Crack DAT PAT vs Bootcamp

[Mary1984]

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Hi,
I would like to know which one of these two are more similar to the real DAT PAT? Crack DAT PAT or Bootcamp PAT section? To me Crack DAT PAT is easier.

Thanks,

 

[alumdent]

Boot camp is the best for PAT

 

[FeralisExtremum]

I think Bootcamp is the best practice for the real DAT even though it's more difficult in most sections because it lets you get good enough at the straightforward sections to have more time for the harder ones. Section by section:

Keyholes: might have had a hard version on my test but they were INSANELY difficult, much harder than even Bootcamp, and used crazy objects.
TFE: difficulty on par with Bootcamp and CrackDAT, but Bootcamp has better explanations.
Angles: on par with CrackDAT, much easier than anything on Bootcamp. Bootcamp was overkill in this section, the real deal was actually pretty easy.
Hole Punching: I couldn't figure out where they punched the hole on a few of these, but aside from that, this section is pretty much the same across all resources.
Cube Counting: difficulty on par with Bootcamp. CrackDAT likes to mess with illusions that don't actually show up on the real thing in this section.
Pattern Folding: about on par with CrackDAT. Bootcamp is a lot harder but I would say more useful towards practice because the explanations are significantly better.

 

[tooth_hurty]

I think Bootcamp is the best practice for the real DAT even though it's more difficult in most sections because it lets you get good enough at the straightforward sections to have more time for the harder ones. Section by section:

Keyholes: might have had a hard version on my test but they were INSANELY difficult, much harder than even Bootcamp, and used crazy objects.
TFE: difficulty on par with Bootcamp and CrackDAT, but Bootcamp has better explanations.
Angles: on par with CrackDAT, much easier than anything on Bootcamp. Bootcamp was overkill in this section, the real deal was actually pretty easy.
Hole Punching: I couldn't figure out where they punched the hole on a few of these, but aside from that, this section is pretty much the same across all resources.
Cube Counting: difficulty on par with Bootcamp. CrackDAT likes to mess with illusions that don't actually show up on the real thing in this section.
Pattern Folding: about on par with CrackDAT. Bootcamp is a lot harder but I would say more useful towards practice because the explanations are significantly better.

How about qvault's PAT vs CrackDAT? So far I've only been using Bootcamp

 

[FeralisExtremum]

Qvault vs Crack (with the caveat that Qvault has almost no explanations for its PAT which makes it good practice but hard to learn from one's mistakes):

Keyholes: Qvault is more difficult than Crack (and closer to the real DAT in difficulty)
TFE: Qvault is much more difficult than Crack, Crack is closer to the real DAT in difficulty here.
Angles: Both on par with real DAT difficulty
Hole Punching: Qvault is a bit more difficult than Crack and a little closer to the real DAT here, because it prepares you for those crazy 1/3rd folds, back folds, etc.
Cube Counting: Qvault closer to real DAT difficulty (CrackDAT is usually fine for cubes but sometimes they have weird "illusions")
Pattern Folding: both on par with real DAT difficulty