Comparison

UWorld Nursing vs ScrubMate

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

Head to head
About

UWorld Nursing

Prepare for your nursing exams with exam-style practice questions and detailed rationales. This app offers NCLEX-style CAT exams, an automated study planner, and high-yield review videos to enhance your learning. Track your performance and build clinical reasoning skills for success.

Highlights
  • Exam-style practice questions
  • Industry-leading rationales
  • NCLEX-style CAT exams
  • Automated study planner
  • High-yield review videos
  • Performance tracking
  • Active learning tools
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Discover a better way to pass your nursing exams. The UWorld Nursing app connects your digital course features to your mobile device for a seamless study experience. Visit nursing.uworld.com to begin your NCLEX-RN®, NCLEX-PN®, clinical med math, or FNP prep — free trials available! Why UWorld? Because we give you a proven path to success. More than 1.4 million students have prepared with our resources, which include: - Exam-style practice questions - The industry’s best rationales - NCLEX-style CAT exams - An automated study planner - High-yield review videos - Detailed performance tracking - Realistic self-assessments - Active learning study tools Study whenever and wherever you want, with complete access to every exam topic. With UWorld, you can have confidence knowing that a talented team of practicing nurses is on your side. Build your clinical reasoning skills, improve your patient care, and become the best nurse you can be.

About

ScrubMate

This app provides nursing students with quick study tools for various scenarios, from daily refreshers to exam preparation. It includes drug information, vital signs, calculators, practice quizzes, and clinical checklists. An AI study builder and personalized review sessions enhance learning.

Highlights
  • Drug cards with nursing considerations
  • Vitals and normal ranges
  • Dosage and IV drip calculators
  • NCLEX-style quiz trainer
  • AI study builder
  • Clinical checklists and log
  • Rapid response simulator
Features
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ScrubMate is a study companion for nursing students. It's built for the in-between moments — the bus ride before clinical, the half hour before a sim lab, the night before an exam — when you need a quick refresher and not another textbook. References • Drug cards with plain-language nursing considerations • Vitals and normal ranges by age group (neonatal, peds, adult, OB, geriatric) • Acronyms and definitions for the alphabet soup of nursing Calculators • Dosage calc with weight-based dosing and IV drip rates, step by step • Quick converters for lb/kg and g/mg/mcg Practice • Quiz trainer with NCLEX-style multiple choice • Study cards you can flip through between classes • Matching practice to pair concepts, drugs, and definitions • Clinical scenarios with decisions and outcomes • Rapid response simulator for timed prioritization • Finals review to group your weakest topics and drill them in one session On the floor • Checklists for assessments, med pass, SBAR, and clinical prep • Clinical log to track days, skills, and what you learned • Stress check-ins so you have a record of how you're holding up Study help • Scrubby answers your questions about labs, meds, and concepts • AI study builder turns your own notes into quizzes and flashcards ScrubMate Pro A monthly or yearly subscription unlocks clinical scenarios, the rapid response simulator, matching across all topics, the AI study builder, and the iMessage quiz game so you can play NCLEX questions with classmates. New Pro features get added as we ship them. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage them in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. A note on use ScrubMate is for studying. It is not a clinical reference and is not a substitute for your instructors, your textbooks, or your judgment at the bedside. Do not use ScrubMate as a source of medical orders or as a substitute for clinical judgment. Terms of Use: https://scrubmate.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scrubmate.app/privacy

Screenshots

UWorld Nursing4 screens
ScrubMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: UWorld Nursing at 2.1K against ScrubMate's 2. UWorld Nursing also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). ScrubMate's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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. UWorld Nursing sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and ScrubMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScrubMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UWorld Nursing has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UWorld Nursing ships an update monthly, ScrubMate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UWorld Nursing versus ScrubMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUWorld NursingScrubMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB40 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUWorld LLCILLAOIDR TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Customer experience

UWorld Nursing

All ratings2,113 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative20.5%

ScrubMate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

UWorld Nursing

One-time14
  • Clinical Med Math 180 days$55.99
  • Clinical Med Math 360 days$89.99
  • NCLEX-PN 30 days with NGN$184.99
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  • NCLEX-RN 30 days with NGN$198.99
  • NCLEX-PN 60 days with NGN$229.99
  • NCLEX-RN 60 days with NGN$249.99
  • NCLEX-PN 90 days with NGN$279.99
  • NCLEX-PN 180 days with NGN$329.99
  • NCLEX-RN 90 days with NGN$329.99
  • NCLEX-PN 360 days with NGN$399.99
  • NCLEX-RN 180 days with NGN$479.99
  • NCLEX-PN 730 days with NGN$499.99
  • NCLEX-RN 360 days with NGN$559.99
  • NCLEX-RN 730 days with NGN$699.99
2 purchases

ScrubMate

Subscriptions2
  • ScrubMate Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ScrubMate Pro – Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is UWorld Nursing free?
UWorld Nursing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrubMate free?
ScrubMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UWorld Nursing or ScrubMate?
ScrubMate is rated higher. UWorld Nursing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while ScrubMate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do UWorld Nursing or ScrubMate have ads?
Neither UWorld Nursing nor ScrubMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UWorld Nursing or ScrubMate?
UWorld Nursing ships an update monthly, and ScrubMate fortnightly. Most recently, UWorld Nursing was updated on October 27, 2026 and ScrubMate on October 16, 2026.

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