Comparison

USCIS vs Citizenship Coach

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

Citizenship Coach

Prepare for the U.S. Naturalization Interview with updated civics questions for 2025. Practice with audio recordings and a realistic interview mode to study confidently anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • 128 updated civics questions (2025 version)
  • Professional audio recordings
  • Realistic interview practice mode
  • Repeat difficult questions
  • Clean, minimalistic interface
Features
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Citizenship Coach is a simple and modern tool to prepare for the U.S. Naturalization Interview (USCIS 2025). The app includes all **128 updated civics questions for 2025**, fully aligned with the newest official USCIS version. Train at your own pace, listen to clear audio, and practice in a mode designed to feel like the real interview. FEATURES: • All 128 USCIS Civics Questions (2025 version) • Professional audio recordings by an English tutor • “Random” mode — just like the actual interview • Repeat difficult questions for better memorization • Clean, minimalistic, easy-to-use interface Prepare anytime — in the car, at work, or at home. Citizenship Coach helps future U.S. citizens study confidently and stress-free.

Screenshots

USCIS4 screens
Citizenship Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Citizenship Coach at 100% against USCIS's 55%. Citizenship Coach also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). USCIS's advantage is ratings volume (303 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Citizenship Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USCIS has 303 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of USCIS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Citizenship Coach's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
USCIS versus Citizenship Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSCISCitizenship Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (303 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings303 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUSCIS Department of Homeland SecurityAnton Nekliudov

Customer experience

USCIS

All ratings278 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral15.6%
Negative29.2%

Citizenship Coach

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Citizenship Coach

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

USCIS

No in-app purchases

None

Citizenship Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USCIS free?
USCIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Citizenship Coach free?
Citizenship Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USCIS or Citizenship Coach?
Citizenship Coach is rated higher. USCIS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Citizenship Coach averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do USCIS or Citizenship Coach have ads?
Neither USCIS nor Citizenship Coach shows ads.

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