Sharpen – College Exam Prep

McGraw-Hill Global Education

In-app purchases

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.

Ratings and reviews

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.

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.

This is what's known as a "supplement". It's a thing that comes *with* a $300 textbook or $180 digital textbook license. Not a $90/year external resource people should buy if the book is inadequate. At least, not for Pearson. Or MacMillan. Guess they're slightly less interested in padding shareholder value on the backs of a cash-strapped captive audience. There are quizzing apps available for virtually every subject free or for a low, one-time cost. Not as glitzy, but just as effective.

What’s new

Improved user experience.
More personalized recommendations.