USCIS vs USA Naturalization Test Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Official 100 civics questions and answers
- Practice civics tests
- Question Challenge game
- English and Spanish audio
- Full app translation to Spanish
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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
USA Naturalization Test Prep
Prepare for the US Naturalization Test with this free app. It offers an engaging, Duolingo-style interface to master civics questions. Study offline with accurate answers to boost confidence for the citizenship interview.
- Master 128 civics questions
- Duolingo-style interface
- Study anytime, anywhere
- No account required
- Accurate answers
- Sleek design
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Study for the U.S. Naturalization Civics Test Prepare using the test version that applies to you. USA Naturalization Test Prep includes both the 2008 civics test and the 2025 civics test, with an easy way to choose between them. Not sure which test applies to you? The app explains the difference and helps you choose based on the applicable USCIS rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USA Naturalization Test Prep at 5.0 against USCIS's 4.0. USA Naturalization Test Prep also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). USCIS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (278 vs 1). 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.
USA Naturalization Test Prep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USCIS has 278 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
USCIS ships an update every 2 months, USA Naturalization Test Prep every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USCIS | USA Naturalization Test Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (278 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USCIS Department of Homeland Security | Everitt Ventures, LLC |
Customer experience
USCIS
USA Naturalization Test Prep
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
USA Naturalization Test Prep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USCIS
No in-app purchases
USA Naturalization Test Prep
No in-app purchases
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