NWEA Secure Testing vs PAX UP! Teachers
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.
PAX UP! Teachers
This app supports educators in implementing the PAX Good Behavior Game and tracking student progress. It serves as a tool for data collection and reporting for trained professionals.
- PAX Good Behavior Game implementation
- Baseline and progress monitoring
- Spleem-counting
- Data collection
- Reporting device
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This app is designed to facilitate PAX Good Behavior Game implementation and baseline/progress-monitoring spleem-counting, and to serve as a data collection and reporting device. The PAX Up! Teacher app is available for all educators who have a kit and are trained in the PAX Good Behavior Game by certified PAX trainers. If you are interested in PAX good Behavior Game training, contact training@paxis.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PAX UP! Teachers at 4.9 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. PAX UP! Teachers also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and device support (3 vs 1). NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PAX UP! Teachers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, PAX UP! Teachers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWEA Secure Testing | PAX UP! Teachers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NWEA | Paxis Institute |
Customer experience
NWEA Secure Testing
PAX UP! Teachers
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
PAX UP! Teachers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
PAX UP! Teachers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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