Comparison

Learning Upgrade vs Adult Learning and Test Prep

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

Head to head
About

Learning Upgrade

Master English and math with engaging songs, videos, and games. Prepare for exams like TOEFL, IELTS, and GED, or improve digital and life skills. Suitable for all learners, including those with learning difficulties.

Highlights
  • English language lessons
  • Math skills development
  • Exam preparation (GED, TOEFL, IELTS)
  • Digital literacy courses
  • Work and financial life skills
  • Engaging songs, videos, and games
  • Personalized learning path
Features
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Learn English and math quickly and easily for success at school, college, and work. The lessons in Learning Upgrade are filled with songs, video, and games to make learning fun! Just sign up, take a placement test, and start learning today! Are you trying to learn English or overcome a learning difficulty? Do you need to take an exam like TOEFL, IELTS, or GED? Need to pass a test to get a job or enter college? You can prepare for success by working at home on your own phone, any time and anywhere! The Learning Upgrade app includes more than 1000 lessons. English Upgrade courses include lessons on phonics, decoding, vocabulary, grammar, writing, listening, and more. Math Upgrade courses include lessons on fractions, percents, statistics, word problems, geometry, algebra, and more. The GED and HiSET courses prepare students to pass the high school equivalency tests. And the TOEFL and IELTS courses prepare you to score high on key English tests. The Digital Literacy course includes lessons on content creation, messaging, data, privacy, security, and digital citizenship. Work Life Skills teaches soft skills that help you succeed at your job. Financial Literacy has lessons on personal finance, banking, small business, credit, loans, and savings. And the U.S. Citizenship course helps you prepare for the interview and test. The Learning Upgrade curriculum includes engaging songs, videos, games, and rewards that encourage all learners to achieve mastery. Each lesson provides practice problems accompanied by immediate intervention and remediation with multimedia supports. Students can repeat lessons until they master them, earning a gold certificate when they become proficient in each of the standard’s benchmarks. Learning Upgrade is used by schools and organizations around the world to help students with special needs, learning difficulties, dyslexia, reading disabilities, autism, dyscalculia, and math learning disorder. Join the over 3 million students that have enrolled in Learning Upgrade. Just install the app and click ‘Sign Up’ to begin your path to English and math success. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Adult Learning and Test Prep

Prepare for high school equivalency tests like GED, HiSET, and TASC with comprehensive study programs. Access modules for core subjects, personalized study plans, and practice tests with detailed explanations.

Highlights
  • GED, HiSET, TASC test preparation
  • Core subject modules (science, math, language arts)
  • Personalized study plans
  • Practice tests and answer explanations
  • Vocabulary games
  • Progress tracking dashboards
Features
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Study anywhere anytime with these comprehensive programs to build basic skills and prepare for your high school equivalency test. Choose from the following courses. • Pre-HSE Core Skills builds basic skills to begin GED®, HiSET®, or TASC test preparation • GED Test Prep gets you ready to pass the GED test. • HiSET Test Prep prepares you to succeed on the HiSET test. Each course contains: • Modules for science, social studies, mathematics, and language arts • Pre-test to help determine your strengths and weaknesses and focus on a study plan • Short lessons with targeted instruction, vocabulary building, guided practice and skills practice. • Answer explanations to reinforce and extend learning • Vocabulary games to reinforce the meaning of new words • Achievement badges you can earn as you progress through the course • Post-test to ensure you have mastered the skills • ½ length practice tests to help you prepare for the GED and HiSET tests • Easy-to-use dashboards to monitor your progress This mobile app is free to existing customers with a login and password. To purchase the program and receive a login and password, visit the New Readers Press website.

Screenshots

Learning Upgrade4 screens
Adult Learning and Test Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learning Upgrade at 3.1 against Adult Learning and Test Prep's 2.0. Learning Upgrade also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 4). Adult Learning and Test Prep's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 13.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Learning Upgrade sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Adult Learning and Test Prep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learning Upgrade holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learning Upgrade has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learning Upgrade versus Adult Learning and Test Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearning UpgradeAdult Learning and Test Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (25 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearning UpgradeProLiteracy Worldwide

Customer experience

Learning Upgrade

All ratings21 ratings
Positive52.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative73.3%

Adult Learning and Test Prep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Learning Upgrade

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App has many bugs
  • App is very incomplete
  • App is glitchy
  • App freezes frequently
  • App sometimes chooses without user input
Show 9 more
  • Sound stops working
  • Password vanishes after typing
  • Account already signed in error
  • Login issues after exiting a level
  • Cannot log back in
  • App says account is signed in elsewhere
  • Cannot select a course after login
  • App says wrong password or student ID
  • App downloads take too long

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add a logout button
  • Fix the course selection bug

Adult Learning and Test Prep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Learning Upgrade

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • 1 Month License$7.99
  • 3 Month License$19.99
  • 12 Month License$59.99
None

Adult Learning and Test Prep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learning Upgrade free?
Learning Upgrade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adult Learning and Test Prep free?
Adult Learning and Test Prep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learning Upgrade or Adult Learning and Test Prep?
Learning Upgrade is rated higher. Learning Upgrade averages 3.1 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Adult Learning and Test Prep averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Learning Upgrade or Adult Learning and Test Prep have ads?
Neither Learning Upgrade nor Adult Learning and Test Prep shows ads.

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