Comparison

SafeExamBrowser vs Sofraa Education

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

Head to head
About

SafeExamBrowser

This app creates a secure browser environment for online exams, preventing students from accessing other apps or websites. It locks down devices into an assessment kiosk mode, ensuring exam integrity on both personal and institutional iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Secure kiosk browser environment
  • Prevents app switching and website access
  • Assessment kiosk mode
  • Supports unmanaged and managed iOS devices
  • Configurable via API, files, links, and QR codes
  • Integrates with LMS and exam systems
  • Optional Dock and slider menu for commands
Features
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SafeExamBrowser (SEB) is a secure kiosk web browser environment used to carry out e-assessments that run on exam servers. SEB opens a web browser without an address and search bar, loads a pre-configured webpage and locks an iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch) into an assessment kiosk mode. This mode prevents students from switching to other apps (unless additional permitted apps are configured), accessing websites and communicating with other students during an exam. SEB enables secure exams on unmanaged iOS devices like students' own iPads as well as on iOS devices owned and managed by an institution. SEB doesn't use a centralized server or cloud service; it can be configured with an API, configuration files, links and QR codes. It can be used with most web-based quiz and e-assessment systems. For improved security and usability, some exam systems provide additional built-in support for SEB. Currently, SEB integrates especially well with learning management systems (LMS) such as Moodle, OpenOlat, ILIAS and with several non-commercial and commercial exam systems, such as Inspera Assessment, Dugga, Exam.net, EvaExam and Ans. SEB uses one of the single app modes provided by iOS. After an exam is submitted, SEB can automatically end the app self-lock assessment mode (an exam invigilator could also use a quit password to end the SEB exam session and unlock the device if necessary). SEB features an optional Dock displaying buttons for various commands. Instead or in addition, a left slider menu shows a list of open browser tabs and commands which can be used to (if enabled in settings) quit an exam session, jump back to the start page of an exam, reload a web page, and navigate back/forward in the browsing history. SEB for iOS uses the same format for encrypted .seb configuration files as the SEB versions for other platforms. Those config files allow to individually configure SEB to display the start page of an exam system or an exam portal page with a list of links to current exams. If SEB for iOS is installed using a mobile device management (MDM) system, its initial configuration can easily be deployed using the "MDM Managed Configuration" feature. You can also directly start an exam with an individual configuration in SEB for iOS using a special config hyperlink. This link can be opened by examinees from Safari, Mail or a messenger app. In addition, you can use QR codes containing SEB links or even full, individual configurations. An exam can directly be started in SEB by using the iOS Camera app or the built-in QR code scanner. SEB also works together with Apple Classroom, teachers can start individually configured exams on all student devices. See https://safeexambrowser.org/ios for more information. SafeExamBrowser for iOS was developed by Daniel R. Schneider, ETH Zurich, IT Services, based on the original idea of Safe Exam Browser by Stefan Schneider, University of Giessen Project concept: Thomas Piendl, Daniel R. Schneider, Damian Büchel, Andreas Hefti, Nadim Ritter, Dirk Bauer, Michael Kern, Kai Reuter, Tobias Halbherr, Karsten Burger, Marco Lehre, Brigitte Schmucki, Oliver Rahs. Safe Exam Browser is released as freeware. The code is subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may only use these files in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ . Important parts of this project have been carried out as part of the program "AAA/SWITCH – e-Infrastructure for e-Science" led by SWITCH, the Swiss National Research and Education Network and the cooperative project "Learning Infrastructure" (part of the CRUS program "Information scientifique: accès, traitement et sauvegarde") coordinated by SWITCH, and was supported by funds from the ETH Board and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

