Comparison

SecureTestBrowser vs HMH Go

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

HMH Go

This app provides K-12 students with on-the-go access to educational content from HMH's core curricula. It allows for offline learning, downloading materials, and utilizing media-rich features like read-along audio and annotations.

Highlights
  • Offline content access
  • Downloadable learning materials
  • Read-along audio
  • Annotations and highlighting
  • Bookmark functionality
  • Content management and filtering
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HMH Go™ extends K-12 students’ learning beyond the classroom – offering on-the-go learning, regardless of device or connectivity. This app serves as a companion app to HMH’s core curricula on Ed: Your Friend in Learning® – allowing students to download HMH content and work offline. Simply use your HMH® user name and password to access intuitive, connected learning. Check out some of the ways HMH Go™ lets you enjoy a seamless, offline experience: • Provides select content from Ed: Your Friend in Learning® • Offers media-rich features including read-along audio, annotations, highlighting book-marking - online AND offline – with much more to come! • Allows users to download materials from an individual resource to a larger unit of learning • Enables users to easily manage and filter their downloads **Note: HMH Content cannot be purchased via this app, it is an application for educational institutions to access HMH Content they have purchased and licensed from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Screenshots

HMH Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SecureTestBrowser at 3.1 against HMH Go's 2.1. HMH Go's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 14) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

SecureTestBrowser holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HMH Go has 80 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of SecureTestBrowser's written reviews are positive against 22% of HMH Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SecureTestBrowser ships an update every 6 months, HMH Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SecureTestBrowser versus HMH Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecureTestBrowserHMH Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings) — better2.1 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews22.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1480 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCambium Assessment, Inc.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Customer experience

SecureTestBrowser

Written reviews69 reviews
Positive20.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative75.4%

HMH Go

All ratings71 ratings
Positive26.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative69.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

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
Show 2 more
  • Assign application to devices, not just users (for Apple Admin)
  • Update to support newer iOS versions

HMH Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SecureTestBrowser

No in-app purchases

None

HMH Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SecureTestBrowser free?
SecureTestBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HMH Go free?
HMH Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SecureTestBrowser or HMH Go?
SecureTestBrowser is rated higher. SecureTestBrowser averages 3.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while HMH Go averages 2.1 from 80 ratings.
Do SecureTestBrowser or HMH Go have ads?
Neither SecureTestBrowser nor HMH Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SecureTestBrowser or HMH Go?
SecureTestBrowser ships an update every 6 months, and HMH Go every 4 months. Most recently, SecureTestBrowser was updated on November 6, 2026 and HMH Go on November 3, 2026.

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