Comparison

RNotes® vs Osmosis

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

Head to head
About

RNotes®

This clinical reference app provides nurses and students with quick access to essential medical information, including guidelines, procedures, and exam preparation tools. It features full-color images, charts, and customizable notes to enhance patient care and learning.

Highlights
  • Quick-reference clinical nursing information
  • Updated AHA guidelines
  • Full-color images and charts
  • NCLEX exam topic indicators
  • Step-by-step procedures and assessment guidance
  • Customizable notes and highlights
  • Nursing alerts for critical safety information
Features
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** The essential clinical companion for nurses and students ** ABOUT RNOTES® RNotes is a quick-reference application that puts the latest clinically-focused nursing information at your fingertips, helping you improve patient care. Find answers fast by browsing or searching, then review clinical findings, collaborative management, and quick-read information along with full-color images and charts. The latest edition also helps students prepare for the NCLEX examinations by noting topics that are covered on the exam. FEATURES • Answers to the questions faced in clinical rotations • Updated AHA guidelines • Full-color images and figures • NCLEX icons indicating topics found on licensure exam • Step-by-step procedures and enhanced physical assessment guidance • Details for interpreting ECG, lab values, priority interventions, and more • Convenient tables and charts for finding information quickly • Ability to make custom notes and highlights within entries • Nursing alerts highlighting critical safety information • “Favorites” for bookmarking important topics Author: Ehren Myers Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Osmosis

This learning platform offers visual resources like videos, practice questions, and med tables to help nursing students master complex topics. It supports learning for school, clinicals, and board exams, including the NCLEX-RN. The app aims to improve knowledge retention and build confidence for aspiring nurses.

Highlights
  • 475+ nursing videos
  • 2,000+ practice questions
  • Med Tables for pharmacology
  • NCLEX-RN style questions
  • Offline learning capability
  • Learning progress analytics
Currently charting
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Struggling to understand nursing concepts or prepare for your NCLEX exam? The reading never ends, the exams keep coming and some days it feels like too much. Nursing Exam Prep by Osmosis creates hundreds of short, illustrated nursing and essential sciences videos so you can focus on what matters most without drowning in the rest. With Nursing Exam Prep, you can study smarter, retain more and apply what you have learned in an exam environment. The app offers videos, NCLEX-style questions, med tables and other study resources across a range of nursing and health topics - from nursing process, pharmacology and physiology to pathology and clinical practice. DOWNLOAD today to start your FREE 7-DAY TRIAL and start turning complex nursing concepts into bite-sized visuals that make actual sense. WHY OSMOSIS? • 1100+ concise nursing videos covering fundamentals through advanced specialties, designed to simplify complex concepts and make tough topics click • 4500+ NCLEX-RN (Next-Gen NCLEX included) and 900+ NCLEX-PN style practice questions with detailed explanations • 2,300+ nurse practitioner videos plus 2700+ preclinical and board-style questions • Video lessons that condense a 1-hour lecture into just 10 minutes (available to download for offline study) • Customizable quizzes with board-style exam questions and clear explanations to reinforce learning and improve retention • Printable nursing medication tables to support faster, more effective learning STUDENTS ACHIEVE WITH VISUAL LEARNING: • 35% higher learning gain with animated videos compared to textbooks • 10% better exam performance using redesigned visual study slides versus traditional slides NCLEX EXAM PREP FOR EVERY NURSING STUDENT • NCLEX-RN: Next-Gen NCLEX practice questions with detailed rationales • NCLEX-PN: Nursing exam study questions with expert explanations • Nursing school exams — ATI exams, HESI exams, course exams and finals STUDY NURSING ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Download nursing videos and printable medication tables for offline study on the commute, before clinicals or between shifts. Sync across iPhone, iPad and web so you can learn and study wherever you are. From nursing fundamentals to clinical reasoning, Osmosis turns complex material into clear learning experiences so you study with confidence and pass the NCLEX the first time. FOLLOW OSMOSIS ON SOCIAL: YouTube: youtube.com/osmosis TikTok: @learnbyosmosis Instagram: @osmosisnursing DOWNLOAD and start your FREE 7-DAY TRIAL today! Subscriptions are charged annually & automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your iTunes Account will be charged the current annual subscription cost each year for renewal within 24-hours prior to end of current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings any time after purchase. Any free trial will be interrupted when a paid subscription is purchased. Terms: www.osmosis.org/terms Privacy policy: www.osmosis.org/privacy Contact support@osmosis.org with any account/purchase queries.

Screenshots

RNotes®4 screens
Osmosis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Osmosis at 42% against RNotes®'s 0%. Osmosis also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. RNotes® sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Osmosis sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Osmosis holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmosis has 877 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of RNotes®'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Osmosis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RNotes® ships an update every 7 months, Osmosis monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
RNotes® versus Osmosis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRNotes®Osmosis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (41 ratings)4.9 (877 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41877 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#114 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB65 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Knowledge Diffusion

Customer experience

RNotes®

All ratings41 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Osmosis

All ratings877 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

RNotes®

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmosis

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Videos get stuck on welcome logo when offline
  • App crashes or doesn't work as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add support for AirPlay or Apple TV
  • Allow practicing questions on mobile

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RNotes®

One-time3
  • RNotes® 4th Edition$29.99
  • RNotes® 5th Edition$29.99
  • RNotes$29.99
13 purchases

Osmosis

Subscriptions13
  • Osmosis Nursing - Monthly$29.001 Month
  • Osmosis LPN - Monthly$29.001 Month
  • Osmosis NP - Monthly$49.001 Month
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  • Osmosis LPN - 3 Month$49.993 Months
  • Osmosis Nursing - 3 Month$59.993 Months
  • Osmosis LPN - 3 Months$69.003 Months
  • Osmosis Nursing - 6 Month$79.006 Months
  • Osmosis LPN - 6 Month$79.006 Months
  • Osmosis Nursing - Annual$139.001 Year
  • Osmosis LPN - Annual$139.001 Year
  • Osmosis NP - 3 Months$149.003 Months
  • Osmosis NP - 6 Month$229.006 Months
  • Osmosis NP - Annual$249.001 Year

Questions

Is RNotes® free?
RNotes® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Osmosis free?
Osmosis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RNotes® or Osmosis?
Osmosis is rated higher. RNotes® averages 4.5 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Osmosis averages 4.9 from 877 ratings.
Do RNotes® or Osmosis have ads?
Neither RNotes® nor Osmosis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RNotes® or Osmosis?
RNotes® ships an update every 7 months, and Osmosis monthly. Most recently, RNotes® was updated on September 24, 2026 and Osmosis on September 25, 2026.

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