Comparison

USCIS vs SIT Alumni

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

Head to head
About

USCIS

Prepare for the U.S. naturalization civics test with official study tools. Practice tests, a question challenge game, and audio support in English and Spanish are available. Access all 100 official questions and answers to help you pass the oral exam.

Highlights
  • Official 100 civics questions and answers
  • Practice civics tests
  • Question Challenge game
  • English and Spanish audio
  • Full app translation to Spanish
Features
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USCIS: Civics Test Study Tools is an official application of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), designed to help you study for the civics test portion of the naturalization interview. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Civics Test Study Tools application is an additional resource to study for the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test. The application is currently available in English and Spanish. You can take a practice civics test to see if you can pass this exercise. (The actual civics test is not a multiple choice test. It is an oral test. You must answer correctly 6 of 10 questions to pass the actual civics test.) Or, try the Question Challenge game to see how many questions you can answer correctly in a row. The application will show your high score. All of the 100 official civics test questions and answers are available to help you prepare for the actual civics test. FEATURES: • English audio for questions • Spanish audio for questions • Option to change entire application to Spanish at any time • Official list of 100 civics questions and answers for the U.S. naturalization test • Challenge game to see how many questions you can get correct in a row

About

SIT Alumni

Features
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An awesome community of SITizens at your fingertips! Join Alumni Groups, access Career Opportunities, network with your fellow alumni, and more! Plus, stay updated on exclusive events for SIT Alumni, organised by the three SIT Alumni Networks: Career, Leisure and Sports, and access your SIT Alumni e-Card on the go.

Screenshots

USCIS4 screens
SIT Alumni2 screens

Verdict

The call

USCIS and SIT Alumni are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

USCIS ships an update every 2 months, SIT Alumni every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
USCIS versus SIT Alumni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSCISSIT Alumni
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (303 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings303 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUSCIS Department of Homeland SecurityEngage2Serve

Bugs and requests

USCIS

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Speaker/audio function not working despite volume being on
  • Question Challenge resets when selecting one correct answer instead of all correct answers
  • Incorrect answers marked as correct (e.g., Republican party for Biden)
  • Wrong official information (e.g., Mike Pence still listed as current VP, Paul Ryan as Speaker)
  • Multiple-choice questions with 'All of the above' when question specifies 'name 2'
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  • Questions repeat identically after 100 in challenge mode

Requested features

11 requests
  • Update app to include all 128 questions from new test format (effective Oct 2025)
  • Add state selection to include state-specific questions and local representatives
  • Include free-response/typing option to match actual test format
  • Add ability to filter and focus on incorrect answers
  • Implement difficulty levels for wrong answer options
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  • Create interview-style test without pre-offered answers
  • Add speaking/voice input option for answers
  • Categorize questions by topic for targeted studying
  • Fix audio to work without manual button pressing for each question
  • Update answers immediately when government officials change
  • Add support for multiple languages beyond English and Spanish

SIT Alumni

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

USCIS

No in-app purchases

None

SIT Alumni

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USCIS free?
USCIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIT Alumni free?
SIT Alumni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do USCIS or SIT Alumni have ads?
Neither USCIS nor SIT Alumni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USCIS or SIT Alumni?
USCIS ships an update every 2 months, and SIT Alumni every 3 months. Most recently, USCIS was updated on October 24, 2026 and SIT Alumni on October 21, 2026.

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