Halo Learn vs Interactive Exam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halo Learn
Receive instant notifications for classroom events from your learning management system. Stay connected to your courses with real-time alerts for messages, announcements, and grades. Customize your notification preferences to stay informed on the go.
- Real-time push notifications
- Customizable alert preferences
- New private message alerts
- New announcement alerts
- Assessment grade notifications
- Group assignment alerts
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The Halo Learn mobile app is designed as a companion application for all students and faculty using the Halo Learn Management System (LMS). The primary objective of the application is to provide near real-time push notifications for events identified by the user. This mobile app is designed to keep you connected to your Halo classroom with Halo Alerts, ensuring you stay up-to-date with the latest classroom alerts while on the go. This app is not intended to replace the Halo Learn website. Once you install the Halo Learn mobile app, be sure to enable Halo Alerts for your account by clicking on the ‘My Halo Settings’ link under the No Halo Alerts message. Students and Faculty can elect to receive several different Halo Alert messages in the mobile app. Both faculty and students can elect to receive alerts when new private messages and new announcements are posted. Halo students can choose to receive alerts when assessment grades are published, assessments are reassigned, and new group collaboration messages are posted for group assignments. Both students and faculty can expect additional alert types to be added later in the year. All alerts in Halo are opt-in, giving you the flexibility to choose which alerts to receive and on which devices. You can easily adjust your alert preferences directly in the mobile app or on the Halo website. Please note that you must have an active Halo Learn account with GCU or a GCU partner school to use the Halo Learn mobile app.
Interactive Exam
This educational tool allows users to create and take tests on various subjects. It's designed for quick skill assessment and practice, making learning accessible on multiple devices.
- Create custom tests
- Take practice exams
- Skill assessment
- Accessible on multiple devices
- User-friendly interface
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A program to let you test your skills
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interactive Exam at 5.0 against Halo Learn's 1.9. Interactive Exam also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Halo Learn's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). 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.
Interactive Exam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halo Learn has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Halo Learn ships an update every 2 months, Interactive Exam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halo Learn | Interactive Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Grand Canyon University | Max Lee |
Customer experience
Halo Learn
Interactive Exam
Bugs and requests
Halo Learn
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inefficient user experience
- Defeats the purpose of having a dedicated app
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to view course content directly in the app
- Simplified version of the portal
- Integrated access to classes, grades, and assignments
Interactive Exam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Halo Learn
No in-app purchases
Interactive Exam
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Halo Learn free?
Is Interactive Exam free?
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