Pass the MSRA and Revise MSRA are two dedicated MSRA platforms doctors compare when preparing for specialty recruitment. They overlap but differ in emphasis: Pass the MSRA is modular, offering revision notes, flashcards, rapid quizzes and free podcasts across both papers, while Revise MSRA centres on a larger question bank with high-yield notes, a dedicated Professional Dilemmas bank and mock papers, backed by a money-back guarantee. The right choice depends on whether you prefer varied study formats or a bigger, exam-mirroring question bank. This guide compares them fairly, and notes where iatroX fits as an adaptive third option.
The short version
Choose Pass the MSRA for varied study formats — notes, flashcards, quizzes and free podcasts — across both papers. Choose Revise MSRA for a larger, exam-mirroring question bank, high-yield notes, a dedicated SJT bank and mocks, with a money-back guarantee. In practice the Professional Dilemmas paper is where many candidates feel least prepared, since it tests judgement rather than knowledge, so how each resource handles the SJT is often the deciding factor between them.
What each one is
Pass the MSRA is an MSRA-focused platform built by recent candidates, covering the Clinical Problem Solving and Professional Dilemmas papers through modular resources — high-yield notes, flashcards, accordion summaries, rapid quizzes and free podcasts — built on the MSRA curriculum and updated against NICE CKS and RCGP standards. Revise MSRA is a dedicated MSRA platform with more than 3,000 questions (single best answer and extended matching) designed to mirror the real exam, high-yield revision notes, a Professional Dilemmas bank of 250-plus scenarios and mock papers under exam conditions, with a money-back guarantee. The two reflect different revision styles: Pass the MSRA suits people who learn by reading concise summaries and testing themselves in short bursts, while Revise MSRA suits those who want to grind through a large, realistic question bank and track readiness with full mocks. Both are MSRA-only, so everything in each is tuned to this one exam.
Head-to-head
| Pass the MSRA | Revise MSRA | iatroX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Varied study formats | Bigger question bank | Adaptive practice |
| Questions | Rapid quizzes | 3,000+ (SBA and EMQ) | Adaptive, blueprint-mapped |
| Notes | High-yield notes, accordions | High-yield notes, Clinchers | Question explanations |
| SJT | Notes and flashcards | Dedicated 250+ scenario bank | Limited |
| Extras | Free podcasts | Mocks, money-back guarantee | Socratic tutor, clinical AI |
(Competitor details as of mid-2026 — confirm current pricing and content on each provider's site.)
Where Pass the MSRA wins
Pass the MSRA's varied study formats are its strength: notes, flashcards, accordions, quizzes and free podcasts suit candidates who do not want to learn from questions alone. The free podcasts and modular structure are easy to dip into around a busy rota, and it offers a lighter, flexible approach for those who prefer summaries to a large bank. Audio in particular is underrated for a broad exam like this: being able to revise high-yield points on a commute or between shifts, when sitting down with a question bank is not practical, lets you cover more ground than screen time alone would allow.
Where Revise MSRA wins
Revise MSRA centres on a larger, exam-mirroring question bank, refined specifically for the MSRA. It adds a dedicated Professional Dilemmas bank of 250-plus scenarios for the SJT paper, plus mock papers under exam conditions, and it carries a money-back guarantee, which adds reassurance. The scale and exam-mirroring style of the bank are the main draw: working through several thousand questions written to match the real paper's difficulty builds both knowledge and pacing, and the full mocks give a realistic band estimate before the day itself, which matters in an exam scored against other candidates.
How to choose between them
If you prefer varied formats and learning from notes, flashcards and podcasts, Pass the MSRA is the pick. If you want a bigger question bank, a dedicated SJT bank and mocks, with a guarantee, choose Revise MSRA. And if you are most concerned about the Professional Dilemmas paper, both treat it explicitly, though Revise MSRA has a larger dedicated SJT bank. Many candidates do not choose at all here: they use Revise MSRA as the main question bank and Pass the MSRA's podcasts and flashcards as a lighter, on-the-go supplement, since the two formats complement rather than duplicate each other.
A third option: iatroX
iatroX's MSRA bank is on a low-cost subscription (£29/month or £99/year), where both Pass the MSRA and Revise MSRA charge. It is built around a Socratic tutor that works back through the reasoning behind a wrong answer, blueprint-mapped questions, spaced repetition, a genuinely adaptive engine and native apps, with clinical AI and calculators alongside. Its strength is the clinical, Clinical Problem Solving paper. It does not offer the dedicated SJT banks or the curated notes both rivals provide, but as an adaptive layer for the clinical paper it complements either — many use it for daily drilling and add a specialist resource for the SJT and notes. Used that way, the low-cost bank carries the clinical drilling and the paid specialist covers the rest. For anyone on a budget, starting with the adaptive bank and paying only for the SJT material and mocks they actually need is usually the most economical route through a high-stakes recruitment exam that already carries enough cost and pressure of its own.
A few common questions
Which has a bigger question bank, Pass the MSRA or Revise MSRA? Revise MSRA, with more than 3,000 MSRA-specific questions.
Which is better for the SJT? Both cover it; Revise MSRA has a larger dedicated Professional Dilemmas bank.
Does either have free content? Pass the MSRA offers free podcasts; both otherwise charge.
Where does iatroX fit? iatroX is an adaptive option for the clinical paper, with a Socratic tutor.