Head to head

RemoteNurse vs Archer Review

In 2025, 47.3% of first-time internationally educated candidates passed the NCLEX-RN, against 86.7% of first-time US-educated candidates. Repeat internationally educated candidates passed at 30.5%, so a second attempt is materially harder. Here is what Archer Review publishes, with sources and dates.

Archer costs less per question than we do and publishes more of them, and this page would be worthless if it pretended otherwise. What we can put beside that is a smaller bank built to one blueprint, four exams rather than thirty, and a refusal to publish any pass rate at all.

Facts last checked 15 September 2026

What do NCLEX pass rates show for international nurses?

In 2025, first-time internationally educated candidates passed the NCLEX-RN at 47.3%, against 86.7% for first-time US-educated candidates.
source · read 15 September 2026
Of first-time internationally educated candidates educated in the Philippines, 22,793 sat the NCLEX-RN in 2025 and 10,433 passed, a rate of 45.8%.
source · read 15 September 2026
Repeat internationally educated candidates passed at 30.5% in 2025, so a second attempt is materially harder than a first.
source · read 15 September 2026

What does Archer Review cost and include?

Archer Review

An NCLEX question bank with computer adaptive tests, readiness assessments and video rationales, sold in one to six month plans.

NCLEX-RN plans run from $79 for one month of question bank and adaptive tests up to $599 for six months of their Intense PREP programme. Sure PASS, the tier that carries the guarantee, starts at $159 for one month.
source · read 15 September 2026
Publishes its NCLEX-RN bank as 3,100+ questions with 2026 updates, and 30+ readiness assessments and adaptive exams on every plan.
Their own claim · source · read 15 September 2026
Their guarantee requires first-time users to score high or very high on four consecutive readiness assessments before sitting. Their own page adds that results are not guaranteed and individual results may vary.
source · read 15 September 2026
The Sure PASS page states a 99% pass rate and footnotes it as based on self-reported outcomes from users who completed all Sure PASS programme requirements.
Their own claim · source · read 15 September 2026
Their NCLEX-RN plans page puts the same figure at 98.98%, not the 99% on the Sure PASS page. We are reporting both rather than picking one.
Their own claim · source · read 15 September 2026
The ArcherRN Exit Exam is a 150-question, five-hour simulation sold on its own at $59 for one month of access. The plans page describes the same exam as a $39 value when bundled, so the two figures on their site differ.
source · read 15 September 2026
They publish a Study Calendar in 4, 6, 9 and 12 week lengths, included with the paid plans rather than sold separately.
source · read 15 September 2026

What we could not verify

What a qualifying candidate actually receives on a fail. Their Sure PASS page sets out who qualifies but does not say whether the remedy is a refund, an extension or something else.
What the guarantee means for someone buying a second time. Their condition is written for "first-time users of Archer Review" and their page does not say whether that means first-time NCLEX candidates, first-time Archer customers, or both. We are not going to guess on a retake.
Free trial. Their pages offer a demo and sample questions but give no count or duration for the NCLEX product.

How does RemoteNurse differ?

Every flashcard names the page it came from, and states a number only where that page states it. A build check reads all 140 and fails if one asserts a figure its cited source does not contain.
The question bank covers the eight client-needs categories in the 2026 RN plan. Our fixed 100-question practice forms include three six-item case studies; the NCLEX itself is variable-length CAT, so the forms are not full exam simulations.
We publish no pass rate, because we have no outcome data. A pass rate from a company's own students who finished its own programme is not a rate you can apply to yourself.
The licensure tracker covers the part before the exam: credentials evaluation, board application, the Authorization to Test, scheduling. It holds what your own board told you rather than restating rules that differ by board.

Who should not choose RemoteNurse?

Questions per dollar is how you are deciding. Archer publishes 3,100+ from $79 a month.
You want a lot of readiness assessments to grind. They publish 30+; we ship four, on purpose, because a form you have already seen no longer measures you.
You want a named guarantee to point at. Sure PASS exists and ours does not, even with the remedy unstated on their page.

Common questions

What do NCLEX pass rates show for international nurses?

In 2025, first-time internationally educated candidates passed the NCLEX-RN at 47.3%, against 86.7% for first-time US-educated candidates.

What does Archer Review cost and include?

Archer Review: An NCLEX question bank with computer adaptive tests, readiness assessments and video rationales, sold in one to six month plans. NCLEX-RN plans run from $79 for one month of question bank and adaptive tests up to $599 for six months of their Intense PREP programme. Sure PASS, the tier that carries the guarantee, starts at $159 for one month.

Who should not choose RemoteNurse?

Questions per dollar is how you are deciding. Archer publishes 3,100+ from $79 a month. You want a lot of readiness assessments to grind. They publish 30+; we ship four, on purpose, because a form you have already seen no longer measures you. You want a named guarantee to point at. Sure PASS exists and ours does not, even with the remedy unstated on their page.