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title: "NCLEX prep courses in the United States: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the courses and question banks nursing graduates in the US use to prepare for the NCLEX. Share of Search among Simple Nursing, Archer Review, Level Up RN, UWorld, Hurst Review, NURSING.com, NurseAchieve, Kaplan and ATI, the NCLEX prep courses Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# NCLEX prep courses in the United States: Which are searched most?

Compare the courses and question banks nursing graduates in the US use to prepare for the NCLEX. Share of Search among Simple Nursing, Archer Review, Level Up RN, UWorld, Hurst Review, NURSING.com, NurseAchieve, Kaplan and ATI, the NCLEX prep courses Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: NCLEX prep courses
- **Market**: United States
- **Brands compared**: 9
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Simple Nursing, 46.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among NCLEX prep courses in the United States?

- In September 2026, Simple Nursing was the most searched among NCLEX prep course brands in the United States, with an estimated 49.5K branded searches, 46.8% of all searches for the nine we track.
- Archer Review is in 2nd place, 23.4 percentage points behind at 23.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Simple Nursing’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States decreased from 49.2% to 46.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Archer Review’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States increased from 21.9% to 23.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, UWorld’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States increased from 6.6% to 9.4%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hurst Review’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States decreased from 4.4% to 3.4%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NURSING.com’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States decreased from 4.4% to 3.4%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Simple Nursing’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 50.8% in February 2026 and was lowest at 32.7% in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Archer Review’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 33.9% in June 2026 and was lowest at 20.7% in February 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Level Up RN’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 11.2% in August 2026 and was lowest at 6.5% in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, UWorld’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 12.3% in May 2026 and was lowest at 6.6% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hurst Review’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 7.1% in January 2026 and was lowest at 3.4% in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NURSING.com’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 6.2% in March 2026 and was lowest at 3.4% in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NurseAchieve’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 2.3% in September 2026 and was lowest at 0.84% in July 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kaplan’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States peaked at 2.9% in June 2026 and was lowest at 1.5% in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Level Up RN, NurseAchieve, Kaplan and ATI held steady: their share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Top NCLEX prep courses in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Archer Review and UWorld appeared every time. UWorld was recommended most often, coming first in four out of five answers. Archer Review was second, and Kaplan was third. Level Up RN, which ranked third in searches, was not mentioned at all.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UWorld | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Archer Review | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Kaplan | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Hurst Review | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Simple Nursing | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| ATI | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Level Up RN | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| NURSING.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| NurseAchieve | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about NCLEX prep courses

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best NCLEX prep course?": 1. UWorld, 2. Archer Review, 3. Simple Nursing, 4. Kaplan
- Asked ChatGPT "Which NCLEX question bank should I use?": 1. UWorld, 2. Archer Review
- Asked ChatGPT "How should I study for the NCLEX in a month?": 1. UWorld, 2. Archer Review
- Searched Google, AI Overview "nclex prep": 1. UWorld, 2. Archer Review, 3. Hurst Review, 4. Kaplan, 5. ATI
- Searched Google, AI Overview "nclex review course": 1. Kaplan, 2. UWorld, 3. Hurst Review, 4. Archer Review, 5. Simple Nursing

Not named in any answer: Level Up RN, NURSING.com and NurseAchieve.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 28, 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Simple Nursing vs Archer Review: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/archer-review-vs-simple-nursing): 46.8% against 23.3% Share of Search.
- [Simple Nursing vs Level Up RN: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/level-up-rn-vs-simple-nursing): 46.8% against 9.4% Share of Search.
- [Simple Nursing vs UWorld: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/simple-nursing-vs-uworld): 46.8% against 9.4% Share of Search.
- [Simple Nursing vs Hurst Review: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/hurst-review-vs-simple-nursing): 46.8% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [Archer Review vs Level Up RN: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/archer-review-vs-level-up-rn): 23.3% against 9.4% Share of Search.
- [Archer Review vs UWorld: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/archer-review-vs-uworld): 23.3% against 9.4% Share of Search.
- [Archer Review vs Hurst Review: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/archer-review-vs-hurst-review): 23.3% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [Level Up RN vs UWorld: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/level-up-rn-vs-uworld): 9.4% Share of Search each.
- [Level Up RN vs Hurst Review: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/hurst-review-vs-level-up-rn): 9.4% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [UWorld vs Hurst Review: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/hurst-review-vs-uworld): 9.4% against 3.4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for United States NCLEX prep courses in September 2026?

