Socrative Student vs NWEA Secure Testing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Socrative Student
Engage in formative assessments with interactive quizzes, polls, and games. Students join classrooms using a code to answer questions and track their understanding. No student accounts are required.
- Interactive quizzes and polls
- Open-ended questions with voting
- Exit tickets for end-of-class review
- Space Race game mode
- Class, question, and student reports
- Multiple choice and True/False questions
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Students share their understanding by answering formative assessment questions in a variety of formats: quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races. Once students launch the Socrative Student App, they'll be prompted to join the teacher's room via the teacher's unique code. No student accounts necessary! Features • Visualize student and whole class understanding • Multiple choice and True/False questions • Open-ended questions and vote on the results • End of class Exit Tickets • Play games with our Space Race! • Class, Question and Student level reports Supported Browsers and Devices • Socrative works on every browser: including Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer. • Use any Web Enabled device: including Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops and Desktops
NWEA Secure Testing
This application allows K-12 students to take standardized assessments on an iPad. It supports various NWEA tests, including MAP Growth and state summative assessments, ensuring a secure testing environment.
- K-12 assessment delivery
- iPad compatibility
- MAP Growth support
- MAP Growth K-2 support
- State summative assessments
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The NWEA™ Secure Testing app provides students the ability to complete our K–12 assessments on an iPad®. The app supports MAP® Growth™, MAP Growth K-2 and NWEA state summative assessments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Socrative Student at 2.3 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. Socrative Student also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 18%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Socrative Student holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 630 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Socrative Student's written reviews are positive against 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's.
Socrative Student ships an update every 5 months, NWEA Secure Testing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Socrative Student | NWEA Secure Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (630 ratings) — better | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews — better | 18.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 630 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Showbie Inc. | NWEA |
Customer experience
Socrative Student
NWEA Secure Testing
User reviews
Socrative Student
From 630 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good app for learning
- 🚀 Helpful for class discussions
- 💡 Nice Doctor Who references
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤯 Causes frustration and stress
NWEA Secure Testing
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Accurate assessment of student progress
- ⏱️ Efficient testing experience
- 💻 Works well on computers
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overly difficult and stressful questions
- 🔒 Restrictive app lock feature
- 🕰️ Inconsistent test duration
- 🤢 Caused health issues for some users
Bugs and requests
Socrative Student
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Incorrect grading and score reporting
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to see missed questions
- Improve support for older devices
- Add more question types beyond multiple choice
NWEA Secure Testing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Inconsistent test results
Requested features
3 requests- Allow going back to previous questions
- Provide more detailed feedback on performance
- Adjust question difficulty to grade level
In-app purchases
Socrative Student
No in-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
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