AMC question bank reviews for 2027

Of the four paid AMC Part 1 question banks reviewed here, AMC Academic meets the most of the five standards candidates set, and the free AMC Recalls set meets four of them at no cost, so start with the free set and add AMC Academic if you need timed mocks.

Below: the five-way comparison in brief, the five standards, a review of each bank, the free set against the same standards, a verdict, and the questions candidates ask most.

The comparison in brief

The full comparison is in the five-way comparison against what Reddit and Quora candidates ask for. The short version:

Competitor figures are as published on each bank's own site on 3 November 2026 (eMedici: 5 November). Prices change; check before you pay.

The five standards

These are the five requests that recur in AMC Part 1 threads on Reddit and in Quora answers, set out in the site's Reddit and Quora pages:

1. Current recalls. Questions built from what recent sittings tested, not a file from three sittings ago.

2. An explanation per option. Why the right answer is right and why each wrong option is wrong.

3. Timed, forward-only, 150-question practice. The real AMC MCQ (CAT) is 3.5 hours, adaptive, no going back.

4. Australian management. Antibiotics, screening ages, vaccines and referral rules from eTG, the Red Book and the Immunisation Handbook.

5. Free to try. Something to work through before paying for the bank, on top of AUD 2,920 for the exam. One more test applies to any bank, from the site's own method: during the trial, check two guideline changes. Bowel screening starts at 45 (since 1 July 2024), and cervical self-collection is universal (since July 2022). A bank that still teaches 50, or restricts self-collection, has not been reviewed on schedule.

AMC Academic review

What it is. A paid AMC Part 1 platform with 2,800+ original questions mapped to the AMC blueprint, an explanation for every option, three general and seven month-specific timed mocks of 150 questions, an AI study companion called Astra, flashcards, case studies, an RMO interview guide and a bundled IELTS Academic course. It is an optimised bank, not an exhaustive one: low-yield material is cut on purpose.

Price. US$39 for one month, US$87 for three, US$114 for six. Fixed term, no auto-renew, money-back guarantee. Free without an account: 20 questions and 50 worked cases.

Against the five standards.

What Reddit and Quora candidates ask for, and whether it delivers. Candidates ask for explanations, timed practice in the real format, Australian management and a free way in. AMC Academic delivers all four. The one request it meets only in part is current recalls: its monthly mocks draw on reported topics, but it has no recall bank, which is what the free monthly sets are for. Of the four paid banks, it is the only one that meets four standards in full.

Who it suits. Three to four months of preparation; efficiency over breadth; anyone who also needs IELTS Academic for Ahpra. A candidate with six months who wants to read around every topic may find it too lean.

Verdict. The best-suited paid bank to add to the free set: it meets four of the five standards in full, provides timed mocks and blueprint coverage, and costs the least of the four for three months.

eMedici review

What it is. A large Australian clinical question bank, 5,000+ questions across all clinical years, with referenced explanations reviewed by clinicians and educators. It covers far more than AMC Part 1 and is not weighted to the AMC blueprint. Its mocks are not AMC-specific.

Price. AUD 149 for one month, AUD 299 for three, AUD 449 for six, AUD 599 for twelve. Five-day trial. Refund and auto-renew terms are not stated on its pricing page.

Against the five standards.

What Reddit and Quora candidates ask for, and whether it delivers. It delivers explanations and Australian management in depth. It does not deliver recalls, and its timed practice is not the AMC's 150-question forward-only format. Candidates asking "which bank tells me what to study first" will not get that from eMedici, because it is not weighted to the blueprint.

Who it suits. Five or six months; building clinical knowledge before narrowing to the blueprint; a second bank for reading around topics the free sets flag.

Verdict. The deepest library of the four, and the one that best rewards time. On a twelve-week timeline it is the wrong primary bank; on a six-month timeline paired with the free sets to pick topics, it works.

MplusX review

What it is. A subscription that bundles recall packages, study notes, a question bank and mock assessments, including one 150-question trial exam that can be sat once. It does not publish how many questions it holds, how they are weighted, or how recall answers are checked. No English preparation.

Price. US$100 for one week, US$180 for one month, US$420 for three, US$620 for six, US$840 for twelve. No refund.

Against the five standards.

What Reddit and Quora candidates ask for, and whether it delivers. It delivers the one thing most threads start with: recalls bundled with a bank. On the other four requests it is partial or silent, and it is the only bank of the four with no free way in. Its three-month price is nearly five times AMC Academic's.

Who it suits. A candidate who wants recall material and a bank in one subscription and can afford US$420 for three months. Run the ten-minute currency test on the recall answers in the first week.

Verdict. The clearest option if "recalls plus bank" is the whole brief. For every other brief, the free monthly sets give you the recall-style questions and a cheaper bank gives you the rest.

Amedex review

What it is. A topic-driven AMC bank: 1,515 original questions in 21 categories, where each question leads into a discussion of the condition. You build your own exams of up to 150 questions. Access is fixed-term and can be extended until 30 days before expiry. Its site states that its questions are not recalls.

Price. US$126 for 30 days, US$210 for 60, US$270 for 90, US$315 for 120, US$360 for 180, US$517.50 for 12 months, with list prices of US$180 to US$690 shown struck through. Custom plans US$5 to US$10 a day. No refund. 30-day demo.

Against the five standards.

What Reddit and Quora candidates ask for, and whether it delivers. It delivers explanations and the longest free demo of any bank here. It does not deliver recalls, and it does not say which Australian sources govern its answers, so the currency test matters more here than anywhere. Its 21 categories are its own, not the AMC's six groups, so you have to map the weighting yourself.

Who it suits. A candidate who learns by topic rather than by question, wants a precisely defined study window, and will use the 30-day demo to run the currency test before paying.

Verdict. A reasonable topic-driven bank with the best trial terms of the four. Check currency during the demo, and plan blueprint weighting yourself.

The free AMC Recalls set, against the same standards

Four of five, at US$0. The gap is timed mocks, which is what a paid bank is for.

Verdict

No bank meets all five standards, so the choice is a pair:

1. The free AMC Recalls set for the two most recent sittings, for current recalls and explanations.

2. One paid bank for timed 150-question mocks. AMC Academic meets four of five standards and costs the least of the four for three months, which makes it the best-suited bank for a three-to-four-month plan. eMedici fits a six-month plan; MplusX fits a recalls-plus-bank brief; Amedex fits topic-driven study with a long demo. Run the ten-minute currency test on whichever bank you choose, during its free period, before you pay.

One more reason the pairing matters in 2027: every AMC MCQ sitting drops from six days to four, which removes the late-week recall shortcut and makes the paper concept-based. Why, and what it changes, is in AMC MCQ 2027: the exam window drops from six days to four.