Comparison

Preceptor vs StudyMedicine

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

Head to head
About

Preceptor

Features
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Preceptor: MCCQE is a question-bank app for candidates preparing for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I. PRACTICE QUESTIONS ACROSS EVERY DISCIPLINE Thousands of exam-style questions covering all six MCCQE Part I disciplines: โ€ข Medicine โ€ข Surgery โ€ข Pediatrics โ€ข Obstetrics and Gynecology โ€ข Psychiatry โ€ข Public Health, Ethics, Legal and Organizational (PHELO) Every question is modeled on the published MCCQE Part I format: a realistic clinical vignette, a single best-answer lead-in, and focused options. Every answer comes with a written rationale and a cited source, so you learn the reasoning instead of memorizing a letter. STUDY THE WAY YOU WANT โ€ข Timed mock exams that mirror real exam pacing โ€ข Mixed practice sets drawn from every discipline โ€ข Weak-area sets that target the topics you keep missing โ€ข Spaced repetition, to bring material back before you forget it โ€ข Flag and retry any question you want to revisit โ€ข Progress tracking by discipline, so you always know where you stand TRY IT BEFORE YOU PAY Free questions are available in every discipline. FULL ACCESS Full access to the question bank is a 3-month or 6-month auto-renewing subscription, billed through your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings. WHO IT IS FOR Canadian medical students, international medical graduates and residents preparing for MCCQE Part I. Built in Canada by the Preceptor team, who review every question. Preceptor: MCCQE exists to help expand and strengthen our healthcare system โ€” one well-prepared physician at a time. Preceptor: MCCQE is an independent study tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Medical Council of Canada. This app is for educational use only and is not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StudyMedicine

Features
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StudyMedicine is a free study platform built by medical students, for medical students. Practice clinical reasoning on case-based questions, then follow any answer straight into the reference material behind it. Everything is interlinked. Start from a presenting complaint, walk the differential, open any disease it points to, see the drugs that treat it, and meet the same material again in a case vignette.

Screenshots

Preceptor4 screens
StudyMedicine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StudyMedicine at none against Preceptor's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Preceptor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $50.00 per month. StudyMedicine asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Preceptor versus StudyMedicine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreceptorStudyMedicine
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperArjan DhootZeid Hamadeh

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Preceptor

Subscriptions4
  • Preceptor MCCQE โ€” 1 Month$50.001 Month
  • Preceptor MCCQE โ€” 3 Months$74.993 Months
  • Preceptor MCCQE โ€” 6 Months$124.996 Months
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  • Preceptor MCCQE โ€” 1 Year$250.001 Year
None

StudyMedicine

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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