Best EDAIC Apps & Question Banks Compared (2026)

Search for "EDAIC app" and you will find a short list of products, each claiming to be the key to passing. What you actually need is dictated by the exam itself. EDAIC Part 1 is a one-day written exam of two papers — Paper A (basic sciences) and Paper B (clinical) — each consisting of 60 MTF questions with five independent true/false statements. You score +1 for every correct statement and there is no negative marking. That format shapes everything a good prep tool must do.

In practice, five things separate a genuinely useful EDAIC question bank from an expensive distraction:

• Format fidelity. Questions must be true MTF — a stem plus five independent true/false statements — not single-best-answer MCQs relabelled for the occasion.
• Explanations per statement. In MTF, each of the five statements is its own micro-question. An explanation that only covers "the answer" teaches you a fifth of what the question could.
• Volume. The syllabus spans fourteen subject areas across two papers. A few hundred questions cannot cover it; you will exhaust them long before you exhaust your weak spots.
• Mock exams. Timed, 60-question papers in the real format build the pacing and stamina the exam day demands.
• Analytics. Per-topic performance tracking is what turns question practice into a diagnostic tool rather than a scoring ritual.

One disclosure before we start: AnesCORE — one of the products below — is our own platform, so we have an obvious interest here. To keep this comparison honest, we verified every claim about the other products against their own websites, app-store listings or the ESAIC site on 4 July 2026, and where we could not verify a price or feature, we say so and point you to the vendor page instead of guessing.

The 2026 comparison at a glance

All figures checked on 4 July 2026 against each vendor's own pages. App-store prices vary by region and change without notice — always confirm on the vendor page before paying.

EDAIC Trainer — the official ESAIC option

The EDAIC Trainer is the only preparation tool made by ESAIC itself — the body that writes and runs the exam. It grew out of an initiative by the Trainees Committee and is endorsed by ESAIC's Education and Training Committee and its Examinations Committee. That provenance is its headline feature: the questions are validated and structured in the same format, covering the same topics, as the real EDAIC Part I paper.

As of July 2026, ESAIC describes the Trainer as a mobile app. You buy access through your myESAIC account for €60 (the purchase is non-refundable), and the 2026 edition is available from 2 April to 30 September 2026 with unlimited sessions during that window. The app offers 200+ EDAIC Part I-type questions with regular updates, explanations for the answers, topic selection, and progress tracking that shows your percentage score over time.

Our honest read: if you can spare €60, the EDAIC Trainer is worth having for calibration alone. Nothing else on this list can tell you what "official" question style feels like, because nothing else is written by the examining body. Its limitation is equally plain: at 200+ questions it is a calibration tool, not a complete preparation system. Most candidates attempt well over a thousand practice questions before Part 1, so you will finish the Trainer's bank early and still need a high-volume resource behind it. Use it to benchmark, not to build.

AnesCORE — our platform

AnesCORE is our own platform, so take this section as a maker's pitch — but every number in it is real, and you can check each one with a free account before believing us.

AnesCORE is built exclusively for the EDAIC and holds 29,000+ MTF practice questions in the exact Part 1 format: a stem followed by five true/false statements. Every one of those statements — not just the overall question — carries its own explanation with a source reference, which works out to 148,000+ explained statements. Content is organised into 14 syllabus topics mapped directly to the two papers: six Paper A topics (Anatomy, Equipment, Pharmacology, Physics and Clinical Measurement, Physiology and Biochemistry, Statistics and Research) and eight Paper B topics (Emergency Medicine, General Anaesthesia, Guidelines and Current Literature, Intensive Care, Pain Medicine, Preoperative Assessment, Regional Anaesthesia, Special Anaesthesia).

Around the bank sit the tools this article's checklist asks for: timed mock exams in the real format (60 questions per paper sitting, against the clock), spaced-repetition flashcards, per-topic readiness analytics, an AI study-plan generator that works backwards from your exam date, an AI tutor for follow-up questions, structured lessons across the syllabus, AnesDose short video lessons (50+ clips), and an Exam Room where you can sit a timed mock simultaneously with colleagues. If you want a method for squeezing value out of all that volume, we wrote a separate guide on how to use an EDAIC question bank effectively.

