NWEA Secure Testing vs Upstrive Education
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.
Upstrive Education
This app helps manage student and staff wellbeing and engagement. It provides deep insights and powerful tools to achieve stronger results for both students and staff.
- Student wellbeing management
- Staff wellbeing management
- Engagement tracking
- Deep insights
- Powerful tools
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Upstrive Education is the one tool you need to manage student and staff wellbeing and engagement. Get stronger results for students and staff through deep insights and powerful tools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Upstrive Education at 74% against NWEA Secure Testing's 18%. Upstrive Education also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 12). 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.
Upstrive Education holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.4K ratings behind it against 12, 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 74% of Upstrive Education's.
NWEA Secure Testing ships an update every 8 months, Upstrive Education every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWEA Secure Testing | Upstrive Education |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) | 4.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NWEA | Upstrive GmbH |
Customer experience
NWEA Secure Testing
Upstrive Education
User reviews
NWEA Secure Testing
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Accurate assessment of student progress
- ⏱️ Efficient testing experience
- 💻 Works well on computers
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overly difficult and stressful questions
- 🔒 Restrictive app lock feature
- 🕰️ Inconsistent test duration
- 🤢 Caused health issues for some users
Upstrive Education
From 12 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps with feelings
- 👍 Useful for school
- 👍 Allows sharing feelings privately
- 👍 Provides tips for improvement
- 👍 Good for mindfulness
Room to improve
- 👎 Interrupts in school
- 👎 Not working
- 👎 Boring to do in school
- 👎 Laggy
- 👎 Internet issues
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
Upstrive Education
Reported bugs
4 issues- App glitches a lot
- Internet issues
- Laggy
- App not working
Requested features
2 requests- Add more emotions (e.g., energetic)
- Make password simpler for new year
In-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
Upstrive Education
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NWEA Secure Testing free?
Is Upstrive Education free?
Which has better reviews, NWEA Secure Testing or Upstrive Education?
Do NWEA Secure Testing or Upstrive Education have ads?
Which is updated more often, NWEA Secure Testing or Upstrive Education?
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