Sharpen – College Exam Prep

4.5
820 reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone 10+
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About this app

Sharpen is the new college study app that revolutionizes exam prep.

Sharpen assesses your current knowledge, identifies areas for improvement, and provides personalized AI-driven study recommendations to boost your exam readiness.

Choose from three quiz modes, flashcards, bite-sized videos, chapter summaries, and practice problems, all seamlessly aligned with your college textbook. Or use Ask Sharpen, your AI study buddy, to break down topics and generate new study content tailored to your queries.

Features:

* NEW Ask Sharpen: enter queries and Sharpen’s AI engine provides deep-dives, links you to related study activities, and generates new learning content.
* NEW Improve: AI-driven insights show your strengths, knowledge gaps, and personalized study recommendations based on past sessions.
* Quiz Bank: Thousands of questions across three modes (basic, advanced, and exam).
* Exam-like Questions: Fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice with images, standard multiple choice, and single choice.
* Exam Timer: Simulate the exam environment with a built-in timer.
* Bite-Sized Videos: Concise videos that explain key concepts.
* Flashcards: Learn key terms from your textbook.
* Step-by-Step Practice Problems: Reinforce understanding with detailed practice problems.
* Visual Chapter Summaries: Summarize chapters visually for better retention.
* Trusted Content: Content built by McGraw Hill subject matter experts and aligned to your textbook.

Disciplines covered:

McGraw Hill Textbooks & OpenStax Textbooks: Accounting, Algebra, American Government, American History, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Business, Business Law, Business Math, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Human Resources, Investments, Management, Marketing, Medical Assisting, Medical Terminology, Microbiology, Music, Nutrition, Psychology, Spanish, and others.

Testimonials:

* “I’m rocking the exams and my understanding in class thanks to Sharpen.”
* “This app is amazing! It gets right to the point & connects with my book for school.”
* “Fantastic resource! I love the bite-sized lessons, quizzes, and design.”

Download Sharpen today and experience a simpler, more effective way to study for exams and class.
Updated on
Nov 3, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
759 reviews
L M
November 22, 2025
nice layout but that's about it. tried this out as a supplement to studying for my a&p class, but it's basically useless. the question pool is extremely limited and just repeats after about 2 quizzes, videos are comprised of extremely basic information that does not explain or even summarize on a level that matches the textbook. don't even get me started on the garbage AI. 30 dollars for a month of this was a joke.
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McGraw-Hill Global Education
November 25, 2025
Hi, we’re sorry to hear you didn't have a great experience. If you want to share more details, please email us at hello@studysharpen.com and we can see if there is anything we can do to improve your experience. Sharpen's premium access includes a larger question bank, so we would like to troubleshoot incase you were experiencing any bugs.
H C
November 20, 2022
It's a great premise, however, I'm finding a number of errors between the content and my accounting textbook, and what is displayed on the screen may not match up with what is being said in the video, as in the content mismatch is contradictory to one another. 2/5 because I find the app helpful for studying--its easy and accessible. The glaring "but" is that for such a large education company, these are simple errors that shouldn't have been overlooked.
284 people found this review helpful
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McGraw-Hill Global Education
November 23, 2022
Hi Hailey! Thank you for your detailed and super useful feedback. Can you send us an email at sharpen@mheducation.com so we can make this right? We'd love to fix this so you and no other student experiences the same issue.
Meme Eichner
September 27, 2023
App is not functional. Does not let you search for your textbook. Once you scroll through the list and find your textbook, it does not let you add it to your shelf. The first time I tried to add my textbook to my shelf, I got logged out of the app and had to start all over. Second time, nothing happened. I pressed the button again. Still nothing. Great idea in concept, but it doesn't work. Maybe pay your employees more so they put out functional products.
7 people found this review helpful
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McGraw-Hill Global Education
October 4, 2023
Hey Meme, we're bummed to hear you had this experience. We're on it to troubleshoot. If you have time, please email us directly at hello@studysharpen.com and share details about what you are experiencing. We're working to get this right!

What’s new

Minor usability improvements