Two things worth stating plainly. First, AnesCORE is independent: it is not affiliated with or endorsed by ESAIC, and it does not contain official exam questions. Second, it is a web app — it runs in any browser on your phone, tablet or desktop, with nothing to download or install, but there is no native iOS or Android app. It is free to try with no card required, and paid plans are listed on the pricing page.

Sevotest

Sevotest is a mobile-first question bank aimed squarely at the EDAIC. Its app-store listing describes 3,000+ curated MTF questions, expanding weekly, with multiple testing modes built around distinct algorithms for testing, revision and exam simulation. Features include a timer to simulate the exam experience, a toggleable option for detailed answers and explanations, a high-yield questions filter, searchable keywords, a spaced-learning review algorithm, and detailed statistics with grade breakdowns by subject and sub-category.

It is a native app for iOS and Android — the opposite platform philosophy to AnesCORE's browser-based approach — which suits candidates who want offline-style pocket practice between cases. Pricing is subscription-based: at the time of writing, the US App Store listing showed in-app subscriptions from $17.99 per month up to $89.99 per year, alongside a 7-day trial of the premium features and a free tier limited to a set number of questions per day. Regional prices differ, so check the App Store or Google Play listing for what you would actually pay.

Our honest read: Sevotest gets the fundamentals right — true MTF format, explanations, simulation mode, per-subject statistics. Its bank is a fraction of the size of the largest options here, so heavy users may run through the fresh material sooner, but the free daily allowance makes it easy to judge the question quality yourself before subscribing.

AnesthesiaBoard

AnesthesiaBoard takes a broader approach: it is a multi-exam platform covering the EDAIC (Part I MTF questions and Part II oral simulation), the FRCA (Primary and Final), and the American ABA exams. Its site describes 7,000+ questions across those exam tracks in both MTF and single-best-answer formats, full-length mock exams for EDAIC Part I, 400+ quizzes, a digital board-focused textbook (2026 edition), and an AI-driven oral examiner that simulates a structured oral exam with examiner-style feedback reports — a genuinely unusual feature, and relevant if Part 2's SOEs are already on your horizon.

The platform is web-based and works on any device. Access is through membership plans for the EDAIC/FRCA track (with separate ABA plans), and free trial access covers the practice quizzes and AI examiner demo; the site does not publish a simple headline price, so check the vendor page for current plans.

Our honest read: the multi-exam design is AnesthesiaBoard's strength and its trade-off. If you are weighing the EDAIC against the FRCA — or expect to sit both — one platform covering both is convenient. But the 7,000+ questions are shared across three exam families, and the site does not break down how many are EDAIC-style MTF, so if maximum EDAIC-specific MTF volume is your priority, verify that number before committing.

Free options — and their honest limits

There is more free material around than most candidates realise, but it comes with real limitations.

Free tiers of paid platforms. AnesCORE offers a free account with no card required; Sevotest's free tier allows a limited number of questions per day; AnesthesiaBoard's free trial covers its practice quizzes and AI examiner demo. These are the most useful free resources available, because the questions are in (or close to) the real format and come with explanations. Their purpose, though, is to let you evaluate the platform — none of them offers enough free volume to carry a full preparation on its own.

Shared Anki decks. AnkiWeb hosts several free community-made anaesthesia decks. They can be genuinely useful for drilling isolated facts — drug doses, physiological constants, equations — and Anki's spaced-repetition engine is excellent. But be clear about what they are not: flashcards are not MTF questions, so they train recall without training the true/false judgement the exam actually tests; most shared decks are written for general anaesthesia study or for US exams rather than the EDAIC syllabus; and we could not find an established, well-maintained EDAIC-specific MTF deck. There is also no editorial control — errors in community decks persist until a stranger fixes them.

ESAIC's own free material. The ESAIC website publishes the exam regulations, syllabus and format guidance free of charge. It is not practice material, but reading it is the cheapest score-improving hour you will spend — as is pairing free questions with a proper reading list, which we cover in our guide to the best books and resources for EDAIC Part 1.

