Comparison

Populi vs NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

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

Head to head
About

Populi

This app connects to a college management system, allowing faculty and students to manage coursework, attendance, and communication. It offers features for grading, submitting assignments, checking grades, and accessing course materials.

Highlights
  • Automatic attendance via Bluetooth beacon
  • Grade assignments and run discussions
  • Submit assignments and take tests
  • Check grades and view course bulletin boards
  • Manage admissions leads
  • View and pay balances, show ID card
  • Search library and place holds
Features
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For use with the Populi college management system. * Uses the same Populi login you use at your school. * Use your iPhone’s Bluetooth beacon to automatically take attendance. * Faculty can grade assignments, run discussions, take attendance, and post to course Bulletin Boards. * Students can check grades, submit assignments, take tests, contribute to discussions, and check in for attendance. * Faculty and students can join course conferences. * Add new admissions leads. * View and pay your balance, show your ID Card, view your calendars, look up school contacts, and keep up with To-Dos. * Search your Library and place holds on resources. * Browse, join and interact with groups. As a group administrator you can also manage group members and content.

About

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

Prepare for your Acupuncture Therapy Exam with over 700 practice questions. This app uses a proprietary "chunking" learning technique to aid memorization and make studying easier. Try 10 free questions daily for 5 days, plus a free daily question, before upgrading for full access.

Highlights
  • Over 700 practice questions
  • Proprietary Effective Learning Strategy (ELS™)
  • Chunking learning technique
  • 10 free questions daily for 5 days
  • Free daily question
  • Pass or its free guarantee
Features
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Your new best friend in learning a NCCAOM Practice Test takes test preparation to a new level. Studying and passing your Acupuncture Test will never be easier. WE PROMISE! In fact, our amazing apps are developed by educators and utilize our proprietary learning technique ELS™ or Effective Learning Strategy. Learning, studying and memorizing requires you to use your short term memory! ELS uses a technique called “chunking.” In cognitive psychology, chunking is a process by which individual pieces of information are bound together. It is believed that individuals create higher order cognitive representations of the items on the list that are more easily remembered as a group than as individual items themselves. The bottom line… It works! NCCAOM Practice Test comes with over 700 questions. Download the app and try it. We give you 10 free questions a day for 5 days, plus question of day is always free. You will have to upgrade to enjoy its full features. If you like it, you can upgrade to a paid version. Get started now and take advantage of our PASS OR ITS FREE GUARANTEE.

Screenshots

Populi1 screens
NCCAOM Practice Test Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Populi at none against NCCAOM Practice Test Prep's 1. Populi also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and rating (2.5 vs 2.3). NCCAOM Practice Test Prep's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads 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. NCCAOM Practice Test Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Populi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Populi holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Populi has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Populi's written reviews are positive against 0% of NCCAOM Practice Test Prep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Populi ships an update every 7 months, NCCAOM Practice Test Prep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Populi versus NCCAOM Practice Test Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopuliNCCAOM Practice Test Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (26 ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPopuli, IncMOON MOUNTAIN INC

Customer experience

Populi

All ratings26 ratings
Positive34.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative65.4%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral20.3%
Negative52.2%

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Populi

Reported bugs

41 issues
  • App stays on 'continue' page
  • App is hacked
  • App does not work on opening
  • Assignments won't submit
  • Files no longer open
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  • App logs out users
  • Cannot open files through the app
  • Application feels stuck at v1
  • App works only half the time
  • App is full of bugs and crashes
  • App frequently loses ability to view lessons and tests
  • Error message: needs to be updated, but no update available
  • App signs out every time it's opened
  • Unable to access posted files
  • Unable to login after iPhone update
  • White screen of death after login
  • App logs out constantly
  • White screen of death when trying to log back in
  • Cannot access lessons page
  • App crashes when scrolling
  • App freezes when navigating
  • Cannot access lessons page on classes
  • Inability to stay logged in
  • Random logouts
  • Developer claims issue fixed, but it's not
  • App keeps logging out 3-4 times a day
  • Problems with staying logged in
  • Last update was 6 months ago
  • Institution does not populate on login screen
  • App is useless, like using a browser
  • App not designed for iPads
  • App uses center of screen on iPad
  • Menu missing after upgrade
  • Files no longer visible, 'unable to connect to Populi'
  • App broke after iOS update
  • App pops open and closes immediately
  • New app update crashes immediately upon opening
  • App doesn't communicate well with Populi server
  • App doesn't offer same features as website
  • App is slow
  • Attendance feature is time consuming

Requested features

27 requests
  • Overhaul UI
  • Add tabs to navigation
  • Enable location and Bluetooth
  • Accessibility support (font/icon size)
  • Dark mode
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  • Upload assignments from OneDrive/Dropbox
  • Integration with online meeting apps
  • Face ID unlock
  • Save payment information
  • Deep link push notifications
  • Comment on assignments from app
  • iPad version
  • Print lessons
  • Submit assignments
  • Take tests
  • Make all website features available on app
  • Update app to include more website features
  • Allow files to be opened in other programs
  • View attendance
  • View grades for all classes
  • View past terms
  • View degree audit
  • View class dashboard
  • Post/respond to class dashboard
  • Save attendance default to 'present'
  • Mail functionality
  • Full complement of Populi features (bill paying, news feed, rosters, calendars)

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Populi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

One-time1
  • NCCAOM Practice Test Premium$11.99

Questions

Is Populi free?
Populi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCCAOM Practice Test Prep free?
NCCAOM Practice Test Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Populi or NCCAOM Practice Test Prep?
Populi is rated higher. Populi averages 2.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while NCCAOM Practice Test Prep averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Populi or NCCAOM Practice Test Prep have ads?
Neither Populi nor NCCAOM Practice Test Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Populi or NCCAOM Practice Test Prep?
Populi ships an update every 7 months, and NCCAOM Practice Test Prep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Populi was updated on September 29, 2026 and NCCAOM Practice Test Prep on September 21, 2026.

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