Comparison

Certly vs CCDV

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Certly

Prepare for AI Architect certification exams with AI-powered study tools. Practice with realistic simulations, detailed explanations, and smart review features. Master key domains and build confidence before test day.

Highlights
  • AI-powered prompt writing drills
  • Study by specific AI domains
  • Realistic exam simulations
  • Detailed answer explanations
  • Spaced repetition review
  • Daily challenges and streaks
  • Quick study mode
Features
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Practice for all four AI certification exams in one app: Associate, Developer, Architect and Architect Professional. 920 questions, each filed under the domain it tests at the weight the official exam guide publishes. ▸ Pick Your Exam Choose the certification you're sitting and the app follows it: its domains, its weights, its exam length. Switch any time. Each exam keeps its own progress, streak and history. ▸ Practice Exams at Real Length 60 items for the Foundations exams, 63 for Architect Professional, scored 100 to 1000 against the 720 passing line. Multiple-choice and multiple-response items, graded on an exact match with no partial credit, the way the real exam scores them. Change an answer, go back, flag questions to revisit, or end early and score what you have. ▸ Projected Score, Weighted by Domain Your score appears after 20 answers, counts only the exam you're preparing for, and weighs each domain the way the real score report does. ▸ Missed Questions Come Back Get one wrong and it returns the next day. Get it right and it comes back after 3, then 7, then 14 days, until it sticks. ▸ Explanations That Teach Every question explains why the right answer is right and why each wrong one is wrong, naming each option by what it says instead of by a letter. ▸ Prompt Lab Prompt-writing drills graded instantly and offline. Spot the flaw in a weak prompt, build a strong one block by block, or write your own against a precision rubric. ▸ Ten Minutes or One Domain Run ten mixed questions on the way to work, or drill a single domain. ▸ Daily Challenge, Streaks and Achievements A new question every day, accuracy tracked per domain, and milestones as you go. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your certification 2. Study by domain, take a quick session, or run a prompt drill 3. Read the explanation on every answer 4. Take a full practice exam when your projected score clears 720 Works offline. Sign in only if you want your answers, practice exams and bookmarks synced across devices. Everything works without an account. Free to use. An optional one-time purchase removes ads. No subscription. Independent study tool. Not affiliated with the exam provider.

About

CCDV

Features
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Prepare comprehensively for Claude Certified Developer – Foundations (CCDV-F) with 318 original questions built around Anthropic's published Exam Guide. Study the engineering decisions behind Claude API integration, agents and workflows, Claude Code, evaluation, model selection, prompt and context engineering, security, tools, and MCP. Every question is independently written for this app and is supported by references to official Anthropic documentation. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE PUBLISHED EXAM GUIDE • 318 original questions across all 8 exam domains and 25 detailed skills • Domain coverage organized around the published exam weights • Single-choice and multiple-response practice • Source titles, links, and review dates for technical verification UNDERSTAND EVERY DECISION • A rationale for each answer choice • A comprehensive explanation of the key tradeoff • Direct links to relevant official documentation • Review sets for missed, low-confidence, and bookmarked questions PRACTICE THE FULL STUDY FORMAT • 53-question, 120-minute mock exams • Approximate domain distribution based on the published weights • Timing, review flags, and domain-level results • Learning feedback without estimating an official scaled score or pass result ENGLISH AND JAPANESE • Switch the interface and question content between English and Japanese • Use side-by-side bilingual mode to understand in Japanese while retaining official English terminology • Practice in English for an exam that is delivered in English STUDY ANYWHERE • Full offline access to bundled questions and explanations • Progress, weak-area review, bookmarks, and study statistics • Learning history sync between iPhone and iPad with iCloud ACCESS AND UNLOCK Domain 1 includes 47 questions, and one full mock exam can be taken before unlocking all content. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks Domains 2–8, repeat mock exams, review and statistics across all 318 questions, and future content updates. The current local price is shown by the App Store and inside the app. ----- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nichful.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Certly4 screens
CCDV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CCDV at none against Certly's shown. CCDV also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Certly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CCDV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Certly ships an update every 2 months, CCDV weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Certly versus CCDV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCertlyCCDV
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.218.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel PevideNichful

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Certly

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

CCDV

One-time1
  • All Questions & Mock Exams$17.99

Questions

Is Certly free?
Certly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CCDV free?
CCDV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Certly or CCDV have ads?
Certly shows ads; CCDV does not.
Which is updated more often, Certly or CCDV?
Certly ships an update every 2 months, and CCDV weekly. Most recently, Certly was updated on October 23, 2026 and CCDV on October 24, 2026.

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