SecureTestBrowser vs myCOD Mobile App
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.
myCOD Mobile App
This app provides a centralized platform for students to access essential college resources. Log in with your student ID to reach Canvas, email, library systems, and more.
- Canvas LMS access
- Self Service portal
- Campus email integration
- Library systems access
- Centralized resource hub
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The College of the Desert app is a central hub for proving quick access to all things COD. Login with your RMIT ID to access: • Canvas LMS • Self Service • Campus Emails • Library Systems • Plus more
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Verdict
SecureTestBrowser and myCOD Mobile App are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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, myCOD Mobile App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SecureTestBrowser | myCOD Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cambium Assessment, Inc. | Desert Community College District |
Customer experience
SecureTestBrowser
myCOD Mobile App
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
myCOD Mobile App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SecureTestBrowser
No in-app purchases
myCOD Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SecureTestBrowser free?
Is myCOD Mobile App free?
Do SecureTestBrowser or myCOD Mobile App have ads?
Which is updated more often, SecureTestBrowser or myCOD Mobile App?
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