Mobile UMB vs Core Anesthesia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile UMB
Access the UMB experience conveniently on your mobile device. This free application brings essential features and information directly to your fingertips, allowing you to stay connected and informed wherever you go.
- Mobile banking access
- On-the-go UMB experience
- Convenient financial management
- Stay connected and informed
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Put UMB in the palm of your hand. Our free mobile app offers you the UMB experience on the go.
Core Anesthesia
This app offers a curriculum of audio episodes for CRNAs and students to earn CEUs, pass tests, and review for boards. Designed for busy schedules, episodes can be listened to anywhere and include printed outlines and sources.
- Continuing education episodes
- Board review content
- Podcast format for on-the-go learning
- Printed outlines and sources included
- Designed for CRNAs and students
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Core Anesthesia is continuing education and board review built for nurse anesthetists, made by CRNAs who remember how little time there is. Learn by listening. The curriculum is delivered as podcast episodes you can take anywhere: the commute, the gym, the drive between clinical sites. Every episode comes with learning objectives, a printed outline, cited sources, and a read-along transcript. EARN AANA CE CREDIT • Class A credits logged as you listen • Certificates ready to download when you need them • No paperwork and no separate reporting STUDY WITH PURPOSE • 1800+ practice questions with rationales that explain the answer • Custom quizzes across 19 anesthesia categories • See which topics are strong and which need work • High-yield cheat sheets and procedure videos • Search that finds the episode, sheet, or clip you meant TAKE IT OFFLINE Download episodes and cheat sheets for flights, commutes, and dead zones. Anything you save stays available with no signal. For SRNAs preparing for boards and CRNAs maintaining certification. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Core Anesthesia at 4.9 against Mobile UMB's 4.0. Core Anesthesia also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (535 vs 5). Mobile UMB's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Core Anesthesia sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mobile UMB asks for nothing beyond the download.
Core Anesthesia holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core Anesthesia has 535 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Mobile UMB's written reviews are positive against 90% of Core Anesthesia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mobile UMB ships an update every 6 months, Core Anesthesia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile UMB | Core Anesthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (535 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 535 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. | Student Nurse Anesthesia LLC |
Customer experience
Mobile UMB
Core Anesthesia
Bugs and requests
Mobile UMB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Core Anesthesia
Reported bugs
5 issues- Episodes won't play offline or without Wi-Fi despite having data
- Premium subscription doesn't always unlock premium-labeled episodes
- Home screen categories don't display all available episodes
- Inconsistent episode visibility between app and podcast platforms
- Playback buffering and connectivity issues in the car
Requested features
6 requests- Chronological episode listing (1 to most recent)
- Better filtering and sorting options
- Episode download capability for offline listening
- Improved search functionality for specific topics
- Clearer distinction between free and premium content
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- Enhanced navigation to reduce confusion about available episodes
In-app purchases
Mobile UMB
No in-app purchases
Core Anesthesia
- Student Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- CRNA Premium Monthly3 Days trial$64.991 Month
- Student Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- CRNA Premium Quarterly$179.003 Months
- CRNA Premium Yearly3 Days trial$599.001 Year
- Airway Core Module$49.99
- Equipment Core Module$49.99
- Pharmacology Core Module$49.99
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- Anatomy Core Module$149.99
- core_crna_10$199.00
- core_crna_30$299.00
- CRNA USAP 25%$449.99
- CRNA Promotion$539.00
- core_crna_60$599.00
Questions
Is Mobile UMB free?
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