Sharpen - College Exam Prep

Name: Sharpen - College Exam Prep
Rating: 4.7 (3031 reviews)
Author: McGraw-Hill

By: McGraw-Hill

Quizzes, Videos & Flashcards

Features & Capabilities

Sharpen is the new college study app that revolutionizes exam prep. Sharpen assesses your current knowledge, identifies gaps, and provides personalized AI-driven study recommendations to boost your exam readiness. Choose from three quiz modes, flashcards, bite-sized videos, and chapter summaries, all aligned with your college textbook. Use Ask Sharpen, your AI study buddy, to break down topics and generate new study content tailored to your queries.

Key features include AI-assisted Improve insights, a Quiz Bank with thousands of questions across basic, advanced, and exam modes, exam-like formats (including fill-in-the-blank and image-based MCQs), an exam timer, bite-sized videos, and trusted content from McGraw Hill and OpenStax. Sharpen covers disciplines such as Accounting, Algebra, American Government, Biology, Economics, and more.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

McGraw-Hill

Rating:

4.70

(3,031) 10 new ratings

Version:

4.3.10 Last updated: 2026-06-04

Version code:

886401956

Creation date:

2022-10-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

195.23MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 34,253 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#54 in study keyword 21 ▼ 8

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Developed by:

McGraw-Hill

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sharpen-college-exam-prep/id1595642363

Website:

https://www.mheducation.com/sharpen/

User Reviews

Sharpen is praised for being easy to use on mobile with content tied to exact textbooks and effective quizzes/flashcards. However, it suffers from serious reliability and access issues: frequent login problems, bugs that hinder progress, and a costly subscription model that many users find off-putting. Some reviewers also note gaps in content and occasional inaccuracies. Overall, the concept is solid and valuable when functioning, but stability, access, and pricing are major obstacles.

Pros

Easy-to-use, mobile-friendly interface with bite-sized content and handy flashcards/quizzes.
Content is closely aligned to specific textbooks and sources, with AI delivering material from those texts.
Quizzes and flashcards are helpful for memorization and make studying effective.

Cons

Frequent login/sign-in issues (OTP errors, multiple accounts, being logged out) disrupt studying.
Widespread bugs and reliability problems (progress not saved, videos stopping, UI glitches, blank pages).
Pricing and access friction (expensive subscriptions, required Connect access, not worth the money for many).
Content gaps and quality concerns (not enough questions/variation, occasional inaccuracies in problems).

Recent reviews

It gave a lot of redundant information that was no on my test of exams. While doing it I had a hard time going to where I was at in class. It gave me grades like a class, but I was not trying to use this as a class only for reference or clarification. I didn’t find it useful. Like the smartbook program lots of info that did not help.

by Al*****, 2026-05-21

Redundant process and extremely frustrating! I am trying to study for a test and this app was marketed as helpful, but it’s not.

by Dv*****, 2026-04-26

Sharpen throws their obligatory AI throughout their app, yet it is unusable to free members- and yet it is also unremovable from the home page of their app.