NWEA Secure Testing vs iTester
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.
iTester
This application serves as a digital kiosk for students to take assessments. It provides a consistent testing experience across devices, mirroring the functionality of its desktop counterpart. Designed for educational institutions, it ensures secure and reliable delivery of student evaluations.
- Secure test-taking environment
- Consistent cross-device experience
- Next-generation assessment delivery
- Supports student evaluations
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The iTester app is the test taking kiosk for student assessments. iTester is a next-generation assessment delivery platform developed by Texas-based eMetric LLC. The iTester app offers the same content delivery and features as the desktop application to provide a consistent testing experience for all students. For supported versions, see the technology guidelines posted on the Help & Support site.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iTester at 5.0 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. iTester also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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.
iTester holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, iTester every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWEA Secure Testing | iTester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NWEA | eMetric LLC |
Customer experience
NWEA Secure Testing
iTester
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
iTester
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
iTester
No in-app purchases
Questions
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