1L vs Quimbee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1L
This app provides comprehensive study materials for first-year law students. Access audio lectures, outlines, practice questions, and case briefs for all core subjects. Learn from renowned law professors and prepare for class with interactive tools.
- Audio lectures by legendary law professors
- Black-letter law outlines
- Emanuel® Law in a Flash flashcards
- Casenote Legal Briefs
- Multiple choice practice questions
- Practice essay questions
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Ace your first year of law school stress-free! Created by the same Harvard Law School alumni behind BarMax Bar Review and LSATMax LSAT Prep, 1L is the pioneer in first year law school supplements on mobile. Access audio lectures, black-letter law outlines, multiple-choice questions, practice essays, Emanuel Law in a Flash and Casenote Legal Briefs for every single first year subject. • Civil Procedure • Constitutional Law • Contracts • Criminal Law • Torts • Real Property $1150+ worth of law school supplements for only $24.99/month (app comes with a 7-day free trial. Free trial is for new customers only, subscription will automatically renew until canceled). Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal, as stated above, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period. You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Features include: LEARN FROM LEGENDS Master the black-letter law with audio lectures by legendary law professors including: • Arthur Miller (Civ Pro) • Noah Feldman (Con Law) • Charles Fried (Contracts) • Ronald Sullivan (Crimes) • Jonathan Zittrain (Torts) EMANUEL® LAW IN A FLASH Study anytime, anywhere with Emanuel® Law in a Flash comprehensive flash card set. CASENOTE LEGAL BRIEFS Prepare for class discussion with Casenote Legal Briefs, the most popular and trusted case brief series. MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE Multiple choice questions with answer explanations. PRACTICE ESSAYS Work on issue spotting and analysis with sample essay questions. For more information on the in-app subscription you can view our privacy policy here https://testmaxprep.com/policies/privacy or our terms of service https://testmaxprep.com/policies/terms
Quimbee
This platform offers comprehensive legal study aids and bar exam preparation resources for law students. It features extensive case briefs, engaging video lessons, practice exams, and quizzes designed for efficient and effective learning.
- Case briefs database
- Video lessons
- Essay practice exams
- Multiple-choice quizzes
- Learning Hub
- Issue spotters
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Quimbee is an all-in-one learning platform built to support law students and bar examinees at every stage of their legal learning journeys. More than 900,000 students have trusted Quimbee Study Aids for expertly written case briefs, engaging video lessons, essay practice exams, and multiple-choice quizzes that help them survive cold calls and excel on exams. With Quimbee SideBar Videos, bar examinees get short, science-backed lessons designed to help them quickly understand and apply core bar exam concepts — plus hundreds of targeted multiple-choice questions that reinforce learning, strengthen retention, and train recall when it matters most. The result: smarter studying and greater confidence on exam day. From your first day of law school through your final days of bar prep, Quimbee is by your side. Quimbee includes: - The world’s largest database of case briefs keyed to 990+ casebooks - 1,290 short, engaging video lessons designed to help you comprehend the most complex legal concepts in all 1L, 2L, and 3L subjects - 3 case brief viewing options allow you to read full briefs, quick summaries, or bullet points to study how you prefer - Learning Hub, which lets you add your classes and recommends essential study tools tailored to your law school casebooks - Comprehensive outlines, plus short Quicklines for last-minute reviewing - 7,000+ multiple-choice questions with answer explanations - 210+ issue spotters with model answers written by real law professors - Materials designed using integrated learning-science methodologies for efficient, effective learning - 270+ digestible videos covering every subject on your bar exam - 800+ multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of bar exam material - Bonus videos on bar exam tips and strategy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Quimbee at free with in-app purchases against 1L's subscription. Quimbee also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 58%). 1L's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. 1L sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month and Quimbee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 1L against 4.8 for Quimbee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quimbee has 2.5K ratings behind it against 314, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of 1L's written reviews are positive against 77% of Quimbee's.
1L ships an update every 6 weeks, Quimbee fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1L | Quimbee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (314 ratings) | 4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 314 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TestMax, Inc. | Sellers International, LLC |
Customer experience
1L
Quimbee
User reviews
1L
From 314 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for 1L studies
- 👍 Helps with bar prep
- 👍 Wonderful structure and quality
- 👍 Loved the flashcards
- 👍 Best study aid
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Unusable due to crashes
- 🐛 Disappointing performance
- 🐛 Glitchy multiple choice section
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate MCQs
Quimbee
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great cold call prep
- 🚀 Incredible app
- 🚀 Excellent resource for law school students
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Best Way to Study Law
Room to improve
- 🐛 Loopholes
- 🐛 App not well supported on Ipad
- 🐛 buggy
- 🐛 Quimbee's New Device Verification Locks You Out
- 🐛 Antiquated Payment Processing System
Bugs and requests
1L
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes after 10 seconds
- App crashes every time tried
- App always crashes
- App crashes immediately and will not open
- App crashes before first flashcard is displayed
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- App freezes
- App crashes when opening flashcard set or outline
- Lectures often unplayable
- Login requires Apple ID confirmation every time
- Swiping left and right in MCQs has issues
- Seeing correct answer after finishing MCQs has issues
Requested features
7 requests- Allow MCQs per area again
- Fix update that includes all questions
- Develop more difficult questions
- Fix glitches in multiple choice section
- Offer month-to-month payment option
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- Allow computer access
- Provide clearer cancellation instructions
Quimbee
Reported bugs
4 issues- App goes dark spontaneously at times
- App freezes a lot and has to be restarted often
- Can't access current tasks
- Videos don't save where you left off and quizzes have significant delay in the time they take to refresh the results
Requested features
7 requests- On the outlines for every topic, can you add links to cases that deal specifically with that topic
- Let me adjust the font size
- screen in screen support to watch the lectures while taking notes on my phone
- option to see all the Flashcards in a topic
- offline use would be great
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- more control over the flashcard use
- Bring back old printing
In-app purchases
1L
- BarMax 1L7 Days trial$24.991 Month
Quimbee
- Gold Plan2 variants$299.99








