Compare FNP-C prep from BoardVitals, APEA, Pocket Prep and PrepSolution
A question bank, a live review course, a phone app or a full system: here is how the main AANPCB FNP prep options compare on price, practice exams, guarantees and CE hours.
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- Updated November 10, 2026
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- PrepSolution, 3 to 12 months
- $109.99–$279.99 PrepSolution, 3 to 12 months
- BoardVitals AANP bank
- $159–$299 BoardVitals AANP bank
- APEA exam-prep bundles
- $451.95+ APEA exam-prep bundles
- Pocket Prep Premium
- $20.99/mo Pocket Prep Premium
As of November 10, 2026, BoardVitals’ AANP FNP question bank costs $159 to $299 for 1 to 6 months, APEA’s exam-prep bundles cost $451.95 and $485.95, and Pocket Prep costs $20.99 a month. The FNP-C Complete Pass System costs $109.99 to $279.99 for 3 to 12 months and includes 1,087 questions, 3 full-length mocks, 500 flashcards and the 428-page FNP Essentials book.
Every option, feature by feature
Competitor prices and features were read from each provider’s own public pages on November 10, 2026: BoardVitals’ AANP FNP question-bank page, APEA’s home, study-questions, predictor-exam, live-review, guarantee and bundle pages, and Pocket Prep’s AANPCB FNP page. UWorld, Archer Review and Fitzgerald Health also sell FNP prep, but their FNP pages could not be read on that date, so they are not in this table. PrepSolution is our product; we are not affiliated with any provider listed.
An honest note about lectures and CE hours
PrepSolution’s FNP-C system has no video or live lectures and no CE contact hours. If you learn best from a teacher, APEA’s live and recorded review courses cover that, and BoardVitals and APEA both offer contact hours. PrepSolution focuses on practice: a question bank, full-length mocks included in every plan, flashcards and the FNP Essentials book.
What the PrepSolution FNP-C system includes
Every figure below comes from the FNP-C product page, so this page always matches what you can buy.
Guideline-verified questions
1,087 primary-care questions, each with a written rationale, mapped to the AANPCB FNP blueprint.
Full-length mocks
3 timed full-length mock exams included in every plan, not sold as add-ons.
FNP Essentials book
The 428-page FNP Essentials visual study guide, included with every Complete Pass System plan.
Clinical flashcards
500 flashcards across the clinical systems the exam covers, for short review sessions.
Pass guarantee
If you complete the study plan, take all three mock exams, and don’t pass, we extend your plan free for the same length you bought — a 3-month plan gets 3 more months, a 6-month plan gets 6, a 12-month plan gets 12.
Why guideline-verified questions matter for the FNP-C
Primary-care guidelines change, and a question built on an old threshold teaches the wrong answer. Every PrepSolution FNP-C question is checked against current US clinical guidelines, and every rationale explains why each wrong option fails.
Guideline checks
Questions are re-verified against current US clinical guidelines before they enter the bank.
Rationale on every answer
Each question explains the correct choice and why each distractor fails.
Analytics by system
Performance is tracked by clinical system so you can see where to spend your next session.
FNP-C prep questions, answered
It depends on whether you want more questions or more included tools. BoardVitals’ AANP bank has 1,500+ questions; PrepSolution has 1,087. PrepSolution includes 3 full-length mocks, the 428-page FNP Essentials book and 500 flashcards in every plan. BoardVitals sells its 150-question practice exam as a $20–$25 add-on and offers optional CE (90 contact hours), which PrepSolution does not.
For the same access length, PrepSolution costs less. BoardVitals’ AANP FNP bank is $159 for 1 month, $209 for 3 months and $299 for 6 months. PrepSolution is $109.99 for 3 months, $179.99 for 6 months and $279.99 for 12 months, and each plan includes full-length mocks, the FNP Essentials book and flashcards. BoardVitals’ practice exam and CE certificate are paid add-ons.
Yes, on two of its three plans. BoardVitals lists a “100% Pass Guarantee” on its 6-month Master ($299) and 3-month Prepare ($209) plans, but not on the 1-month Cram plan ($159). The product page does not spell out the guarantee terms, so read BoardVitals’ terms before relying on it. PrepSolution includes its pass guarantee on every FNP-C plan.
APEA is worth it if you want a live or recorded lecture course. Its live review costs $590 ($519 early bird), and its 3- and 6-month bundles, which pair a recorded course, one Predictor Exam and MyQBank access, cost $451.95 and $485.95. PrepSolution has no lectures but costs $109.99 to $279.99 and includes full-length mocks, a study book and flashcards.
Only for its live review course. If you do not pass after an APEA live course, APEA gives you a free repeat course, live or on video. You must complete the supplemental course material before your exam and redeem the guarantee within one year of the original course date. APEA’s question banks, Predictor Exams and bundles do not list a guarantee on the pages we checked.
Choose Pocket Prep for a low-cost phone app and PrepSolution for a fuller system. Pocket Prep’s FNP bank has 1,000 questions for $20.99 a month or $124.99 a year, with 35 free questions and access to 36 nursing exams, and Pocket Prep says the app is not meant to be your only study source. PrepSolution adds the FNP Essentials book, 500 flashcards and 3 full-length mocks.
PrepSolution includes 3 timed full-length mocks in every plan. BoardVitals sells one 150-question practice exam as an add-on for $20–$25. APEA’s Predictor Exam has 150 questions and a 3-hour limit, starts at $60 and can be taken once. Pocket Prep has a mock exam mode but does not state its length.
BoardVitals and APEA do; PrepSolution does not. BoardVitals sells a CE certificate add-on worth up to 90 contact hours for $129, or $99 with a 3- or 6-month plan. APEA’s recorded review course grants contact hours on completion. If you need CE credit alongside board prep, one of those two covers both needs.
FNP-C prep from $109.99
1,087 guideline-verified questions, 3 full-length mocks, 500 flashcards and the FNP Essentials book, with the pass guarantee on every Complete Pass System plan.