NWEA Secure Testing vs Magma Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NWEA Secure Testing
This application allows K-12 students to take standardized assessments on an iPad. It supports various NWEA tests, including MAP Growth and state summative assessments, ensuring a secure testing environment.
- K-12 assessment delivery
- iPad compatibility
- MAP Growth support
- MAP Growth K-2 support
- State summative assessments
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The NWEA™ Secure Testing app provides students the ability to complete our K–12 assessments on an iPad®. The app supports MAP® Growth™, MAP Growth K-2 and NWEA state summative assessments.
Magma Math
This digital math solution offers teachers and students interactive tools like handwritten solutions and automatic correction. It provides real-time progress tracking for educators and instant feedback for learners, fostering engagement and improving educational outcomes.
- Handwritten solutions
- Automatic correction
- Real-time progress tracking
- Instant feedback
- Customizable content
- Digital solution saving
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Magma Math is a digital math solution designed with teachers and students in mind. Get access to smart features like handwritten solutions, automatic correction and customizable content. Teachers can see their students' progress in real time and save their solutions digitally without any hassle. The future of math education is here! Magma Math was developed to improve the collaboration between teachers and students and thereby also the results. Students get instant feedback when they submit an answer which creates motivation and engagement. Teachers can then use the solutions in classroom discussions by projecting them on the board. - Handwritten solutions - Many different problems to choose from - Automatic correction - Smart reports - Save time and focus on what’s really important - Instant feedback - Available on all platforms - Customizable content Download the app and try it now!
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magma Math at 2.8 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. Magma Math also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months). NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 11). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magma Math holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.4K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's written reviews are positive against 20% of Magma Math's.
NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, Magma Math every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWEA Secure Testing | Magma Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) | 2.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NWEA | Radish AB |
Customer experience
NWEA Secure Testing
Magma Math
Bugs and requests
NWEA Secure Testing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Inconsistent test results
Requested features
3 requests- Allow going back to previous questions
- Provide more detailed feedback on performance
- Adjust question difficulty to grade level
Magma Math
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
Magma Math
No in-app purchases
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