Comparison

SecureTestBrowser vs TestNav

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

TestNav

This application provides a secure and reliable platform for delivering educational tests online. It ensures test items are presented consistently across devices.

Highlights
  • Secure test delivery
  • Reliable online platform
  • Consistent test item presentation
  • iOS device compatibility
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TestNav is Pearson's online test delivery platform. It enables test items to be delivered online securely and reliably in a consistent manner. The TestNav for iOS app allows TestNav to run on iOS devices.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TestNav at 13.0 against SecureTestBrowser's 15.6. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SecureTestBrowser ships an update every 6 months, TestNav every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SecureTestBrowser versus TestNav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecureTestBrowserTestNav
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.6 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews23.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—99 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCambium Assessment, Inc.Pearson

Customer experience

SecureTestBrowser

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

TestNav

All ratings92 ratings
Positive15.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative82.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive23.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative72.7%

User reviews

SecureTestBrowser

From App Store reviews

What 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

TestNav

From 99 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 App is available for iPad
  • 👍 Some users find it easy to use
  • 👍 Some users find it helpful for school
  • 👍 Some users find it 'super good' or 'amazing'

Room to improve

  • 😞 App is described as 'trash' or 'garbage'
  • 😞 Frequent crashes and bugs reported
  • 😞 Users experience extreme boredom and frustration
  • 😞 App is perceived as a waste of time
  • 😞 Some users report it 'never works'

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

TestNav

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Open response boxes never work properly
  • Drag and drop not working
  • Permission errors for speech, mic, etc.
  • App crashes all the time
  • App doesn't work
Show 1 more
  • App needs update but cannot update

Requested features

10 requests
  • Way to lower brightness
  • Actual Dark Mode
  • Allow access to Accessibility Shortcuts menu during testing
  • Enable/disable inverted colors during testing
  • Enable zoom during testing
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  • Enable VoiceOver during testing
  • Add dancing GIFs of Nick Young
  • Add mini games with golf balls and levels
  • Add Flappy golf extreme
  • Add cross map tomahawks

In-app purchases

None

SecureTestBrowser

No in-app purchases

None

TestNav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SecureTestBrowser free?
SecureTestBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TestNav free?
TestNav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SecureTestBrowser or TestNav have ads?
Neither SecureTestBrowser nor TestNav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SecureTestBrowser or TestNav?
SecureTestBrowser ships an update every 6 months, and TestNav every 8 months. Most recently, SecureTestBrowser was updated on September 20, 2026 and TestNav on September 19, 2026.

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