Orah Checkpoint vs NCEA Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orah Checkpoint
This student management system simplifies operations for boarding schools, students, and parents. It replaces manual systems with an easy-to-use digital platform for staff to manage boarders on various devices. Students can use a dedicated feature to sign themselves in and out.
- Student sign-in/out
- Digital record keeping
- Staff management
- Cross-device compatibility
- Replaces paper systems
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Boardingware is now Orah! This reflects our new commitment to building elegant software experiences for our schools, students and parents - both inside and outside of Residential Life, or ‘boarding. We’re excited to share this moment with you and invite you to experience Orah. Orah is a safe and simple student management system for Boarding schools. Forget clipboards, and tedious paper based systems, Orah lets staff manage their boarders effortlessly from their iPad, mobile phone, or computer. With our checkpoint app students can sign themselves in and out without allowing access to any of our more sensitive features.
NCEA Study
Access past exam papers for Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology offline on your iPhone and iPad. This educational tool helps students prepare for their NCEA exams anytime, anywhere.
- Offline past papers
- Maths papers
- Physics papers
- Chemistry papers
- Biology papers
- iPhone and iPad support
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NCEA Study provides you with past papers for the following subjects: Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. NCEA Study will also let you access these papers whenever and wherever because the past papers are available offline and on iPhone and iPad. NCEA Study is not affiliated with NCEA or NZQA in any way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NCEA Study at 67% against Orah Checkpoint's 0%. NCEA Study also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Orah Checkpoint's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. NCEA Study sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orah Checkpoint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orah Checkpoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Orah Checkpoint's written reviews are positive against 67% of NCEA Study's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Orah Checkpoint ships an update every 2 weeks, NCEA Study every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orah Checkpoint | NCEA Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 413 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boardingware | INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
Orah Checkpoint
NCEA Study
In-app purchases
Orah Checkpoint
No in-app purchases
NCEA Study
- Remove Ads$0.99
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