim you at your weakest topics. FULL-LENGTH TIMED MOCK EXAMS Build a mock exam up to 230 questions, weighted to the ARRT blueprint and timed at one minute per question — the real exam's pace. Review every attempt by category and track your scores across mocks. ASK BUCKY, THE AI TUTOR Stuck on a question? Bucky walks you through the reasoning, then checks its own answer before showing it to you. When it cannot back something up, it tells you instead of guessing. GUIDED LEARNING PATHS Four ordered curricula — Image Production, Safety, Procedures, and Patient Care. Each module walks you through the lesson, drills you on it, then makes you clear a mastery check before it moves on. FLASHCARDS WITH SPACED REPETITION Save any question as a card and let the scheduler resurface it right before you would have forgotten it. Ready-made decks cover each learning path, plus focused decks on CR angles and common exam traps. INTERACTIVE DIAGRAMS Move a slider and watch the physics respond — inverse square law, grid ratio and cutoff, shape distortion, beam geometry, x-ray emission spectrum, photon interactions, tube construction, and a 3D foot and ankle model you can rotate. THE ARRT FORMULA SHEET Every formula, dose limit, and direction-of-change relationship you are expected to recall, on one page. Built for the last review before you walk in. QUESTION TYPES THAT MATCH THE REAL EXAM Multiple choice, select-all-that-apply, ordering, numeric entry, and image hotspot items — the same formats the ARRT exam uses. STUDY REMINDERS Enter the date of your exam and the app sends a native reminder the day before it. It also nudges you when your flashcards come due, so the spaced-repetition schedule actually happens instead of quietly lapsing. Reminders can be turned off in your device settings at any time. TRACK YOUR READINESS A readiness score, accuracy broken out by ARRT category, a study streak, and a Question of the Day to keep you honest between sessions. WRITTEN FOR ACCURACY Every question is researched, written, and independently checked before it ships. No recalled, leaked, or secured exam items are used, ever. StudyBucky is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). ARRT is a registered trademark of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://studybucky.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Positioning Pro4 screens
StudyBucky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StudyBucky at Free against Positioning Pro's $4.99. Positioning Pro's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

StudyBucky is free to download; Positioning Pro costs $4.99 up front. 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 Positioning Pro against 5.0 for StudyBucky. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Positioning Pro ships an update weekly, StudyBucky every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Positioning Pro versus StudyBucky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPositioning ProStudyBucky
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperASA AARON WALDENBricen Bolsen

Customer experience

Positioning Pro

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StudyBucky

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

In-app purchases

None

Positioning Pro

No in-app purchases

None

StudyBucky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Positioning Pro free?
Positioning Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StudyBucky free?
StudyBucky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Positioning Pro or StudyBucky?
Positioning Pro and StudyBucky are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Positioning Pro or StudyBucky have ads?
Neither Positioning Pro nor StudyBucky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Positioning Pro or StudyBucky?
Positioning Pro ships an update weekly, and StudyBucky every 2 weeks. Most recently, Positioning Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and StudyBucky on October 29, 2026.

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