Is there an official EDAIC app?

Yes — with a precise definition of "official". ESAIC's EDAIC Trainer is the official preparation tool, and as of July 2026 ESAIC presents it as a mobile app purchased through your myESAIC account, with the 2026 edition available from 2 April to 30 September 2026. It is the only product on this page made by the organisation that sets the exam, and ESAIC itself cautions that other initiatives claiming a connection to the EDAIC are neither organised nor authorised by it.

Everything else here — AnesCORE included — is independent, third-party preparation material. AnesCORE, for its part, is a web app: it runs in any browser with no download, and there is no native mobile app to install. If a product implies official ESAIC status and is not the EDAIC Trainer, treat that as a red flag.

How to choose: match the tool to your situation

First attempt, six or more months out. Your constraint is syllabus coverage, not time. Choose one high-volume bank with per-statement explanations as your daily workhorse, build a schedule around it — our guide to an effective EDAIC study plan shows how to work backwards from the exam date — and add the EDAIC Trainer inside its access window as an official-style calibration check.

Resitting. Volume alone did not fail you last time; untargeted volume did. Prioritise analytics that expose your per-topic weaknesses and per-statement explanations that fix the why behind wrong answers, then spend your hours disproportionately on your worst topics rather than comfortably re-answering what you already know.

Short runway (weeks, not months). With the 19 September 2026 sitting close, resist buying several platforms — the switching cost alone will eat your remaining time. Pick one bank, use high-yield filtering if available, and protect time for at least two or three full timed mocks in the real 60-question format so exam-day pacing is not a surprise.

Tight budget. Combine the free tiers above with ESAIC's free syllabus material, and if you can stretch to one purchase, the €60 EDAIC Trainer is the cheapest way to see officially validated questions.

Whatever you pick, remember that a question bank is a system, not a checklist: attempting questions, reviewing every wrong statement, and revisiting flagged material at spaced intervals is what moves your score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an official EDAIC app?

Yes. ESAIC's EDAIC Trainer is the official preparation tool, described by ESAIC as a mobile app as of July 2026. Access to the 2026 edition costs €60 through a myESAIC account and runs from 2 April to 30 September 2026, offering 200+ validated Part I-style questions with explanations and progress tracking.

All other products — including AnesCORE, Sevotest and AnesthesiaBoard — are independent third-party tools, not affiliated with or endorsed by ESAIC.

Are question banks enough to pass the EDAIC?

On their own, usually not. Question banks excel at retrieval practice, exam technique and diagnosing weak areas, but they assume a foundation of understanding that textbooks, lessons and guidelines provide. The strongest preparation interleaves the two: study a topic, then immediately test it with MTF questions and review every statement you got wrong.

How many practice questions should I do before EDAIC Part 1?

Quality beats raw volume, but as a working target, attempting 1,000–2,000 questions with proper review serves most candidates better than racing through more without reflection. Review every incorrect statement, flag uncertain answers, and revisit flagged material at spaced intervals rather than counting questions completed.

Where can I find free EDAIC questions?

The most useful free sources are the free tiers of dedicated platforms: AnesCORE offers a free account with no card required, Sevotest allows a limited number of free questions per day, and AnesthesiaBoard offers free trial quizzes. Free shared Anki decks exist for anaesthesia but are flashcards rather than MTF questions and are rarely EDAIC-specific.

Treat free material as a way to evaluate quality and start momentum, not as a complete preparation — no free source currently offers exam-level volume in the true MTF format.

Do I need more than one question bank?

Most candidates do best with one high-volume bank used thoroughly, optionally topped up with the official EDAIC Trainer for calibration. Splitting time across several overlapping subscriptions multiplies cost and interface-switching without multiplying learning — depth of review in one system beats shallow coverage of three.

Try the questions before you trust the comparison

No table settles which platform fits how you study — fifteen minutes with real questions will. AnesCORE is free to try, with no card needed: open it in your browser, attempt a set of true MTF questions with every statement explained, and judge for yourself. Create your free AnesCORE account →