Comparison

SecureTestBrowser vs Vernier Go Wireless

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

Vernier Go Wireless

This app enables students to collect and analyze scientific data using wireless sensors. It offers real-time readings, data capture, and visualization for temperature and pH measurements. Explore scientific principles through hands-on investigations with this educational tool.

Highlights
  • Connect to Go Wireless sensors
  • Monitor live sensor readings
  • Capture data in real time
  • Analyze temperature and pH data
  • Export sensor data
  • Customize sensor settings
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Transform the way your students collect data and explore scientific principles with Go Wireless. By using this intuitive app with one of the Go Wireless sensors, students can easily analyze temperature or pH data in an engaging, hands-on way. HARDWARE REQUIRED—Visit vernier.com/gw-temp for details or to purchase. The app allows students to view live readings from the wireless sensor, capture data in real time, and examine the results. With Go Wireless, investigation possibilities are limitless. General Features • Instantly discover nearby Go Wireless sensors and monitor their readings • Connect to a specific sensor for further study • Customize sensor name, view battery status, and flash sensor LED to identify • Collect data when app is in the background or mobile device is in sleep • Export sensor data for further analysis in other apps Go Wireless Temp • View live temperature values in a thermometer bar • Collect data – displayed in a graph • Tap to toggle units • °C and °F • Tap the graph to Examine the data Go Wireless pH/Go Wireless Electrode Amplifier • Quickly collect individual data points in a table • Set sensor to report readings in pH or mV • Visual cues to quickly identify solution as acidic, basic, or neutral • Easy sensor calibration—add a calibration point with a single touch • Record a description for each sample or enter a titration volume • Enter observations for any recorded reading Opportunities for Investigation With Go Wireless Temp, students can explore: • Endothermic and exothermic reactions • Freezing and melting of water • Energy content of foods With Go Wireless pH, students can investigate: • pH of household acids and bases • Acid-base titrations • Water quality For advanced data analysis and graphing capabilities and for compatibility with Go Wireless Hear Rate, download Graphical Analysis. This app allows students to save data, perform curve fits, annotate graphs, perform statistical calculations, and export data for further analysis.

Screenshots

Vernier Go Wireless3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SecureTestBrowser at 3.2 against Vernier Go Wireless's 2.9. Vernier Go Wireless's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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, 3.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of SecureTestBrowser's written reviews are positive against 40% of Vernier Go Wireless'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, Vernier Go Wireless every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SecureTestBrowser versus Vernier Go Wireless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecureTestBrowserVernier Go Wireless
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (13 ratings) — better2.9 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1315 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.67.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCambium Assessment, Inc.Vernier Software & Technology

Customer experience

SecureTestBrowser

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

Vernier Go Wireless

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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

Vernier Go Wireless

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SecureTestBrowser

No in-app purchases

None

Vernier Go Wireless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SecureTestBrowser free?
SecureTestBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vernier Go Wireless free?
Vernier Go Wireless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SecureTestBrowser or Vernier Go Wireless?
SecureTestBrowser is rated higher. SecureTestBrowser averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Vernier Go Wireless averages 2.9 from 15 ratings.
Do SecureTestBrowser or Vernier Go Wireless have ads?
Neither SecureTestBrowser nor Vernier Go Wireless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SecureTestBrowser or Vernier Go Wireless?
SecureTestBrowser ships an update every 6 months, and Vernier Go Wireless every 2 months. Most recently, SecureTestBrowser was updated on October 21, 2026 and Vernier Go Wireless on October 22, 2026.

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