NCTest vs NWEA Secure Testing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCTest
This application allows for the administration of online assessments for students in North Carolina, covering grades K-12. It is designed to facilitate educational testing and evaluation processes for the state.
- Online assessment administration
- Supports K-12 grades
- State-specific testing
- Educational evaluation tool
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Application for administering online assessments for the State of North Carolina, grades K-12.
NWEA Secure Testing
This application allows K-12 students to take standardized assessments on an iPad. It supports various NWEA tests, including MAP Growth and state summative assessments, ensuring a secure testing environment.
- K-12 assessment delivery
- iPad compatibility
- MAP Growth support
- MAP Growth K-2 support
- State summative assessments
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The NWEA™ Secure Testing app provides students the ability to complete our K–12 assessments on an iPad®. The app supports MAP® Growth™, MAP Growth K-2 and NWEA state summative assessments.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NCTest at 3.7 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. NCTest also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 3) and review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NCTest holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of NCTest's written reviews are positive against 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NCTest ships an update every 2 months, NWEA Secure Testing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCTest | NWEA Secure Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.5 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 18.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Carolina State University - CUACS | NWEA |
Customer experience
NCTest
NWEA Secure Testing
Bugs and requests
NCTest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NWEA Secure Testing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Inconsistent test results
Requested features
3 requests- Allow going back to previous questions
- Provide more detailed feedback on performance
- Adjust question difficulty to grade level
In-app purchases
NCTest
No in-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NCTest free?
Is NWEA Secure Testing free?
Which has better reviews, NCTest or NWEA Secure Testing?
Do NCTest or NWEA Secure Testing have ads?
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