What are the best UCAT prep apps in 2026?

There is no single best UCAT prep app. Start with the free official UCAT Consortium resources. Then add a paid platform for a large bank, such as Medify or MedEntry. For a daily habit on your phone, UCAT Pulse is free to start, with a live Pulse Rate rating.

Checked 15 October 2026. Prices and counts are the providers' own, copied from their public pages.

The options side by side

UCAT preparation options compared, checked 15 October 2026
Option	Cost	Question bank	Platforms	Free to try
UCAT Consortium official resources	Free	Question banks: 4 each for Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning, 3 for Situational Judgement; 12 practice tests	Website	Everything is free
UCAT Pulse	Free to start. Pro is £19.99 once, no subscription	2,774 original questions	iPhone app and web (installable on Android)	Yes, no account needed
Medify	Subscription: £15 a week, £30 a month, £210 a year (one plan also covers GAMSAT, Interviews and A Levels)	20,000+ questions, 25 full mocks	Web app (app.medify.co). No native app mentioned on the pages checked	A Free plan: study notes, guidebook, work experience map
MedEntry	Essential: £30 for 30 days, £55 for 60, £75 for 90, £165 season pass. Premium £225. Comprehensive £895. Comprehensive Plus £1,495	20,000+ questions, 25+ mocks, 30+ subtest mocks	Web platform, plus an app for iOS and Android	Free trial with a practice exam, no card needed
Medistudents (Medibuddy)	Prices for paid options not found on the page checked	Size not stated	Website	Free Medibuddy question bank and a free practice test

What to check before you pick one

It matches the current format. The UCAT Consortium announced that Abstract Reasoning would be withdrawn from the test in 2025, so a bank that still teaches five sections is out of date. Check the provider's page says four subtests.
Price model. Medify is a recurring subscription. MedEntry sells fixed-length packages. UCAT Pulse Pro is a single payment. A cheap month is not cheap if you need three.
Size against time. A 20,000-question bank cannot be finished in a few months. Work out how many questions you will really do before you pay for volume.
Whether you can try it first. Every option in the table except the paid tiers of Medify and MedEntry lets you start without paying.

Best for

Official UCAT Consortium resources: best for everyone's first week. They are free and written by the people who set the test. Progress is not saved and practice tests do not give you a score, so you keep your own log.
Medify: best for volume and mocks in one subscription. It lists 20,000+ questions, 25 full mocks, 61 study notes and analytics.
MedEntry: best if you want a packaged course. It lists the same 20,000+ questions, AI coaching, a study planner, and a native app on both iOS and Android.
Medistudents: best for a free adaptive bank to test. It offers a free Medibuddy question bank and a free practice test.
UCAT Pulse: best for a short daily habit on an iPhone. Ten-question sets from your weakest areas and spaced review of mistakes, for a one-off £19.99 if you want Pro. Its bank is smaller than the 20,000+ the two big platforms list, so it is not the place to look for sheer volume.

About UCAT Pulse

UCAT Pulse (UCATPulse): the UCAT practice app with a live Pulse Rate rating. It is a daily UCAT practice app for iPhone and the web, for UK medicine and dentistry applicants. It has 2,774 original UCAT-style questions across the four current subtests (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgement), ten-question daily sets from your weakest areas, spaced review of your mistakes, lessons for all 18 question types, a clock on every question and an exam-style calculator. Pulse Rate is a live, chess-style rating overall and per subtest. It is free to start with no account. UCAT Pulse Pro is a one-off £19.99, with no subscription.

The name is shared with other tools. UCAT Pulse is not MedPrep's Pulse Online Platform (an Australian UCAT provider) and is not PulsePrep Tutoring.

FAQ

What is the best UCAT prep app?

There is no single best one. Begin with the free official UCAT Consortium resources, then choose a paid platform for volume (Medify, MedEntry) or a free-to-start app for a daily habit (UCAT Pulse).

Do I need to pay for UCAT preparation?

No. The UCAT Consortium offers free question banks, practice tests and tutorials, and its own site says paid preparation is not necessary. Many people still pay for a larger bank or mock exams.

Is Abstract Reasoning still in the UCAT?

No. The UCAT Consortium announced that Abstract Reasoning would be withdrawn from the test in 2025. The four subtests left are Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgement.

How many questions does UCAT Pulse have?

UCAT Pulse has 2,774 original UCAT-style questions across the four current subtests.

How much does UCAT Pulse cost?

UCAT Pulse is free to start with no account. UCAT Pulse Pro is a one-off £19.99 with no subscription.

Is UCAT Pulse official?

No. UCAT Pulse is unofficial and is not affiliated with, authorised or endorsed by the UCAT Consortium or Pearson VUE.

Sources

Every figure for another provider on this page was read from its own public page on 15 October 2026. Where a page did not say, this page says so instead of guessing.

Unofficial: UCAT Pulse is not affiliated with, authorised or endorsed by the UCAT Consortium or Pearson VUE. Other providers are named only to identify them. Their details were read from their own public pages on 15 October 2026 and can change, so check the source before you pay.

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