- In September 2026, NurseAchieve overtook Kaplan to rank 7th among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, with 2.3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Simple Nursing gained share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, from 37.3% to 46.8%.
- In September 2026, Archer Review lost share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, from 27.8% to 23.3%.
- In September 2026, Level Up RN lost share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, from 11.2% to 9.4%.
- In September 2026, UWorld lost share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, from 11.2% to 9.4%.
- In September 2026, Hurst Review lost share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, from 5% to 3.4%.
- In September 2026, NURSING.com lost share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States, from 4.1% to 3.4%.
- Kaplan’s share of searches among NCLEX prep courses in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.9% to 1.8% in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Simple Nursing | 46.8% | 49.5K | +49.5% | Simple Nursing |
| 2 | Archer Review | 23.3% | 24.7K | 0.0% | Archer Review |
| 3 | Level Up RN | 9.4% | 9.9K | 0.0% | Level Up RN |
| 4 | UWorld | 9.4% | 9.9K | 0.0% | UWorld |
| 5 | Hurst Review | 3.4% | 3.6K | -18.2% | Hurst Review |
| 6 | NURSING.com | 3.4% | 3.6K | 0.0% | NURSING.com |
| 7 | NurseAchieve | 2.3% | 2.4K | +172.7% | NurseAchieve |
| 8 | Kaplan | 1.8% | 1.9K | 0.0% | Kaplan |
| 9 | ATI | 0.3% | 320 | 0.0% | ATI Nursing Education |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Simple Nursing | 60.5K | 49.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Archer Review | 26.9K | 21.9% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Level Up RN | 12.1K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | UWorld | 8.1K | 6.6% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Hurst Review | 5.4K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | NURSING.com | 5.4K | 4.4% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | NurseAchieve | 2.4K | 2% | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | ATI | 320 | 0.26% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | Simple Nursing | 49.5K | 47.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 23.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Level Up RN | 9.9K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | UWorld | 8.1K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Hurst Review | 4.4K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | NURSING.com | 4.4K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.8% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | NurseAchieve | 1.9K | 1.8% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | ATI | 320 | 0.3% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | Simple Nursing | 33.1K | 35.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Archer Review | 28K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | UWorld | 9.9K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Level Up RN | 8.1K | 8.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Hurst Review | 5.4K | 5.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | NURSING.com | 5.4K | 5.8% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | NurseAchieve | 1.9K | 2% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Kaplan | 1.6K | 1.7% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | ATI | 390 | 0.42% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Simple Nursing | 40.5K | 35.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Archer Review | 34.3K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | UWorld | 12.1K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Level Up RN | 9.9K | 8.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Hurst Review | 8.1K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | NURSING.com | 6.6K | 5.7% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | NurseAchieve | 1K | 0.87% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | ATI | 480 | 0.42% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Simple Nursing | 60.5K | 50.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 20.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Level Up RN | 12.1K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | UWorld | 8.1K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | NURSING.com | 5.4K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Hurst Review | 4.4K | 3.7% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | NurseAchieve | 1.6K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | ATI | 390 | 0.33% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | Simple Nursing | 49.5K | 46.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 23.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Level Up RN | 9.9K | 9.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | UWorld | 8.1K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | NURSING.com | 6.6K | 6.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Hurst Review | 4.4K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Kaplan | 1.6K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | NurseAchieve | 1.6K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | ATI | 390 | 0.37% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | Simple Nursing | 49.5K | 45% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 22.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Level Up RN | 9.9K | 9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | UWorld | 9.9K | 9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | NURSING.com | 6.6K | 6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Hurst Review | 5.4K | 4.9% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | NurseAchieve | 1.6K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | ATI | 390 | 0.35% | 9 |
| May 2026 | Simple Nursing | 40.5K | 33.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Archer Review | 39.2K | 32.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | UWorld | 14.8K | 12.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Hurst Review | 8.1K | 6.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Level Up RN | 8.1K | 6.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | NURSING.com | 5.4K | 4.5% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.6% | 7 |
| May 2026 | NurseAchieve | 1.6K | 1.3% | 8 |
| May 2026 | ATI | 480 | 0.4% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | Archer Review | 34.3K | 33.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Simple Nursing | 33.1K | 32.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | UWorld | 12.1K | 11.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Hurst Review | 6.6K | 6.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Level Up RN | 6.6K | 6.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | NURSING.com | 4.4K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Kaplan | 2.9K | 2.9% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | NurseAchieve | 880 | 0.87% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | ATI | 390 | 0.39% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | Simple Nursing | 33.1K | 38.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 29% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | UWorld | 9.9K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Level Up RN | 6.6K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Hurst Review | 4.4K | 5.2% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | NURSING.com | 3.6K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | NurseAchieve | 720 | 0.84% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | ATI | 390 | 0.46% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | Simple Nursing | 33.1K | 37.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 27.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Level Up RN | 9.9K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | UWorld | 9.9K | 11.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Hurst Review | 4.4K | 5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | NURSING.com | 3.6K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | NurseAchieve | 880 | 0.99% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | ATI | 320 | 0.36% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | Simple Nursing | 49.5K | 46.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Archer Review | 24.7K | 23.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Level Up RN | 9.9K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | UWorld | 9.9K | 9.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Hurst Review | 3.6K | 3.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | NURSING.com | 3.6K | 3.4% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | NurseAchieve | 2.4K | 2.3% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Kaplan | 1.9K | 1.8% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | ATI | 320 | 0.3% | 9 |

## What is being compared

- **Archer Review**: Measured on the search terms “archer nclex” and “archer review”, summed into one figure.
- **ATI**: Measured on the search term “ati nclex”.
- **Hurst Review**: Measured on the search term “hurst review”.
- **Kaplan**: Measured on the search term “kaplan nclex”.
- **Level Up RN**: Measured on the search term “level up rn”.
- **NurseAchieve**: Measured on the search term “nurse achieve”.
- **NURSING.com**: Measured on the search term “nursing.com”.
- **Simple Nursing**: Measured on the search term “simple nursing”.
- **UWorld**: Measured on the search term “uworld nclex”.

- [Archer Review](/demand/us/brands/archer-review)
- [ATI](/demand/us/brands/ati-nursing)
- [Hurst Review](/demand/us/brands/hurst-review)
- [Kaplan](/demand/us/brands/kaplan)
- [Level Up RN](/demand/us/brands/level-up-rn)
- [NurseAchieve](/demand/us/brands/nurseachieve)
- [NURSING.com](/demand/us/brands/nursing-com)
- [Simple Nursing](/demand/us/brands/simple-nursing)
- [UWorld](/demand/us/brands/uworld)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among NCLEX prep courses in the United States?

In September 2026, Simple Nursing was the most searched among NCLEX prep course brands in the United States, with an estimated 49.5K branded searches, 46.8% of all searches for the nine we track.

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