Comparison

Revolution Prep vs Narrowit

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

Head to head
About

Revolution Prep

Instantly score your SAT, ACT, or PSAT practice exams by taking a picture of your test. Track your progress with detailed reports and analysis, all stored conveniently in one place. Self-proctor exams with built-in timing and audio cues.

Highlights
  • Instant scoring via phone camera
  • Detailed score reports and analysis
  • Practice exam results storage
  • Self-proctoring with timing and audio cues
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Self-proctor an exam at home or on-the-go, and score your SAT, ACT, or PSAT exam in a flash. Simply take a picture of your test and instantly get your score! The Revolution Prep app will save all of your score reports, and automatically track your progress in one convenient place. FEATURES: - Instant scoring for your Revolution Prep practice exams with your phone's camera - Detailed score reports and analysis for practice SAT, ACT, and PSAT exams - Practice exam results stored in one place - Self-proctoring with timing and audio cues WHAT'S NEXT? Let us know what other features you'd like to see by emailing us at ios@revolutionprep.com. Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us continue to improve your Revolution Prep experience.

About

Narrowit

This app helps students make the crucial decision of which college to attend by tracking costs, personal preferences, and offering comparison tools. It provides financial breakdowns, loan calculators, and allows for community input through polls.

Highlights
  • Daily pulse check-ins for school preference
  • Campus visit logging and notes
  • Real-time financial cost tracking
  • Scholarship and grant logging
  • Loan repayment calculator
  • Customizable school ranking priorities
  • Community polls for decision making
Features
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Got into more than one school? That's the good news. Now comes the hard part: actually choosing. NarrowIt is built for THE decision: which school you're actually going to attend. Not where to apply. Not how to get in. Where to go. YOUR DECISION, UNFOLDING Decisions like this don't happen in one sitting. NarrowIt is a journal for the months between your acceptance letters and May 1. • Quick Pulse: one tap a day on the school that feels right today • Notes and campus visit logs, all in one timeline • "Who felt right this week" shows the pattern you can't see yourself • A confidence score that grows as your story does WHAT IT WILL REALLY COST Sticker prices lie. NarrowIt tracks what each school will cost your family, year by year. • Your real annual cost, based on in-state or out-of-state price and your family's income • Log scholarships, grants, 529 savings and family help • See how much of each year is covered, and what's left • Check each school against the 10% rule for student loans • Loan repayment calculator with adjustable rates and terms • Parent-ready cost comparison you can text to Mom A RANKING THAT LISTENS TO YOU Your match blends three things: the data, your budget and your gut. • Real cost: each match uses what YOU will pay, not a national average • Count my gut: your pulses and campus visits count for as much as you choose, from 0 to 50% • 7 priorities you control: Cost, Academics, Career Outcomes, Campus Life, Location, Diversity and Size • Real data from the U.S. Department of Education on 7,000+ schools • Every card shows why: cost after free money, and what your gut added No black boxes. Just math you can see and control. ASK YOUR PEOPLE Can't decide alone? Create a poll, share the link, and let friends and family vote. Watch results come in live. DECISION DAY When you're ready, lock it in. NarrowIt makes a shareable Decision Day card with your school and your reasons. This moment deserves to feel like something. DECISION PASS: $24.99, ONE TIME Daily check-ins, your journal, the ranking, comparisons and polls are free. Decision Pass unlocks full financial breakdowns for every school, the loan simulator, career salary analysis and parent-ready exports. One purchase. Yours forever. No subscriptions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal, priorities and family finances stay on your device. No account needed for the core experience. No ads. We never sell your data.

Screenshots

Revolution Prep4 screens
Narrowit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Narrowit at 100% against Revolution Prep's 63%. Narrowit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Revolution Prep's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (501 vs 3). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Narrowit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Revolution Prep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Narrowit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Revolution Prep has 501 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Revolution Prep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Narrowit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Revolution Prep ships an update every 3 months, Narrowit every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Revolution Prep versus Narrowit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRevolution PrepNarrowit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (501 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings501 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRevolution PrepiAnesthesia LLC

Customer experience

Revolution Prep

All ratings499 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.8%

Narrowit

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

Bugs and requests

Revolution Prep

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Automatic scoring system is broken and useless.
  • App crashes once a pic is taken to score an exam.
  • Scan feature takes forever to process and gives error messages.
  • App is terrible at grading exams.
  • Scan feature requires multiple attempts to work.

Narrowit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Revolution Prep

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Narrowit

One-time1
  • Decision Pass$24.99

Questions

Is Revolution Prep free?
Revolution Prep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Narrowit free?
Narrowit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Revolution Prep or Narrowit?
Narrowit is rated higher. Revolution Prep averages 4.6 out of 5 from 501 ratings, while Narrowit averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Revolution Prep or Narrowit have ads?
Neither Revolution Prep nor Narrowit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Revolution Prep or Narrowit?
Revolution Prep ships an update every 3 months, and Narrowit every 8 months. Most recently, Revolution Prep was updated on November 6, 2026 and Narrowit on November 9, 2026.

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