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medstudy.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202625 issues · 79 checks
This review found 25 issues worth fixing on medstudy.com, 5 of them high impact, across 79 checks. The most urgent: page weight: 6.8 MB in 316 requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
89B- #3,120 of 96,954 reviewed websitesbeats 95%
- #1,561 of 52,655 online storesbeats 95%
- #1,513 of 47,719 Shopify storesbeats 95%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.4 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 99 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 104 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 108 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 110 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Mobile performance score: 64
64/100Your mobile performance score is 64. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Bold Commerce, Hubspot and commoninja.com and others), adding 1.4 MB and 653 ms of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
751 KiB11 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (751 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
547 KiBAbout 547 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
7 long tasks on the main thread
7 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 462 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Render-blocking requests
450 ms6 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 450 ms.
Bold Commerce adds 271 ms
271 msBold Commerce costs a phone 271 ms of main-thread work and 484 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 2.8 s
A phone's processor spends 2.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.1 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Hubspot adds 211 ms
211 msHubspot costs a phone 211 ms of main-thread work and 401 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Improve image delivery
94 KiB2 images could be 94 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Reduce unused CSS
29 KiBAbout 29 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Legacy JavaScript
26 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 26 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify CSS
3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Minify JavaScript
2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 5 ms
5 msYour server sent the HTML in 5 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Time to Interactive: 18.4 s
18.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 18.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 931 ms
931 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 931 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 6.9 s
6.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 2.8 s
2.8 sThe first text or image appears after 2.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 2.8 s
2.8 sYour largest element takes 2.8 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Built for how memory actually works.”. Most of its time is element render delay (2.4 s).
1 image without width and height
1 image have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 10% slower for real visitors
+10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 99 ms to 110 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-3%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.5 s to 1.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
7 checks passed
Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 129 ms
129 msReal visitors wait 129 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 785 ms
785 msReal visitors wait 785 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 6.8 MB in 316 requests
6.8 MBYour homepage downloads 6.8 MB in 316 requests on a phone: media 2.9 MB (1), scripts 2.0 MB (54) and other files 1.3 MB (217). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.9 g of CO₂ per visit
1.91 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.91 g of CO₂e: 229.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Summary elements must have discernible text (1 element)
Summary elements must have discernible text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (6 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 6 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
13 links without text
13 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (3 elements).
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 2 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
47 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 49 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 47 passed and 2 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
64 internal links, 13 external
The homepage links to 64 pages on medstudy.com and 13 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 152 characters
Your meta description is 152 characters: “Board prep built on learning science for Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Med School — Core books, Qbank+, flashcards …”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Built for how memory actually works.”.
Title: 48 characters
Your title is a healthy 48 characters: “MedStudy | Board Prep Built for How Memory Works”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://medstudy.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://medstudy.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://medstudy.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,097 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
3 pages without a meta description
https://medstudy.com/pages/programs-institutions, https://medstudy.com/pages/resources and https://medstudy.com/pages/free-trial have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
2 pages without an H1
https://medstudy.com/pages/programs-institutions and https://medstudy.com/pages/resources have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 31 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
7 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 7 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
11 of 12 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 970 words of copy
The homepage carries about 970 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP”.
8 calls to action
The homepage has 8 calls to action, for example “Start free trial”, “Learn more about our story →” and “Join Our Team”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 33 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: HubSpot.
Privacy and tracking
6 trackers load before any consent
6Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Reddit Pixel and 1 more (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
15 cookies set on arrival
15Opening the homepage sets 15 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
27 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 27 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at medstudy.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- 10 Shopify Products;Shopify;Shopify Plus
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- Colorado Springs
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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