UWorld Step 3 price and UWorld Step 3 QBank subscription cost for residents

UWorld sells the Step 3 QBank in three lengths on its website. The 90-day plan is $449, the 180-day plan is $499 and the 360-day plan, marked most popular, is $599. The jump from 90 to 180 days is only $50, and from 180 to 360 days it is $100, so the longer plans are cheap insurance if your exam date might slip. That matters for residents more than for students, because rotation schedules and call blocks move study time around in ways nobody can plan in July. There is no 30-day Step 3 plan for new buyers; the shortest new subscription is 90 days. A 30-day period only appears as a renewal, at $149, which you can buy before an existing subscription expires.

• 90 days: $449
• 180 days: $499
• 360 days: $599
• No 30-day plan for a first purchase

QBank Plus costs exactly $99 more at every length: $548 for 90 days, $598 for 180 and $698 for 360. The only feature it adds is Medical Videos, which UWorld describes as 500+ on-demand companion videos. Everything else on the cards is identical: full QBank access, two self-assessments, the Medical Library and the UAsk AI study assistant. If you finished Step 2 CK within the last year and mainly need questions, the plain QBank is the better buy. QBank Plus makes sense for an IMG or a resident whose Step 2 CK was several years ago and who wants a refresher on topics like pediatrics or obstetrics that their specialty no longer touches. UWorld's own pop-up offers the upgrade for $99, so you can add it later rather than paying for it up front.

• QBank Plus: $99 more at every length
• Adds 500+ medical videos only
• Same QBank, self-assessments and library
• Upgrade later for $99 if you need it

The 90-day card is missing three things the longer cards include. First, a one-time reset option, which clears your test history so you can do the bank again from scratch. Second, the Study Planner. Third, a larger UAsk allowance: up to 250 AI prompts on the 90-day plan against up to 1,000 on the 180 and 360 day plans. The reset is the one that matters. Many residents do a first pass months before the exam, then want to redo the bank in the final four weeks as fresh questions. On the 90-day plan that is not possible. If you expect to want a second pass, the $50 step up to 180 days buys it, along with three more months of access.

• One-time reset on 180 and 360 days only
• Study Planner on 180 and 360 days only
• UAsk prompts: 250 versus 1,000
• $50 more buys the reset and three months

This is the part buyers trip over. UWorld also lists Step 3 Form 1 and Form 2 for $50 each, or $80 for both, each with two weeks of access. But every Step 3 QBank and QBank Plus card on the same page lists 2 Self-Assessments as included. Step 3 has only two forms, so a QBank buyer already has both. The standalone forms are for someone who bought a different bank, such as Amboss, and wants UWorld's three-digit score estimate before booking. Each form is 160 questions that are not in the QBank. Step 1 and Step 2 CK work differently: there the 90-day plan includes one form and only the 360-day plan includes all three, which is why advice copied from Step 1 forums tells you to budget for extra forms.

• Both Step 3 forms included in every plan
• Standalone: $50 each or $80 for both
• Useful only if your bank is not UWorld
• Each form: 160 questions, not in the QBank

UWorld's listing in the US App Store shows in-app purchases of Step3 90 days at $649, Step3 180 days at $719 and Step3 360 days at $859, read on October 22, 2026. Against the website prices of $449, $499 and $599, that is $200, $220 and $260 more for the same access lengths. Buying inside the app has a second cost: UWorld's refund policy says it cannot process refunds for in-app purchases and sends you to Apple instead. The app itself is fine for studying. Buy the subscription on medical.uworld.com, then log in to the app with the same account, and the subscription syncs to your phone.

• App Store 90 days: $649
• App Store 360 days: $859
• Website is $200 to $260 cheaper
• UWorld cannot refund in-app purchases

If your exam moves, renewing is cheaper than buying again, but only before your subscription expires. UWorld's Step 3 QBank renewals are $59 for 7 days, $89 for 15, $149 for 30, $219 for 60, $259 for 90, $319 for 180 and $399 for 360 days. CCS cases can be renewed on their own, from $35 for 7 days and $75 for 30 days up to $155 for 360 days, which is useful if you finished the multiple-choice questions and only want to keep practicing cases. A self-assessment form renews for $30 for two weeks. Renewals start from your current expiration date, cannot be deferred, and do not reset your test history unless you meet UWorld's eligibility rules.

• QBank renewal: $59 for 7 days, $149 for 30
• CCS-only renewal: $75 for 30 days
• Self-assessment renewal: $30
• Must renew before the subscription expires

UWorld considers refunds on subscriptions longer than 30 days, which covers every Step 3 plan. The refund is pro-rated by whichever is larger, the share of days elapsed or the share of questions used, then a processing fee of 10% (minimum $10) comes off. If you used the reset or answered every question, no refund is allowed, and expired subscriptions get nothing. Requests have to be made within 360 days of purchase. UWorld does not offer a free trial or guest account for Step 3, only a demo with sample questions on the product page. A subscription starts when you activate it, not when you pay, so you can buy during a sale and start the clock later.

• Pro-rated by days or questions, whichever is higher
• 10% processing fee, minimum $10
• No refund after a reset
• Clock starts at activation, not purchase

Amboss sells Step 3 through the same yearly membership as every other step: $298 for a year with one month of unlimited Qbank, $378 with six months, or $448 with twelve, read from amboss.com on October 22, 2026. Amboss lists 2,250+ Step 3 questions, more than UWorld's 2,100+, and offers a full refund within 30 days. What Amboss does not sell is CCS cases; its own Step 3 FAQ tells residents to practice CCS elsewhere. Archer Review sells CCS-only courses: CCS Strategies Only for $70 (a 2-hour strategy video) and Rapid CCS Prep for $88 (40+ hours of case demonstrations and 25 high-yield case walkthroughs), each with 30 days of access. So an Amboss buyer who wants CCS practice pays roughly $448 plus $88, which is close to UWorld's $499 for 180 days with cases included.

• Amboss 12-month Qbank: $448, 2,250+ questions, no CCS
• Archer Rapid CCS Prep: $88 for 30 days
• UWorld 180 days: $499 with 90+ CCS cases
• Amboss refund: full within 30 days

Count backward from your exam. If it is under three months away and you will do one pass, buy the $449 90-day QBank and nothing else. If it is three to six months away, or you want the reset for a second pass, buy the $499 180-day plan; it is the best value on the page. Buy 360 days only if you are an intern who plans to spread Step 3 across the year, and add videos only if your Step 2 CK knowledge has faded. Whatever you buy, buy it on the website, skip the standalone self-assessments, and remember that the $955 FSMB fee for 2026 and 2027 is separate.

• Under 3 months, one pass: $449
• 3 to 6 months or a second pass: $499
• Spread across intern year: $599
• Always buy on the website, not in the app

UWorld's bank is fixed. Once you have done the 2,100 questions, the ones you keep missing are exactly the topics you cannot get more of. Aspirants.ai writes new USMLE style vignettes on whatever you choose, from neonatal jaundice management to the biostatistics item you got wrong twice, explains every answer choice, and answers follow-up questions at any hour, which suits residents who study in short gaps between shifts. It costs from $24 a month billed yearly or $49 month to month, and you can cancel any time.

• New vignettes on the topics you miss
• Every answer choice explained
• From $24/mo billed yearly, cancel any time