Sarah Michelle NP Reviews

Name

Sarah Michelle NP Reviews

Legal name

Sarah Michelle NP Review LLC

Website

https://npreviews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Education / Healthcare Certification Exam Preparation

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Assessment Item Banks, Question Authoring & Test Development Content (EDAGADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Test Item Banks, Question Authoring & Assessment Design Tools (EDAFADAC), Assessment & Quiz Item Authoring Tools (within course builders) (EDAFAHAG), Diagnostic & Adaptive Assessment Content (Skills/Readiness) (EDAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Nurse practitioner exam prep
• Board certification courses
• Nursing education platform
• Medical certification training
• Clinical exam preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Manhattan Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Qbank and Course Access: Monthly subscriptions with auto-renewal for Primary Care Qbank ($79/month), specialty Qbanks, and self-paced courses. Students can cancel anytime.
2. Complete Self-Prep Package: Tiered packages at $349 (one-time) or extended 3-month ($754) and 6-month ($1,194) access with significant discounts vs monthly billing.
3. Live Study Group: Premium live instruction product at $799 with pass guarantee, includes all Complete Self-Prep features plus live sessions with expert NPs.
4. 1:1 Readiness Sessions: One-on-one personalized coaching sessions at $200 for exam readiness assessment and improvement planning.
5. Financing (Affirm Partnership): Pay-over-time financing through Affirm for purchases of $600 or more (primarily Live Study Group at $50/month).
6. Contact Hours/Credentials: Products offer ANCC-approved contact hours (continuing education credits) adding professional development value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Sarah Michelle NP Reviews sells subscription-based and packaged nurse practitioner board certification exam preparation products, including board-style question banks (Qbanks) ranging from 1,000 to 2,100+ questions per specialty, video review courses, live instructor-led study groups, and personalized coaching sessions across eight NP specialties (FNP/AGPCNP, PMHNP, AGACNP, ENP, PNP-PC, PNP-AC, WHNP). The platform wraps content in AI-powered adaptive study planning, a Socratic-method AI tutor, and Pass Probability analytics to guide students from day one of prep through exam day.

Product overview

Sarah Michelle NP Reviews (SMNP Reviews) is a nurse practitioner board exam preparation company offering a multi-tiered product portfolio spanning core review courses, specialty certification prep, and free educational resources. The core offerings include the Live Study Group (combining live instruction with all recorded content), Complete Self-Prep Package (self-paced with Qbank, adaptive study plan, and in-depth review courses), and Primary Care Qbank. Specialty products include dedicated Qbanks and review courses for PMHNP, AGACNP, ENP, PNP-PC, PNP-AC, and WHNP certifications. The company also provides add-on modules such as Crash Course, Pharmacology and Diagnosis In-Depth Reviews, Real Deal NP 1-Day Prep, and 1:1 Readiness Sessions. Free tier includes a 14-day trial, tip sheets and guides, live webinars, podcast content, and a Facebook study community. The platform features AI-powered adaptive study planning and a personal AI tutor named 'Blue' for personalized learning support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blueprint Nursing: NCLEX exam preparation brand for aspiring RNs, launched as an extension of SMNP Reviews under the Blueprint Test Prep umbrella.

Products and services

• Live Study Group

Quantifiable outcome

• 99%+ reported pass rate among SMNP Reviews students
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Blueprint Test Preparation LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMNP Reviews is an affiliate of Blueprint Test Preparation LLC and subsidiary of Blueprint Education Subsidiary Holdings, LLC. The partnership integrates SMNP's NP exam prep content with Blueprint's learning technology platform, including adaptive study planners, analytics, and mobile app infrastructure.
• Rosh ReviewcoreTechnology or IntegrationFormer partner brand whose NP specialty Qbank content (ENP, WHNP, PNP-PC, PNP-AC, AGACNP, PMHNP) has been integrated into SMNP Reviews. Products carry forward 'same great Rosh Review content' now on Blueprint's platform.
• AAENP (American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAENP partnered with SMNP Reviews to develop the ENP Emergency Care Skills & Procedures Module, ensuring content aligns with AANPCB Emergency Skills and Procedures Blueprint.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fitzgerald Health Education Associates: FHEA is a long-standing NP certification review provider offering live and self-paced courses plus Qbanks for FNP and AGPCNP. It is a directly comparable specialty NP prep competitor to SMNP's core offerings.
• TrueLearn: TrueLearn delivers board-style question banks and analytics dashboards for medical and nursing exams. Its adaptive learning platform and analytics compare directly to SMNP's Pass Probability and Qbank features.
• UWorld: UWorld is a leading medical and nursing board prep platform with NCLEX and clinical question banks. It directly competes with SMNP's NP-specific Qbanks and adaptive learning features in the nursing test prep category.
• Barkley & Associates: Barkley & Associates provides live NP certification review courses and pharmacology focus materials, overlapping directly with SMNP's Live Study Group and pharmacology in-depth modules.
• BoardVitals (Ascend Learning): BoardVitals offers board-style question banks for nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals. It is a direct competitor in the NP certification prep space, with similar question-bank and CME-credit monetization.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Publishing (NP review books): Springer Publishing produces widely used NP certification review textbooks and question banks. As a publisher-led incumbent, it overlaps in content but lacks SMNP's AI-driven adaptive platform and live instruction.
• Wolters Kluwer Lippincott (NCLEX/NP prep): Wolters Kluwer's Lippincott brand delivers nursing and NP prep content including question banks and review books. It is a broad healthcare publisher incumbent competing across the same nursing education market.
• Kaplan Nursing: Kaplan offers a broad nursing test prep portfolio including NCLEX and select NP review courses. As a broader incumbent with deep marketing budgets and institutional sales, it competes in the same space but does not specialize in NP-only content.

Emerging players

• Lecturio Nursing: Lecturio provides video-based nursing education and exam prep with adaptive learning features. It overlaps with SMNP's video course and adaptive study calendar offerings, though with a broader medical education footprint.
• Mometrix Test Preparation: Mometrix offers affordable study guides and practice tests across many certification exams including NP specialties. It competes in the lower-priced content layer rather than SMNP's premium AI-personalized tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@smnpreviews
• Facebookfacebook.com/SarahMichelleNP
• Instagraminstagram.com/smnpreviewsofficial
• TikToktiktok.com/@smnpreviews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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