Question 1

What makes Blip different from other question banks?

Accepted Answer

A couple of things set it apart. Blip is built for active drilling, working questions and learning from every explanation, which is the part that actually moves a board score. And it gives you an honest, always-current read on where you stand: Blip tracks your mastery across every INBDE subject and updates it as you go, with each subject's status fading if you stop practicing, so green always means you've earned it recently. Adaptive selection then pulls your weak spots, missed concepts, and overdue material into each session for you, and the Quiz Builder lets you design any session you want by subject, difficulty, and tag. Every answer choice comes with a full explanation, so every question teaches you something.

Question 2

How does Blip compare to Bootcamp or Booster?

Accepted Answer

Bootcamp and Booster are comprehensive courses, with videos, study schedules, AI tutors, and a lot more bundled in. Blip does one thing and does it deeply. Our co-founder Dr. Silppa passed the INBDE on her first attempt, and her take is simple: nothing prepares you like drilling a high volume of quality questions under realistic conditions. That focus is the whole point of Blip.

Question 3

How is Blip's readiness tracking different from a progress bar?

Accepted Answer

Blip tracks readiness, not just completion. A progress bar tells you how many questions you've done. Readiness tells you whether you'd actually pass. Every subject has four criteria behind its status: your volume, your accuracy over the last 30 days, how recently you've practiced, and how confident you are versus how much you've flagged. A subject only goes green when all four hold up, and it fades if you stop practicing, so the status always reflects where you stand right now, not where you were three weeks ago. That live, honest read is the part students keep coming back for.

Question 4

Can I use Blip on its own, or alongside another course?

Accepted Answer

Both work! Paired with free resources like Mental Dental for content and Anki for memorization, Blip can carry your whole prep. If you're already in a comprehensive course, Blip adds the drill layer on top: high-volume, active, weak-spot-targeted practice you can do every day. Most students land in one of those two camps, and Blip fits either.

Question 5

Who writes the questions?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Silppa, Blip's co-founder. She's an internationally trained endodontist who practiced in India, earned her MPH in the U.S., and passed the INBDE on her first attempt. Every question in the bank is clinically reviewed and refined by her before it goes live, checked for clinical accuracy and exam relevance. A real dentist signs off on every question you drill.

Question 6

What do I get for free?

Accepted Answer

Full core access for 7 days or 250 questions, whichever comes first: every core study mode, full explanations, no card required. After the trial you move to the free plan, 10 questions a day forever, with full explanations and tagging included. Topics and mock exams are Pro-only, and Pro also removes the daily cap. Enough to judge the question quality and whether Blip fits how you study before you pay anything.

Question 7

Do you have mock exams?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can sit a full 500-question mock exam, or a shorter scope like a single day or a single section when time is tight. Each mock exam is drawn to the INBDE blueprint and timed like the real thing, so it works as an honest dress rehearsal rather than another practice set. When you finish, you get a realistic score, a breakdown by clinical content area and foundation knowledge area, your pace against the 90-second-per-question target, and a full question-by-question review. Mock exams are a paid Pro feature and aren't part of the free trial.

Question 8

Can Blip help if I failed the INBDE?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely, and retakers are some of the students Blip serves best. The second time around, the win is finding the specific areas that cost you and hammering them rather than reviewing everything again. Red-tag what you miss, and Adaptive keeps surfacing those weak spots, your overdue concepts, and anything you've flagged until they stop being weak spots. You drill where it matters most instead of restarting from zero.

Question 9

Is Blip a good fit for internationally trained dentists?

Accepted Answer

It is, and it's personal for us. Silppa is an internationally trained dentist herself, so the platform is built with longer prep timelines in mind. If you're studying over six months or a year, the annual plan keeps the full bank and every mode open the whole way through, and Adaptive makes sure a long runway doesn't turn into drilling the same comfortable questions on repeat. Your weak areas stay in front of you.

Question 10

How many questions are in the bank?

Accepted Answer

3,100+ questions and growing, all mapped to the INBDE blueprint. We care more about the mapping than the number. Every question is clinically reviewed before it enters the bank and built around how the exam actually tests, so every question earns its place. You can narrow by subject, difficulty, and tag to focus on exactly the slice you want.

Question 11

Can I use Blip on my phone?

Accepted Answer

Blip runs on any device with a browser, so your phone, tablet, and laptop all work with no app-store download. It's a responsive web app with full functionality everywhere, which means you can drill on the bus and review on your laptop without losing your place. A native app may come down the line, but you don't need one to use everything Blip does today.

Question 12

Can I cancel anytime?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every plan renews automatically so your access never lapses, and you can cancel anytime from your account. Your Pro access stays active through the end of the period you've already paid for, and you won't be charged again after that.

Question 13

What happens if I cancel?

Accepted Answer

You move to the free tier at the end of your billing period, and your tags, history, and progress all stay. When you come back, you pick up exactly where you left off.

Simple pricing. No surprises.

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