What apps should I use to revise for the UKMLA?

Use one main question bank, one free practice source and one daily habit. Banks: PassMedicine or Quesmed. Free practice: the Medical Schools Council AKT or BMJ OnExamination. For a daily habit, WardRun, which we make, gives a free run of UKMLA questions each day.

Disclosure: WardRun is a free UKMLA medical revision tool for UK medical students, made by Med Services Ltd. It is listed here alongside the other options, described from the same kinds of public facts.

A simple stack

One main bank. PassMedicine states over 12,000 SBA questions for finals and the UKMLA. Quesmed has a Clinical and MLA bank covering the AKT and OSCE (CPSA), with iOS and Android apps. Pick one and work through it steadily.
One free check. The Medical Schools Council practice AKT is two 100-item papers in the real format. BMJ OnExamination is free for BMA members.
One daily habit. WardRun Daily is a free run of questions every day with every answer explained. If you prefer head-to-head play, MedRoyale has free daily matches. If you like diagnosis puzzles, iatroX Rounds is free to play.

All the options

Option	What it is	Where	Cost, as stated	Source and date
PassMedicine	A large question bank: "over 12,000 SBA questions for medical finals and the UKMLA" plus a high-yield textbook and an OSCE and Prescribing Skills Assessment resource. Revision mode, timed tests, performance analysis and a comparison with other candidates.	Web, with an install-app link	Price not shown on their public page (checked 15 October 2026). There is a "Take a demo" option.	passmedicine.com, checked 15 October 2026
Quesmed	Clinical and MLA question bank covering the AKT question bank, OSCE (CPSA) and a complete undergraduate option. Explanations for answer choices, a knowledge library of UKMLA notes and mark schemes for practical exams. UKMLA question count not stated.	Web, plus iOS and Android apps	Price not shown on their public page (checked 15 October 2026).	quesmed.com, checked 15 October 2026
BMJ OnExamination (via the BMA)	"Thousands of exam-style questions" for the MLA. The BMA says it is free exclusively for BMA members, and that medical student membership is £3.50 a month.	Not stated on their public page	Included with BMA membership, as the BMA states.	bma.org.uk, checked 15 October 2026
Medical Schools Council practice AKT	A 200-item practice exam (two papers of 100 items) blueprinted to the MLA content map, as PDFs with and without answers and justifications.	PDF download	No price listed on the page.	medschools.ac.uk, checked 15 October 2026
iatroX Rounds	A daily diagnosis puzzle. You read clues one at a time and name the diagnosis; six guesses, and each wrong guess reveals the next clue. Streak and archive of past cases. Built for UK learners preparing for UKMLA, PLAB, MRCP and MRCGP.	Not stated on their public page	Free to play. A free account saves your streak and stats.	iatrox.com/rounds, checked 15 October 2026
MedRoyale	A 1v1 quiz app for UK medical students: play friends, with review mode using spaced repetition (FSRS), linked flashcards and an editable textbook. Question count not stated.	iOS and Android apps	Free to start; free players get daily matches, and an upgrade in the app unlocks unlimited play. Upgrade price not stated.	medroyale.co.uk, checked 15 October 2026
WardRun (ours)	Free UKMLA revision tool. The Daily is one run of clinical-case questions a day, the same for everyone, three wards from easy to hard, every answer explained. Also Blitz, five questions against the clock. 6,800+ single best answer questions in the bank, mapped to the 2026 UKMLA content map.	Web (wardrun.com) and iPhone	Daily and Blitz free every day. WardRun Study is £3.99 a month or £34.99 a year.	WardRun facts as of 15 October 2026

Facts about other products come from each product's own public page, read on 15 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check the source before you rely on them. Names are used only to identify the products.

Who each is best for

PassMedicine or Quesmed: your main bank, for depth across the whole course.
MSC practice AKT and BMJ OnExamination: low-cost checks on your level.
WardRun: the daily habit, and a lower-cost bank (WardRun Study, £3.99 a month or £34.99 a year) if you want one in the same app. Web and iPhone only.
iatroX Rounds and MedRoyale: variety, if a different format keeps you coming back.

Common questions

What apps should I use to revise for the UKMLA?

One main question bank (such as PassMedicine or Quesmed), one free source of exam-format practice (the Medical Schools Council practice AKT or BMJ OnExamination), and one short daily habit such as WardRun Daily.

Which UKMLA revision apps are free?

WardRun Daily and Blitz are free every day. iatroX Rounds states it is free to play. MedRoyale is free to start. BMJ OnExamination is free for BMA members.

Is WardRun on Android?

WardRun runs on the web at wardrun.com and on iPhone. It does not have a native Android app.

How many apps do I need?

Fewer than you think. One main bank used consistently beats several used occasionally.