Comparison

NWEA Secure Testing vs SchoolPass Visitor Management

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • K-12 assessment delivery
  • iPad compatibility
  • MAP Growth support
  • MAP Growth K-2 support
  • State summative assessments
Features
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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.

About

SchoolPass Visitor Management

This platform streamlines K-12 school operations by automating student arrival, attendance, and dismissal. It enhances campus safety by managing visitor sign-ins and alerts for late arrivals or early departures, making processes faster and more secure.

Highlights
  • Automated student arrival, attendance, dismissal
  • Visitor screening and sign-in/out
  • Customizable alerts for campus entry/exit
  • Continuous scan mode for attendance
  • SIS integrations for automated attendance
  • Real-time campus population tracking
Features
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SchoolPass is a student safety and communications platform used around the country helping K-12 schools automate and manage student arrival, attendance, and dismissal - making the process easier, safer, and 50% faster. Visitor Management 2.0 has a fresh new look and powerful enhancements that allow you to rapidly screen and process sign in and out for visitors, as well as your entire campus population. Tailor alerts so you know exactly who is entering and exiting school facilities, and when students arrive late or leave early. Utilize continuous scan mode and a host of SIS integrations to automate day level attendance for hundreds students with the scan of a QR code, Barcode, or RFID card. Administrators will know who is not on campus at the start of the day before first period classes have even recorded attendance.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SchoolPass Visitor Management at 4.6 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. SchoolPass Visitor Management also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 10). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SchoolPass Visitor Management holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, SchoolPass Visitor Management fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NWEA Secure Testing versus SchoolPass Visitor Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNWEA Secure TestingSchoolPass Visitor Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (1.4K ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNWEARaptor Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

NWEA Secure Testing

All ratings1,350 ratings
Positive11.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative86.7%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative77.1%

SchoolPass Visitor Management

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

SchoolPass Visitor Management

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NWEA Secure Testing

No in-app purchases

None

SchoolPass Visitor Management

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NWEA Secure Testing free?
NWEA Secure Testing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SchoolPass Visitor Management free?
SchoolPass Visitor Management is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NWEA Secure Testing or SchoolPass Visitor Management?
SchoolPass Visitor Management is rated higher. NWEA Secure Testing averages 1.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while SchoolPass Visitor Management averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do NWEA Secure Testing or SchoolPass Visitor Management have ads?
Neither NWEA Secure Testing nor SchoolPass Visitor Management shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NWEA Secure Testing or SchoolPass Visitor Management?
NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, and SchoolPass Visitor Management fortnightly. Most recently, NWEA Secure Testing was updated on October 18, 2026 and SchoolPass Visitor Management on October 5, 2026.

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