NWEA Secure Testing vs AR Orbitals
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.
AR Orbitals
Explore 3D visualizations of electron orbitals in augmented reality. This app calculates and displays orbital shapes based on quantum numbers in real-time, offering an interactive way to understand atomic structure.
- Augmented reality visualization
- 3D orbital shapes
- Quantum number input
- Real-time wavefunction evaluation
- Hydrogen-like atom model
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Visualize electron orbitals in augmented reality, and see the orbital shapes produced by any valid set of quantum numbers in 3D. AR Orbitals evaluates the wavefunction equations for a 1-electron hydrogen-like atom and ray traces them in real time using Unity and ARKit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AR Orbitals at 2.8 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. AR Orbitals 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, 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.
AR Orbitals 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 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's written reviews are positive against 17% of AR Orbitals's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, AR Orbitals every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWEA Secure Testing | AR Orbitals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) | 2.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 16.7% 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NWEA | Alexander Zhang |
Customer experience
NWEA Secure Testing
AR Orbitals
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
AR Orbitals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
AR Orbitals
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NWEA Secure Testing free?
Is AR Orbitals free?
Which has better reviews, NWEA Secure Testing or AR Orbitals?
Do NWEA Secure Testing or AR Orbitals have ads?
Which is updated more often, NWEA Secure Testing or AR Orbitals?
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