NSW Practice Tests vs The 88th Day
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NSW Practice Tests
Prepare for your NSW driver, rider, or boating licence tests. This app simulates the official exams to assess your knowledge of road and waterway rules, and safe practices. Get immediate feedback on your performance to help you pass.
- Practice driver tests
- Practice rider tests
- Practice boating tests
- Simulates real test format
- Pass/fail feedback
- Assesses road and waterway rules
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This Transport for NSW app allows you to practice for NSW driver, rider and boating licence tests. Passing these tests is the first step towards getting a NSW driver, rider or boat licence. The tests assess your knowledge of road and waterway rules and safe driving and boating techniques. The practice tests look and operate like the real tests. You will be advised at the end if you passed or failed. The driver and rider tests have 45 questions and the boating tests have 50 questions. To prepare for your test, we recommend you read the appropriate handbook for the licence you are applying for. Our Road User Handbook, Motorcycle Rider Handbook, Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, Boating Handbook and Personal Watercraft Handbook are available on our website.
The 88th Day
This app helps backpackers on Australian Working Holiday Visas find specified work to complete their 88 days. It features a database of farms and factories, a day calculator, and resources for visa applications. The app focuses on securing regional work in South Australia.
- Find specified farm and factory work
- Calculate 88 days worked
- Track visa application details
- Database of regional jobs
- Share house accommodation listings
- Guide to farm work in Australia
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An app designed by backpackers for backpackers! Everything you need to know about completing your 88 days specified work whilst in Australia on the 417 or 462 Working Holiday Visa. Use our database of farms and factories to find specified work and complete your 88 days. Our data is focused around Adelaide so sign up to stay in one of our share houses in the Adelaide area and get yourself a 2nd year visa. Calculate the days you work with The 88th Day App, input your hours worked on a daily or weekly basis whilst completing your farm work and instantly find out how many of your 88 days are left before you can apply for a Second Year Working Holiday Visa in Australia. The 88th Day specialises in securing specified regional work for those on the 417 or 462 Working Holiday Visa, taking out the worry and stresses of finding rural jobs that count towards a second-year visa. We secure consistent and reliable hourly paid jobs in South Australia, sign up via the App or The 88th Day website to join the waiting list and be closer to completing your 88 days. ADVANTAGES: • Find specified work. • Stay with other backpackers. • Calculate your days precisely. • Save every detail that’s needed for the visa application. • Read our “Complete Guide to Farm Work in Australia” Please read our Terms & Conditions at https://www.the88thday.com/termsandconditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NSW Practice Tests at none against The 88th Day's 4. NSW Practice Tests also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). The 88th Day's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (36% vs 16%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. The 88th Day sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. NSW Practice Tests asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NSW Practice Tests against 5.0 for The 88th Day. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of NSW Practice Tests's written reviews are positive against 36% of The 88th Day's.
NSW Practice Tests ships an update every 5 months, The 88th Day every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | NSW Practice Tests | The 88th Day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transport for NSW | The 88th Day |
Customer experience
NSW Practice Tests
The 88th Day
Bugs and requests
NSW Practice Tests
Reported bugs
19 issues- Keeps kicking users out during practice tests
- Stalls after a few questions
- Shows a white screen
- Practice Rigid DKT not working
- Test unavailable error message
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- Freezes halfway through and won't run
- Correct answers change for some questions
- Cannot click on answers or skip questions
- Incorrectly marks correct answers as wrong
- Embarrassingly slow, cannot advance past first question
- Takes a long time to load practice tests
- App freezes on certain questions, cannot exit
- Test locked to another computer or device error
- Content doesn't exist on opening
- HC license part shows side error
- App won't load one question
- App crashes randomly
- Website version also has issues
- Asking for a one-time code from a paper slip
Requested features
3 requests- Add a link to book appointment for DKT
- Include Hazard Perception Test (HPT) on the app
- Support for Arabic language
The 88th Day
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NSW Practice Tests
No in-app purchases
The 88th Day
- Nationwide Access14 Days trial$4.491 Month
- The 88th Day Premium Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 88 Days Full Access14 Days trial$8.993 Months
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- The 88th Day Premium 3 Months14 Days trial$12.993 Months
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