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Using the MCAT Mobile App

Blueprint MCAT mobile app: QBank experience

This guide walks through the core features of the mobile app. The app is QBank only. Other MCAT product features must be accessed on the desktop version.

App Availability

  • Available for iOS only

  • Available in the US only.

Accessing the App on iOS

On your Apple iOS device, head to the app store and search for the Blueprint MCAT app:

Once you have downloaded the app, use your existing credentials to login, then create and review practice sets with ease from anywhere!

Creating a Practice Set

  1. Tap Create Practice Set

  2. Choose your section: (Chem/Phys, Bio/Biochem, Psych/Soc, CARS)

  3. Name your practice set

  4. Select question status (New, Unused, etc.)

  5. Filter by category — for example, Biology

  6. Narrow by topic — for example, Genetic Code and DNA

    • Test Mode – simulates the timed exam experience

    • Tutor Mode – see explanations and answers as you go

  7. Set your number of Passage and Discrete questions

  8. Select the Practice Set to begin.

If recommendations are enabled on your account, recommended questions will be marked with purple stars.

While Answering Questions

  • Flag a question to revisit later

  • Click to open periodic table of elements

  • Adjust text size and spacing for readability

  • Highlight text in three different colors, underline, or strike through answer choices

After You Answer

  • See the correct answer and why incorrect choices are wrong

  • See what your instructor highlighted in the passage (if applicable)

  • Click on the Blue AI Tutor icon to help explain questions/answers while reviewing practice questions.

Reviewing Your Results

  • After completing a set, tap Review Score Report to see your score.

  • Review questions to go back to each question with explanations.

Studying Offline

You can download any practice set to complete it without an internet connection. If you start a set and go offline partway through, you can download it, continue working, and your progress will sync back to the web once you're reconnected.

For additional score reporting details, visit the web platform.

App Troubleshooting

If you're experiencing technical issues with the mobile app, try the following troubleshooting steps:

  1. Update the app to the latest available version from the App Store

  2. Delete the app from your device.

  3. Clear your mobile browser's cache (Safari on iPhone)

  4. Reinstall the app from the App Store.

  5. Sign in again and check whether the issue has been resolved.

If you're still experiencing issues after completing these steps, please contact our Support team for further assistance.

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