NCTest vs TestNav
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.
TestNav
This application provides a secure and reliable platform for delivering educational tests online. It ensures test items are presented consistently across devices.
- 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 clearest difference is rating: NCTest at 3.7 against TestNav's 1.6. NCTest also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). TestNav's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (99 vs 3). 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 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TestNav has 99 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 24% of TestNav'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, TestNav every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCTest | TestNav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.6 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 99 — 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 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Carolina State University - CUACS | Pearson |
Customer experience
NCTest
TestNav
Bugs and requests
NCTest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
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- 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
NCTest
No in-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
