Comparison

SIE Exam Center vs Pidginization

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

Head to head
About

SIE Exam Center

Prepare for your Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam with a comprehensive study tool. Access thousands of practice questions, detailed explanations, and simulated exams created by experienced FINRA instructors. Study offline and track your progress to ensure exam readiness.

Highlights
  • Thousands of practice questions
  • Detailed question explanations
  • Question I Got Wrong feature
  • Simulated final exams
  • Chapter-specific exams
  • Offline support
  • No ads
Features
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Pass your FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam with the help of the new SIE Exam Center app! Thousands of SIE questions, and their detailed explanations are now available at your fingertips. Prepare for your SIE exam by answering thousands of questions written by veteran FINRA instructors. SIE Exam Center covers all the chapters you need to review in order to succeed in your Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam: * Investment Companies and Insurance Products * Taxes and Retirement Plans * Equity Securities * Securities Markets * Municipal Securities and MSRB Rules * SEC and FINRA rules and Regulations * Investment Banking * Debt Securities * Securities Analysis * Margin * Limited Partnerships * Options

 Features:
 * Detailed question explanations 
* FREE Question of The Day
 * Question I Got Wrong area that helps you revisit the questions you got wrong 
* 5 final SIE exams each with 75 questions 
* Created by veteran FINRA instructors with over 25 years of experience 
* Dedicated exam for each SIE chapter 
* Tens of SIE exams each with tens of questions 
* Offline support: After installing you don't need an internet connection 
* Native app optimized for speed and ease of use 
* No ads
 * Clear right/wrong answer indications
 * Exam summary with exam grades and more stats
 Our mission at the SIE Exam Center is helping students pass their next FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam. Please send us feedback or questions at: sie@tulieducation.com SIE Exam Center Subscription Pricing & Terms
 SIE Exam Center offers the following subscription: 
1 month: $9.99

 This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence.

 SIE Exam Center subscription will be charged through your iTunes account. At the end of the term, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

 Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: 
http://bit.ly/2BjuatO

About

Pidginization

Features
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Some people collect stamps. You collect words. Pidginization is the vocabulary builder for people who read with a pen in hand and secretly enjoy a good semicolon. Inside are 24 curated word lists — power words, pretentious words, money, law, mind, nature, and more — with 709 definitions and examples written by hand, on purpose, by a human who cared. Nothing scraped, nothing recycled from other dictionaries. A full offline dictionary of 147,000+ words travels with you, powered by WordNet 3.1 from Princeton University. Search works with inflections, so "ran" finds "run" and you never have to guess the root form. No signal required — read on the subway, on a plane, in the woods. Found a word you love? Tap once to save it to My Words. It slides straight into your review schedule, no setup, no folders, no fuss. Flashcards use Leitner spaced repetition to time each word's next appearance, so the ones you keep forgetting come back sooner and the ones you've nailed politely step aside. Quizzes — multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank — are built from your own vocabulary, not a generic bank. Daily streaks, review goals, and progress tracking keep the habit alive without turning your day into a chore. Five minutes is enough. Built for avid readers, writers hunting the exact word, students, and anyone grinding GRE, SAT, or general vocabulary prep. If you want words that actually stick — not words you recognize once and lose by Thursday — this is the app. WHAT YOU GET Curated lists: 24 themed collections, 709 original definitions and usage examples. Offline dictionary: 147,000+ entries from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University), searchable anywhere. One-tap saving: any lookup becomes a study card instantly. Spaced repetition: Leitner-based flashcards that schedule themselves. Quizzes and streaks: test what you've saved, track what you've learned. Start with a 3-day free trial. Then $1.29/month or $12/year — roughly the price of one paperback you'd underline anyway. Download Pidginization and start hoarding words properly. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/andrewgilf/Pidginization-Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SIE Exam Center4 screens
Pidginization3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SIE Exam Center at 12.0 against Pidginization's 18.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SIE Exam Center sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Pidginization sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SIE Exam Center versus Pidginization: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIE Exam CenterPidginization
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (576 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings576 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuli Education, incAndrew Gilfillan

Bugs and requests

SIE Exam Center

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect content regarding open-ended funds and share issuance
  • Multiple questions containing inaccurate information

Requested features

3 requests
  • More full-length 75-question practice exams
  • More detailed explanations for answers
  • Clarification on whether free tests rotate/change

Pidginization

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

24 purchases

SIE Exam Center

Subscriptions1
  • All Exams Subscription$9.991 Month
One-time23
  • Equity Securities$2.99
  • Options #1$2.99
  • SEC & FINRA Rules #1$2.99
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  • Debt Securities #1$2.99
  • Securities Analysis$2.99
  • Margin$2.99
  • Municipal Securities & MSRB #1$2.99
  • SEC & FINRA Rules #2$2.99
  • SEC & FINRA Rules #3$2.99
  • SEC & FINRA Rules #4$2.99
  • Debt Securities #3$2.99
  • Debt Securities #2$2.99
  • Taxes and Retirement Plans #2$2.99
  • Limited Partnerships$2.99
  • Securities Markets$2.99
  • Investment Banking$2.99
  • Taxes and Retirement Plans #1$2.99
  • Options #2$2.99
  • SIE Exam #1$4.99
  • SIE Exam #2$4.99
  • SIE Exam #3$4.99
  • SIE Exam #4$4.99
  • SIE Exam #5$4.99
2 purchases

Pidginization

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.291 Month
  • Pidginization Pro Annual3 Days trial$12.001 Year

Questions

Is SIE Exam Center free?
SIE Exam Center is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pidginization free?
Pidginization is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SIE Exam Center or Pidginization have ads?
Neither SIE Exam Center nor Pidginization shows ads.

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