NCLEX Bootcamp (bootcamp.com) is a question-bank product: 2,800+ NCLEX questions, 50 NCLEX case studies, four readiness exams, and crash-course videos, sold in one-, two-, and three-month plans. Trelos is a complete daily study system built on retention: it teaches every concept, drills it, and schedules review so it's still there on test day. It does not include NGN case studies or full-length readiness exams. One rehearses the exam's formats; the other keeps the content from decaying.
Bootcamp built its reputation on exam-style practice: a bank of 2,800+ questions, 50 NCLEX case studies, four readiness exams, a study-schedule builder, and short strategy courses, all mobile-friendly. Its pricing page lists sale prices of $59 for one month, $99 for two, and $129 for three (regular prices $79, $159 and $239). Its pass guarantee is a full refund on the two- and three-month plans, conditional on meeting its three “Pass Targets” and buying at least 30 days before your exam. Current plans are on Bootcamp's pricing page.
Trelos is a mobile-first retention engine. Every concept runs the same loop: guess first, short lesson, practice, then scheduled review timed to just before you'd forget. Confident mistakes come back first. Practice is interleaved. The NCLEX-RN track covers 216 questions across 36 concepts in six client-needs sections; the NCLEX-PN track, 216 questions across 36 concepts on the PN test plan. All standard multiple choice, including six NGN-style clinical-judgment cases written as standard questions; Trelos has no NGN item formats such as bowtie, matrix or extended drag-and-drop. Trelos covers the full content plan on its own; it does not include NGN case studies or full-length timed readiness exams.
| Trelos | NCLEX Bootcamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Retention engine: guess → learn → drill → scheduled review | Question bank + case studies + readiness exams |
| Question bank | 216 (RN) across 36 concepts | 2,800+ |
| NGN item types | No NGN formats — six clinical-judgment cases written as standard multiple choice | 50 NCLEX case studies |
| Spaced review | Automatic, built into every concept | Not a stated feature |
| Access | 12 months, one payment | 1, 2, or 3 months |
| Price | Free to start · $19 launch price ($39 after Nov 30) · pass guarantee | $59 / $99 / $129 for 1 / 2 / 3 months (sale prices) |
| Guarantee | Access extended free until you pass, conditions apply | Refund on 2- and 3-month plans, conditions apply |
| Best for | Keeping content producible for weeks | Format rehearsal and case-study practice |
Choose Bootcamp if your weakness is the exam's formats — case studies, select-all, prioritization under a clock — and you want a large bank to rehearse them in. Trelos doesn't include those formats.
Choose Trelos if your weakness is retention: pharmacology, lab values, and infection control you've studied and keep losing. A bank shows you that you've forgotten it; Trelos is built to stop the forgetting, and it does so in short sessions you'll actually keep up.
Bootcamp's three-month plan is a fair price for a strong bank. But a bank can't bring a concept back three days later, then ten, then thirty — that scheduling gets left to willpower, and willpower is what runs out in week six. Trelos automates it, from what you actually missed. The first topics are free with no sign-up; one payment buys 12 months, extended free if you meet the guarantee's conditions and don't pass.
Pass guarantee: learn every concept in your track and keep up your scheduled reviews, and if you still don't pass, your access is extended free — three more months per attempt — until you do. It's an extension, not a refund.
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Related: NCLEX-RN Guide · NCLEX-PN Guide · NCLEX Study Plan · Failed the NCLEX?, or browse all Trelos exam guides.
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