SecureTestBrowser vs Bluebook Exams
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.
Bluebook Exams
This application allows students to take standardized tests like the SAT, PSAT, and AP Exams directly on their iPads. It provides a digital platform for completing these crucial academic assessments.
- Take SAT Exams
- Take PSAT Exams
- Take AP Exams
- iPad compatible
- Digital testing platform
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Students will use Bluebook to take the SAT, PSAT, and AP Exams on iPads.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bluebook Exams at every 6 weeks against SecureTestBrowser's every 6 months. SecureTestBrowser's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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, Bluebook Exams every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SecureTestBrowser | Bluebook Exams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.4 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cambium Assessment, Inc. | The College Board |
Customer experience
SecureTestBrowser
Bluebook Exams
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
Bluebook Exams
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Clean and intuitive UI
- 👍 Useful practice tests
- 🚀 Smooth testing experience
- 💡 Helpful score explanations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Security and privacy concerns
- 🔋 High device resource usage
- 👎 Unreliable performance
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
Bluebook Exams
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Freezing during tests
- Incompatibility with some devices
- Unexpected app behavior
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved score reporting
- Better mobile optimization
- Expanded practice test library
In-app purchases
SecureTestBrowser
No in-app purchases
Bluebook Exams
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SecureTestBrowser free?
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