RBT exam · checked November 13, 2026
RBT exam prep compared, honestly
Start with the BACB's free outline, whatever else you buy. If you want the most practice questions for your money, Pocket Prep or Mometrix will give you more than we do. If you'd rather learn each outline task in short lessons and pay once, that's what ClassMetric is for.
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The exam you're preparing for
The RBT exam has 85 questions, 75 scored and 10 unscored, each with four options, and you get 90 minutes. It is written to the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.): 43 tasks in 6 content areas. The BACB charges $65 to apply and Pearson VUE charges $45 for each exam appointment. All of that is from the RBT Handbook (updated 10/2026).
At a glance
| Option | Price | What you get | Free to try |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACB outline and handbook | Free | The 43 tasks the exam tests, and the exam rules | All of it |
| Pocket Prep (RBT) | $20.99 a month, $49.99 for 3 months, $124.99 a year | 600 questions in 6 subjects; iPhone, Android, web | 30 questions |
| Mometrix online course | $39.99 a month, renews until you cancel | 760+ questions, 180+ flashcards, 50+ lessons, 8 full practice tests | A free practice exam (Mometrix Academy); 7-day money-back on the course |
| Mometrix study guide | $34.99 list; $19.99 ebook, $24.99 print | A book with 3 full practice tests | No; 1-year money-back guarantee |
| ABA Flash RBT cards | $59.99, printed and shipped to you | 100 printed visual flashcards | No sample we could find |
| Free flashcard decks | Free | Sets made by other students | All of it |
| ClassMetric RBT | $29 once | 36 story lessons over all 43 tasks, 300 practice questions | Lesson 1 and a 25-question check |
Sources: RBT Handbook, Pocket Prep RBT, Mometrix RBT course, Mometrix RBT study guide, ABA Flash RBT Exam Study Cards. All checked November 13, 2026.
The BACB's own materials
The test content outline is the list the exam is written from, and the handbook says plainly that the BACB "recommends that you prepare for the RBT examination by reviewing the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.) and the materials gathered from your 40-hour training and Competency Assessment." The same page notes that it "cannot endorse specific study guides," and that buying one doesn't guarantee a pass. We didn't find practice questions from the BACB itself. The outline tells you what to know, not how well you know it, so most people pair it with something that quizzes them.
Everyone should start here. If money is tight and your 40-hour training notes are good, the outline and your notes make a real plan on their own.
Pocket Prep
Pocket Prep's RBT page lists 600 questions split across six subjects, from 66 on behavior assessment to 150 on behavior acquisition. You can try 30 questions free. Premium is $20.99 for a month, $49.99 for three months or $124.99 for a year, on iPhone, Android and the web. The page also says that if you don't pass, Pocket Prep gives you three more months of Premium free; it didn't list conditions, so read the terms before you count on it.
Pocket Prep fits you if you learn by answering lots of questions on your phone and expect to study for a month or less. A single month costs less than a ClassMetric class.
Mometrix
Mometrix sells two different things. The online course is $39.99 a month and renews until you cancel; the page counts 760+ practice questions (its title says 750+), 180+ flashcards, 50+ study lessons and 8 full-length practice tests. Billing starts right away, it is "not a free trial," and there's a 7-day money-back guarantee. The study guide lists at $34.99, with the ebook at $19.99 and print at $24.99, and a one-year money-back guarantee, and its title promises 3 full-length practice tests.
Pick the course if you want the biggest question bank here and full-length timed practice. The book suits you if you study best on paper and want one lower-priced reference.
ABA Flash
ABA Flash's RBT Exam Study Cards are a printed deck: the product listing shows $59.99 and ships physically, and the ABA Flash home page describes them as 100 visual flashcards built from the BACB task list, covering measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation and ethics. We didn't see practice questions or a mock exam included.
The cards suit visual learners, study groups and anyone who wants time away from a screen. Pair them with something that gives you exam-style questions.
Free flashcard decks
Sites like Quizlet host RBT decks made by other students. They cost nothing and some are good. Anyone can post one, though, so quality varies, and we couldn't load Quizlet's RBT listing or its pricing page to count decks or confirm the price of its paid tier, so we won't guess. One warning from the handbook: candidates are "permanently prohibited from disclosing the content of BACB examination questions," including on "online study sites." A deck that claims to hold real exam questions is either wrong or breaking the rules, and you don't want either.
They're good for quick vocabulary drills on a budget, as long as you check anything surprising against the outline.
ClassMetric
Our RBT Exam Prep class is 35 five-minute story lessons that cover all 43 outline tasks, with questions inside each lesson, then 300 practice questions weighted like the exam, each with an explanation of why the wrong answers are wrong. It's $29 once, with no subscription. Lesson 1 plays free in your browser with no account, and so does a 25-question check across all six content areas. Every lesson is written with the outline and handbook text in front of the AI and checked against them before it ships; our bench shows why we don't skip that step.
Our bank is smaller. 300 questions is half of Pocket Prep's bank and well under Mometrix's. We launched on November 13, 2026, so there are no reviews and no pass record to show you. You can use it on the web or in the Android app; the iPhone app is in TestFlight and not in the App Store yet.
We're the right pick if the tasks still feel shaky and you want them explained in order, in short sittings, for one price. If you already know the material and just want the most practice questions, skip us. Pocket Prep or the Mometrix course is the better buy for that.
What we'd do
Read the outline once, so you know what's on the test. Take a free check, ours or Pocket Prep's 30 questions, to see where you stand. If whole content areas feel shaky, learn them before you drill: lessons, your 40-hour notes, or the Mometrix book. Our RBT study guide lays out an order, area by area, with the time each takes. If you're wondering whether you need any of it, here's how hard the RBT exam is, by the BACB's pass rates. If the words themselves are shaky, start with our ABA terms list. If you mostly need reps, buy a month of questions. Either way, keep the outline open and trust it over any app, ours included.