SecureTestBrowser vs Lexia PowerUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SecureTestBrowser
This secure mobile browser provides a controlled environment for taking online assessments. It prevents switching to other apps or using hardware functions like screenshots, ensuring a focused testing experience.
- Secure online testing environment
- Prevents app switching
- Disables screenshots
- Controlled hardware functions
- Supports iOS 11.4+
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This mobile secure browser from Cambium Assessment, Inc. ensures a secure online testing experience for students taking online assessments. When the mobile secure browser is launched, users cannot switch to other applications, including other web browsers, nor can they perform certain hardware functions, such as taking screenshots. This application is only supported on devices running iOS 11.4 or higher. The mobile secure browser requires the app self-lock to be enabled either through ASAM or Automatic Assessment Configuration (AAC). About the Cambium Assessment, Inc. CAI, is one of the nation’s leading providers of academic assessments and has been providing accessible, secure online standards-based statewide adaptive testing services since 2007.
Lexia PowerUp
This app accelerates literacy for struggling adolescent readers in grades 6-12. It provides personalized, adaptive learning paths focusing on word study, grammar, and comprehension, grounded in the science of reading. Teachers receive data and tools to deliver targeted instruction.
- Adaptive learning paths
- Word study instruction
- Grammar skills
- Reading comprehension
- Progress monitoring
- Personalized instruction
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Use of this app requires an active account for Lexia® PowerUp Literacy®. If you do not have a username and password, please contact your school for more information. About Lexia PowerUp Literacy: Grounded in the science of reading, Lexia PowerUp Literacy is designed to accelerate literacy gains for struggling and non-proficient readers in grades 6-12 (year 7 and above in the UK). With 180 unique placement profiles possible, PowerUp addresses the instructional needs of a wide range of students through adaptive learning paths. This targeted, personalized instruction prepares students to comprehend and engage with complex texts across a range of genres by focusing on: • Word Study • Grammar • Comprehension Embedded progress monitoring, actionable data, and scripted lessons empower teachers to deliver the exact instruction each student needs. Developed to address the decades-long gap in reading proficiency across the nation, PowerUp delivers rigorous content and skills instruction through an engaging, personalized approach that helps students become proficient readers and confident learners. About Lexia: Lexia®, a Cambium Learning Group company, is the Structured Literacy expert. For nearly 40 years, the company has focused solely on literacy, and today provides science-of-reading-based solutions for both students and educators. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction, personalized learning, assessment, and professional learning, Lexia helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lexia PowerUp at monthly against SecureTestBrowser's every 6 months. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SecureTestBrowser ships an update every 6 months, Lexia PowerUp monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SecureTestBrowser | Lexia PowerUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (864 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews — better | 14.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 864 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1.6 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cambium Assessment, Inc. | Lexia Learning Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
SecureTestBrowser
Lexia PowerUp
User reviews
SecureTestBrowser
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Serves its purpose as a test browser
- 👍 Secure testing environment
- 👍 Works well for some users
- 👍 Useful for practicing tests at home
- 👍 Facilitates easier testing on mobile devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and freezes often
- 🐛 Crashes and lags frequently
- 🐛 Device becomes unresponsive
- 🐛 App doesn't work for some
- 🐛 Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Lexia PowerUp
From 864 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Personalized learning experience
- 👍 Engaging and interactive content
- 💡 Comprehensive skill development
- 🚀 Data-driven insights for educators
- 👍 Accessibility and inclusivity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 👎 Slow and boring voice
- 👎 Repetitive and childish content
- 👎 Frustrating when getting questions wrong
- 👎 Laggy and crashes frequently
Bugs and requests
SecureTestBrowser
Reported bugs
16 issues- Device doesn't turn off, gets stuck
- App crashes and lags
- App freezes, requires restart
- Black screen issues
- App locks iPad, cannot play other games
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- App makes iPad bricked
- App doesn't work, shows 'not supported'
- App doesn't allow grade selection for practice tests
- Grade dropdown does not work
- Navigation freezes, requires hard reset
- Screen jumping, tools not working
- App gets stuck trying to load test
- Voiceover is too fast to understand
- No sound for read-aloud questions
- App doesn't let user use their name properly
- App is 3 iOS updates behind
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to circle angles, underline info, mark out extra info
- Ability to draw lines to count sides on figures
- Ability to write measurements next to objects
- Ability to label graphs
- Incorporate on-screen pencil/drawing tools like Prodigy
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- Assign application to devices, not just users (for Apple Admin)
- Update to support newer iOS versions
Lexia PowerUp
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incorrect answers marked as wrong
- Progress not saving properly
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inconsistent time tracking
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Skip button for long instructions
- Adjustable speech speed
- More advanced content for higher grades
- Better reporting and progress tracking
- Improved stability and performance
In-app purchases
SecureTestBrowser
No in-app purchases
Lexia PowerUp
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SecureTestBrowser free?
Is Lexia PowerUp free?
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