DAC App vs Securly Locker

The Digital Audio Capture (DAC) app is a free app developed by College Board and ETS to use for recording students’ audio responses for the AP Music Theory Exam and AP French, German, Italian, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams. This app has been developed to simplify the recording process for students and proctors, utilizing current technology that is intuitive to most students. It streamlines post-exam tasks for school staff by directly uploading student audio files after recording. School staff will follow the instructions in the 2025-26 AP Exam Instructions book to administer an exam using the DAC app. NOTE: The DAC app is limited for use on school-owned and -controlled iPad tablets (iOS 15.0 and above). Schools must update to the 2026 version of the DAC app; previous versions of the app will not work in 2026.

Securly Locker runs on the end user (student) iOS/iPadOS device as part of Securly's mobile device management system. A subscription to Securly MDM is required. Files: Displays a list of files pushed to the device by admins and teachers from the MDM. A built-in reader is included for common file formats. Files can be pushed to other apps on the device that can handle the file type. Apps: This section provides a self-service app catalog, allowing the user to install or uninstall apps assigned by admins and teachers. Web Links: This section displays links to web sites configured by teachers and administrators and assigned to the group or class. Links open in Safari. Info: This section displays device and enrollment information as it relates to the MDM.