spent the last few months mapping short mcqs directly to first aid topics (ios/ipad) because i hated passive reading... need your feedback
hey guys,
like everyone else studying for step 1, i absolutely dreaded passive reading through the first aid book. trying to force yourself to remember dry bullet points without testing yourself immediately is basically just an illusion of competence.
i couldn't find a quick, casual tool that let me read a subtopic and instantly test myself on those exact micro-concepts, so i decided to build one myself on iOS called stepaid.
i wanted to make a tool that actually fits into a student's daily routine, so here is how it works and what you can access:
completely free features:
daily mix: a quick section where you get 20 randomized high-yield questions daily just to keep older systems fresh via spaced repetition.
editors pick: a daily high-yield topic with custom clinical application questions pushed straight to your feed.
premium features:
chapter-by-chapter mapping: you read a specific section in the book, then immediately open the app and do a targeted micro-quiz on that exact topic to see the traps. the question count scales automatically depending on how dense or deep the subtopic itself is.
there are also some performance analytics built in to help track your weak areas over time. i'm working on adding a bookmark feature next because i completely blanked on adding that during the initial push, lol.
i really want this to be a genuinely helpful tool for the community, so if you're actively looking for a way to break up the monotony of reading FA, please give it a test. i would absolutely love your honest feedback here on the layout, the questions, or what features you want to see added next.