Reviews of Surgical Technologist Mastery

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List of user reviews and ratings for Surgical Technologist Mastery

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 3,084)

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Review summary

Many reviewers praise the app as a powerful CST exam prep tool with realistic questions, thorough rationales, and strong study features that help users pass. It is praised for usability and alignment with the actual exam, plus solid support. However, reliability issues recur: stability bugs, iPad compatibility problems, occasional content inaccuracies, and billing/subscription headaches. When functioning, it’s highly valuable; when not, users report frustration and lost study time.

Pros

Realistic CST exam-style questions with thorough rationales and definitions
Explanations provide detailed rationale for each answer and definitions for terms
User-friendly, category-based study flow with revisiting items and progress tracking
Questions closely mirror actual CST exam content and aid effective prep
Positive support experience from the team when issues arise

Cons

Frequent stability and crash issues: blank screens, errors, and post-update failures
iPad-specific compatibility problems: some features not displaying or usable on iPad despite purchase
Content accuracy concerns: some questions are wrong and/or contain typos
Billing/subscription problems: charges after cancellation and freezing during subscription

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.80

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15% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-21	pe*****	This app worked great until I completed all the questions. Now it doesn’t work right. Doesn’t tell me what I need to work on where I stand among the questions. It’s become very frustrating to use. I deleted it and reloaded it. It still doesn’t work right… or as one would expect. I don’t know if others could be experienced this problem but… it’s made me feel other questions from other apps and other sources.
This app worked great until I completed all the questions. Now it doesn’t work right. Doesn’t tell me what I need to work on where I stand among the questions. It’s become very frustrating to use. I deleted it and reloaded it. It still doesn’t work right… or as one would expect. I don’t know if others could be experienced this problem but… it’s made me feel other questions from other apps and other sources.
2026-03-08	Hu*****	The app does not work. It shows blank page for each tab with error occurred message. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but did not change. Not recommend
The app does not work. It shows blank page for each tab with error occurred message. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but did not change. Not recommend
2026-02-21	Ba*****	I’ve been using this app for a while now and I love it. Unfortunately the subscription fee is a bit too much for me but for now, using the daily questions has work. My only issue with this app is that when I use it in the iPad, I often run into a problem where the question is shown but the answers are not. It stays blank for a while and even when resetting the app, the questions still don’t show up. It’s great on iPhone, haven’t had any issues with it there. Must be a software issue.
I’ve been using this app for a while now and I love it. Unfortunately the subscription fee is a bit too much for me but for now, using the daily questions has work. My only issue with this app is that when I use it in the iPad, I often run into a problem where the question is shown but the answers are not. It stays blank for a while and even when resetting the app, the questions still don’t show up. It’s great on iPhone, haven’t had any issues with it there. Must be a software issue.
2026-01-26	2G*****	Perfection
Perfection
2026-01-22	Wo*****	This app is so well made. Has question from easy, medium, hard, to challenging. I love a well functioning, clean helpful app. I was spending so much money with other websites but this is so worth the cost. It’s all those other websites in one. Thank you for who made this app!
This app is so well made. Has question from easy, medium, hard, to challenging. I love a well functioning, clean helpful app. I was spending so much money with other websites but this is so worth the cost. It’s all those other websites in one. Thank you for who made this app!
2026-01-11	Ge*****	I haven’t scrubbed in 11 years and look to get rectified to srub again. This app has really helped refresh my memory.
I haven’t scrubbed in 11 years and look to get rectified to srub again. This app has really helped refresh my memory.
2025-08-30	Ra*****	I studied for my CST certification exam using this app every day for a month straight and I honestly think this was a huge part of why I passed!! The app is incredibly user friendly and the questions are relevant to the actual questions that are on the exam, and covered every topic that could possibly be on the exam as well! It’s affordable compared to some other apps and resources out there for CST certification exam prep, and well worth the price. Very thorough app, highly recommend as a tool to help you study for the national certification exam!
I studied for my CST certification exam using this app every day for a month straight and I honestly think this was a huge part of why I passed!! The app is incredibly user friendly and the questions are relevant to the actual questions that are on the exam, and covered every topic that could possibly be on the exam as well! It’s affordable compared to some other apps and resources out there for CST certification exam prep, and well worth the price. Very thorough app, highly recommend as a tool to help you study for the national certification exam!
2025-07-23	Ma*****	i would give this app 100 stars if I could!! I used this app to study for my CST certification exam and I passed on my first time taking the test! This is literally the only resource I used to study 3 weeks before my test and it helped me so much! They have actual questions that were on my exam! Best app to use to study! If you go through it daily you will pass your exam!
i would give this app 100 stars if I could!! I used this app to study for my CST certification exam and I passed on my first time taking the test! This is literally the only resource I used to study 3 weeks before my test and it helped me so much! They have actual questions that were on my exam! Best app to use to study! If you go through it daily you will pass your exam!
2025-03-03	ja*****	Updated the app and now it won’t work anymore
Updated the app and now it won’t work anymore
2025-02-26	An*****	Doesn’t work on my ipad yet I bought it and the app says my ipad is compatible. I have it downloaded on my iPhone and it works but not my ipad! Very upsetting that I can’t study on my ipad when I payed for it. When I open the app it just shows my progress but doesn’t let me study any of the subjects !!!
Doesn’t work on my ipad yet I bought it and the app says my ipad is compatible. I have it downloaded on my iPhone and it works but not my ipad! Very upsetting that I can’t study on my ipad when I payed for it. When I open the app it just shows my progress but doesn’t let me study any of the subjects !!!