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Passmedicine alternatives for the UKMLA: free and paid options
Passmedicine is one of the best-known UKMLA question banks. If you are weighing alternatives, here is where to look, starting with what costs nothing.
Free first
- The Medical Schools Council publishes a free 200-question AKT practice exam in the real format.
- Check whether your BMA membership or your medical school gives you BMJ OnExamination.
- WardRun Daily and Blitz are free every day, with questions mapped to the 2026 UKMLA content map.
Other paid banks
Quesmed and Pastest are two other well-known paid banks. Prices and features change through the year, so compare current offers and free trials on their own sites, and judge each one by its explanations.
Where WardRun fits
WardRun is built as a daily game: a new run every day, the key point after every answer and a ranking against your own medical school. WardRun Study opens the whole bank of 6,800+ questions with full explanations and spaced repetition, at £3.99 a month or £34.99 a year. For a fuller checklist, read how to choose a UKMLA question bank.
A new set every day
6,800+ questions mapped to the 2026 UKMLA content map, free every day with every answer explained. Climb your medical school's table.
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