Free vs Premium - what’s included
DMV Ready is free to download and use every day. Premium removes the daily limits and unlocks the AI Hub. No ads in either tier, no signup required to start.
No tricks in the price: no ads in either tier, no signup required to start, and the One-Time purchase has no recurring charge. Monthly is a subscription with a free trial and can be cancelled any time in your App Store settings.
What’s included at each level
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Full exams | 1 per day (3 total) | Unlimited |
| Practice tickets (20-question state tests) | Tickets 1-5 | All tickets |
| Topics (practice by category) | First 5 topics | All 14 topics |
| Rule cards / study library | First 3 subcategories | All subcategories |
| Mistake drills | 5 per day | Unlimited |
| Sign Quiz & Sign Reference | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AI Hub: Quick Practice, Readiness Predictor, Study Plan, AI Sign Scanner | Not included | Included |
| Achievements, leaderboard, progress dashboard | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Ads | None | None |
Everything above is free every day, no signup required: a full practice exam, your first 5 practice tickets, your first 5 topics, your first 3 rule-card subcategories, 5 mistake drills, and unlimited Sign Quiz. That is enough to genuinely study for your permit test before you spend anything.
What Premium actually unlocks
- Unlimited exams instead of 1 per day (3 total) - keep re-testing as many times as you want the week before your DMV appointment.
- Every practice ticket for your state, not just the first 5.
- Every topic and every rule-card subcategory, not just the free starter set.
- The AI Hub: Quick Practice (an algorithm that re-drills your actual weak topics), Readiness Predictor (a pass-readiness estimate calibrated to your state’s real passing bar), Study Plan (a day-by-day plan toward your test date), and AI Sign Scanner (point your camera at a sign, get the meaning - iOS only, fully on-device).
- Unlimited mistake drills and mini-quizzes instead of the daily caps.
Premium is a One-Time purchase or a Monthly subscription with a free trial - see current pricing on the App Store for the exact numbers, since App Store prices can change and we never want to publish a stale figure here.
What DMV Ready does, in four points
Whichever tier you use, four things decide whether a permit-test app is worth your study time. Here is what DMV Ready does about each, and where the free line falls.
- State-specific questions drawn from official handbooks. All 50 states plus DC, each with its own question set matched to that state’s current driver handbook, and every answer re-verified against official state DMV sources. Both tiers.
- Practice that re-targets the questions you missed. Wrong answers feed mistake drills (5 a day free, unlimited on Premium), and your Mastery Deck filters down to the questions you answered incorrectly. Quick Practice, in the AI Hub, picks your weakest topics for you and is Premium only.
- Full-length timed exam simulation. Exam mode runs your state’s real format: its question count, its passing score, and its time limit. 1 per day (3 total) on free, unlimited on Premium.
- An explanation on every answer. Each question shows the rule behind the correct answer in plain language, not just a right-or-wrong mark. Both tiers.
New to the app? Take a free DMV practice test first and see the format before you pick a tier.
Frequently asked questions
Is DMV Ready really free to start?
Yes. You can download the app, take a full practice exam, work through your first 5 practice tickets and first 5 topics, and use Sign Quiz without paying anything or creating an account.
What do I lose if I never upgrade to Premium?
You are capped at 1 full exam per day (3 total), your first 5 practice tickets, your first 5 topics, your first 3 rule-card subcategories, and 5 mistake drills per day. The AI Hub (Quick Practice, Readiness Predictor, Study Plan, AI Sign Scanner) stays locked. Sign Quiz, Sign Reference, achievements, and the leaderboard are unlimited either way.
Are there ads in the free tier?
No. DMV Ready has no ads in the free tier or Premium - that has been true since launch and it is not changing.
Do I need to create an account to use the free tier?
No. You can start practicing immediately after installing the app. Progress syncs to iCloud automatically; a Game Center sign-in is only needed if you want to appear on the leaderboard.
What’s the difference between Premium Monthly and Premium One-Time?
Both grant identical access to every Premium feature - there is no feature difference between them. Monthly is a subscription with a free trial; One-Time is a single purchase with no recurring charge. See current pricing for the exact numbers.
Want the full picture, including how DMV Ready compares to other permit-test apps on price? See the pricing page, or head back to the DMV Ready homepage. Librarians and program staff evaluating this for patrons should start at our page for libraries, which covers the ad-free, no-account terms we offer institutions.
