Comparison

NHSA Driver vs Discovery High School

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

Head to head
About

NHSA Driver

Complete your driver's education course directly through the app. Features include DMV practice tests with unlimited retries, audio read-along, and the ability to start and stop at your convenience. Resume your progress seamlessly from any device.

Highlights
  • Approved Driver's Ed Course
  • DMV Practice Test (Unlimited Retries)
  • Audio Read Along
  • Start/Stop Course Anytime
  • Videos and Practice Quizzes
  • Resume Progress on Any Device
Features
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Take your Drivers Ed course in the App. - Approved by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. - DMV Practice Test Included (With Unlimited Retries) - Audio Read Along - Start and stop course at Your Convenience - Includes Videos and Practice Quizzes - Resume Where You Left Off From Any Device

About

Discovery High School

This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, resources, and tools. It offers features like event calendars, staff directories, student IDs, assignment tracking, and language translation to keep the school community informed and engaged.

Highlights
  • School news and announcements
  • Interactive event calendars and maps
  • Staff directory
  • Student ID and assignment tracking
  • Language translation
  • Access to online resources
Features
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The Discovery High School app by SchoolInfoApp enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Discovery High School app by SchoolInfoApp features: - Important school and class news and announcements - Interactive resources including event calendars, maps, staff directory and more - Student tools including My ID, My Assignments, Hall Pass and Tip Line - Language translation to more than 30 languages - Quick access to online and social media resources About SchoolInfoApp: We build great apps for great schools and school districts and have published apps serving thousands of schools and districts around the globe. All we do is develop and manage mobile apps for schools and school districts, so our focus is 100% on doing that incredibly well. The result is apps that are highly rated with features that students, parents, teachers and administrators find to be time-saving, simple and useful. Features listed may or may not be included depending on your school or district's policies and preferences.

Screenshots

NHSA Driver4 screens
Discovery High School3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NHSA Driver at 78% against Discovery High School's 0%. NHSA Driver also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 4). Discovery High School's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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

NHSA Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NHSA Driver has 4.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of NHSA Driver's written reviews are positive against 0% of Discovery High School's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NHSA Driver ships an update every 3 months, Discovery High School every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NHSA Driver versus Discovery High School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNHSA DriverDiscovery High School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.8K ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB129 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNational Highway Safety Administration, LLCSchool Board of Polk County

Customer experience

NHSA Driver

All ratings4,278 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative17.8%

Discovery High School

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

NHSA Driver

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • More detailed course content
  • Improved pacing and structure

Discovery High School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NHSA Driver

No in-app purchases

None

Discovery High School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NHSA Driver free?
NHSA Driver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discovery High School free?
Discovery High School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NHSA Driver or Discovery High School?
NHSA Driver is rated higher. NHSA Driver averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Discovery High School averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do NHSA Driver or Discovery High School have ads?
Neither NHSA Driver nor Discovery High School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NHSA Driver or Discovery High School?
NHSA Driver ships an update every 3 months, and Discovery High School every 11 days. Most recently, NHSA Driver was updated on November 7, 2026 and Discovery High School on November 3, 2026.

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