MyTeachingStrategies® vs CDA Practice Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyTeachingStrategies®
Easily document children's learning moments with photos, videos, and notes. Tag observations with objectives and share them securely with families. Track attendance and generate daily reports for record-keeping and communication.
- Capture photos, videos, and text notes
- Tag observations with objectives and ratings
- Securely share documentation with families
- Upload to SmartTeach platform
- Track child and staff attendance
- Create daily reports
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Capture the moment, set preliminary levels, and share children’s “Aha!” moments with their families directly from the MyTeachingStrategies® app! With MyTeachingStrategies®, you can: - Capture photos, videos, and text notes. - Tag your capture with objectives, dimensions, and preliminary ratings. - Share captured documentation with families while simultaneously uploading it to SmartTeach! - Track attendance for children and staff. - Create daily reports for record keeping and parent communication. Security/Confidentiality To maintain security and confidentiality, all documentation captured in the app remains within the app until sent to SmartTeach / Tadpoles®. Any photos or videos taken within the app will not mix with your personal camera roll. Files captured using the app cannot be sent anywhere other than to SmartTeach / Tadpoles®. Who Can Use This App This app is designed for use with the SmartTeach platform. This app is available for Teaching Strategies customers that have both a SmartTeach and a Tadpoles® account. Teaching Strategies customers using SmartTeach without Tadpoles® should use the new Teaching Strategies Teacher mobile app. Customers with only a Tadpoles® account should use the Childcare by Tadpoles® app. About MyTeachingStrategies® The Assess portion of MyTeachingStrategies® is powered by GOLD® and offers a streamlined, simplified way to conduct accurate, authentic, ongoing assessment of children’s development and learning from birth through third grade.
CDA Practice Test
Prepare for your CDA exam with hundreds of practice questions and detailed explanations. Track your performance with instant scoring and choose between study or timed test modes. This free app covers all exam topics to help you succeed.
- Hundreds of practice questions
- Detailed answer explanations
- Instant scoring
- Performance tracking
- Study mode
- Timed test mode
- Covers all exam topics
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CDA Practice Test — Free Practice Tests & Exam Prep Pass your CDA Practice Test on the first try with hundreds of real practice questions, detailed answer explanations, and instant scoring. FEATURES: • Hundreds of practice questions with detailed explanations • Instant scoring and performance tracking • Study mode and timed test mode • Covers all exam topics and domains • Free — no account required Whether you're a first-time test-taker or brushing up before your exam, our CDA Practice Test app gives you everything you need to succeed. Download now and start practicing for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CDA Practice Test at 4.0 against MyTeachingStrategies®'s 3.1. CDA Practice Test also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). MyTeachingStrategies®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CDA Practice Test holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyTeachingStrategies® has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MyTeachingStrategies® ships an update every 5 weeks, CDA Practice Test every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyTeachingStrategies® | CDA Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (31 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Teaching Strategies, Inc. | Ben Wallenberg |
In-app purchases
MyTeachingStrategies®
No in-app purchases
CDA Practice Test
No in-app purchases
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