Comparison

TestMaker vs Keep Them Close

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

Head to head
About

TestMaker

Create custom quizzes with various question types, including short answer and multiple-choice. Personalize questions with images and utilize text file conversion for easy editing and sharing. Ideal for studying, test preparation, and creating personalized learning materials.

Highlights
  • Create custom quizzes
  • Short answer questions
  • Selection (multiple-choice) questions
  • Image support for questions
  • Automatic choice generation
  • Text file test conversion
  • Share quizzes with friends
Features
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Over 1.9 million downloads worldwide! TestMaker is a quiz maker and flashcard app that helps you study for school tests, college entrance exams, professional certifications, and languages. WHO IT'S FOR - Students who want to build their own practice questions for upcoming tests - Anyone who wants to manage vocabulary flashcards on their phone - Busy learners who study during commutes and spare moments - Classmates and study groups who want to share question sets - Anyone who prefers a simple, distraction-free study app CREATE YOUR OWN QUIZZES Build question sets that match exactly what you need to learn: - Flashcard-style questions where you type the answer - Multiple-choice questions, including select-all-that-apply - Fill-in-the-blank questions - Questions with images and explanations Powerful tools make creating questions fast: - Create questions on your computer with the web version: https://ankimaker.com/ - Import and export CSV files - AI question generation: scan your textbook or notes and turn them into practice questions automatically STUDY EFFECTIVELY Flexible quiz options help the knowledge stick: - Retry mode that focuses on the questions you got wrong - Shuffled questions and answer choices - Self-grading mode without keyboard input - Swap terms and definitions - Read-aloud (text-to-speech) for questions - Timed answering SYNC AND SHARE Your question sets are saved in the cloud: - Sync across multiple devices - Move to a new phone without losing your data - Share question sets with friends and classmates GREAT FOR SUBJECTS LIKE - Vocabulary and languages: Spanish, French, English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German - Test prep: SAT, ACT, AP exams, midterms, and finals - Nursing and medical studies: NCLEX, anatomy, pharmacology - Professional certifications and license exams: accounting, IT, real estate - History, geography, biology, chemistry, math, and more PREMIUM PLAN Subscribe to Premium to unlock everything: - No ads - Unlimited questions - Video and audio attachments - Answer history saved without limits - Study progress synced across devices - Offline access - Rich text and math formulas [Terms and Conditions for Paid Plans] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Terms of Use] https://ankimaker.com/terms [Privacy Policy] https://ankimaker.com/privacy

About

Keep Them Close

This app provides parents with tools and scripts to build trust with their children and navigate difficult conversations. It offers daily prompts, age-appropriate guides for sensitive topics, and strategies for repairing relationships after missteps.

Highlights
  • Daily trust-building prompts
  • Age-appropriate conversation scripts
  • Relationship repair tools
  • Private conversation coach
  • Guidance on sensitive topics
Features
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Every parent wants the same thing: a kid who comes to them when something is wrong. Nobody hands you a system for that. You figure it out as you go and hope you say the right thing when it matters. Keep Them Close is the system. Built by a former detective and father of four who spent 18 years seeing what happens when parents are not equipped. TRUST IS BUILT BEFORE THE HARD MOMENT, NOT DURING IT It starts with the small things. How you respond when your kid says something minor. Whether you put the phone down. The everyday habits that make a child believe they can bring you anything. WHEN THE HARD TOPIC ARRIVES, YOU WILL HAVE THE EXACT WORDS Clear, age-appropriate scripts for the conversations that scare parents most: • Alcohol and vaping • Pornography • Online predators and sextortion • Mental health • Screen time • And more, added regularly WHEN YOU GET IT WRONG, WE HELP YOU REPAIR IT Every parent fumbles a talk. The app gives you the words to come back and make it right, so one bad moment never becomes a closed door. WHAT IS INSIDE • Daily habit prompts that build trust over time • Age-by-age scripts for hard conversations • Repair tools for when a talk goes sideways • Haven, your private conversation coach, for the moments you need help right now Would it be a bad idea to build better daily habits with your child? Would it be a bad idea to have the right words ready when a hard conversation arrives? Would it be a bad idea to have something that helps you repair the relationship when you need to? This is a relationship management tool for the most important relationship on the planet. Free to download. Premium topics available inside. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://noisy-charger-fb9.notion.site/375d9f014200802aa871e93dcd81a30f

Screenshots

TestMaker4 screens
Keep Them Close4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Keep Them Close at none against TestMaker's shown. Keep Them Close also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). TestMaker's advantage is ratings volume (405 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. TestMaker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Keep Them Close sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keep Them Close holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TestMaker has 405 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TestMaker ships an update every 3 days, Keep Them Close daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TestMaker versus Keep Them Close: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTestMakerKeep Them Close
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (405 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings405 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperQuizMarketBrandon Browning

Customer experience

TestMaker

All ratings405 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral11.0%
Negative27.6%

Keep Them Close

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TestMaker

Subscriptions3
  • One month plan$6.991 Month
  • Six month plan$22.996 Months
  • One Year Plan7 Days trial$40.991 Year
One-time3
  • Exam Booster Pack$1.99
  • remove ad$9.99
  • Perpetual Plan$119.99
2 purchases

Keep Them Close

Subscriptions2
  • Keep Them Close Premium$9.991 Month
  • Keep Them Close Premium$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TestMaker free?
TestMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Them Close free?
Keep Them Close is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TestMaker or Keep Them Close?
Keep Them Close is rated higher. TestMaker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 405 ratings, while Keep Them Close averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TestMaker or Keep Them Close have ads?
TestMaker shows ads; Keep Them Close does not.
Which is updated more often, TestMaker or Keep Them Close?
TestMaker ships an update every 3 days, and Keep Them Close daily. Most recently, TestMaker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Keep Them Close on October 21, 2026.

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