About

Sofraa Education

Features
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Sindibad International Corporation Is a public services, e-marketing, social networking and strategic partnership organization at the level of training, education and service organizations across the world, registered in the UK and headquartered in Algeria. For the first time, a new product will be launched in the Arab market, offering an electronic platform for education and training with a golden card for customers that will give them free offers and discounts for a large number of services in many cities in the Arab world and in the world. Sindbad International's offerings will be available in 60 countries worldwide by the end of 2020, while serving 500 cities through more than 4,000 service providers. The Sindbad Golden Card is an exceptional product that can provide the common member between $ 500 and $ 5,000 per year, with a great training program tailored to meet his needs. Member Benefits: 1 - Free registration on the Sindbad electronic platform, with access to all the various services and offers of trade and training. 2 - Utilizing an integrated electronic platform to benefit from educational programs and training with symbolic participation, the platform includes training programs, video recordings, book summaries and electronic applications in personal planning and messages of stimulation to meet multiple personal, family and financial needs. 3 - Obtain 300 coupons to save with a booklet printed coupons to take advantage of the services of the Gold Card, which allows the member to provide between $ 500 to 5000 at least with more than 4000 institutions across 500 cities in the world. 4 - Obtain 10 coupons to participate in the monthly draw on 120 major prizes, and the value of one prize between $ 600 and $ 1500. Types of Service Providers: 1 / Education and training: - Private universities Add to furry Madras - Nurseries and nurseries - Language Schools - School support centers - Vocational Training Institutes Training and Consulting Centers Driving Schools 2 / Travel and Mobility: - Airlines - Transport and public transport companies - Hotels - Car Rental Companies - Tourist agencies Hajj and Umrah Agencies - Museum 3 / General Services: - Restaurants and cafes - Theaters and Cinema - Concert halls - Rental of supplies 4 / Health, fitness and beauty: - Medical Clinics - dentists - Swimming pools - Gymnasium and fitness room - Men's barbershops - Hairdressing and beauty salons for women 5 / Administrative and legal services: - Insurance companies - Law Offices Accounting offices - Specialized consulting - Real estate offices 6 / Different commercial services: - Car dealerships - Electrical and electronic appliances - Large commercial spaces The electronic platform for education and training: The electronic platform for education and training includes: - A voice hall open to participants to benefit from training courses and consultations in the personal, financial and family, under the supervision of the Academy of Ambassadors of Global Development. - Multiple videos in strategic planning, financial intelligence, motivation of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship, with the participation of specialized academics and professional trainers from different countries. - Summaries of leading books on management, leadership, investment, entrepreneurship and education. - Educational courses in rapid learning, family, and business management. Electronic Platform for Commercial Services: The services of the electronic platform for commercial services include: - 5% to 50% discount offers to more than 4,000 commercial services organizations worldwide (see Appendix I classification). - Offers educational and tourism and major services under the auspices of Sindbad World's partners in the world at cost only, with the possibility of saving between 20 and 40% of the real cost of the program.

Screenshots

SafeExamBrowser4 screens
Sofraa Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SafeExamBrowser at 12.0 against Sofraa Education's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SafeExamBrowser ships an update every 3 months, Sofraa Education every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SafeExamBrowser versus Sofraa Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafeExamBrowserSofraa Education
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperETH ZurichAmine Arab

Bugs and requests

SafeExamBrowser

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes
  • Freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Cannot exit kiosk mode
  • Blank page errors
  • Slow performance
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  • High battery consumption
  • Device locking issues
  • Setup difficulties
  • Poor instructions
  • Errors during exams
  • Unreliable behavior
  • Difficulty uninstalling/quitting
  • Device issues (black screen, viruses)
  • Inconsistent camera support
  • Cheating still possible (reported by some users)
  • Data privacy concerns raised
  • Unintuitive interface
  • Incompatibility with older/newer OS versions
  • Configuration issues
  • Leads to exam failure
  • Developer unresponsiveness
  • Not working with iOS 18
  • Camera access issues
  • Kiosk mode not activating properly on iOS 17

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better instructions/homepage
  • Support for Thai language
  • Update for iOS 18
  • More user-friendly setup

Sofraa Education

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SafeExamBrowser

No in-app purchases

None

Sofraa Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SafeExamBrowser free?
SafeExamBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sofraa Education free?
Sofraa Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SafeExamBrowser or Sofraa Education have ads?
Neither SafeExamBrowser nor Sofraa Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SafeExamBrowser or Sofraa Education?
SafeExamBrowser ships an update every 3 months, and Sofraa Education every 4 months. Most recently, SafeExamBrowser was updated on September 22, 2026 and Sofraa Education on September 23, 2026.

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