CitizenReady vs KnowYourBlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CitizenReady
Prepare for the U.S. Citizenship Test with official civics questions and practice modes. Study in over 30 languages and track your progress. Unlock full access to study guides and exam simulations with a premium subscription.
- Official USCIS civics questions (100 & 128)
- Study Mode with explanations
- Unlimited Practice Mode
- Simulated Exam Mode
- Mistakes & Marathon study
- Illustrated study guide
- Progress tracking with iCloud
- Study in 30+ languages
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Prepare for the U.S. naturalization interview with the official USCIS civics questions — in the language you actually think in. BOTH OFFICIAL VERSIONS OF THE TEST • 2008 test — 100 questions. The officer asks 10, you need 6 correct. For Form N-400 filed before October 20, 2025. • 2025 test — 128 questions. The officer asks 20, you need 12 correct. For Form N-400 filed on or after October 20, 2025. Every question comes from official USCIS materials, with the answer and a short explanation of why it is the answer. 60 LANGUAGES Questions, answers, explanations and the study guide are translated into: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Haitian Creole, Korean, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, Urdu, Somali, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali, Persian, Pashto, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Burmese, Thai, Khmer, Indonesian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Japanese, Polish, German, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Armenian, Georgian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Tajik and Turkmen. If you qualify for the 50/20, 55/15 or 65/20 exemption, you may take the civics test in your native language. CitizenReady lets you study it the same way — the English wording stays on screen next to your own, so nothing gets lost. SIX WAYS TO STUDY • Learn — read each question with its answer and explanation, at your own pace • Practice — answer by category and see immediately what went wrong • Exam — a full simulation with the real question count and passing score • Marathon — the whole bank, one question after another • Mistakes — everything you missed, collected for another round • Study Guide — 12 illustrated chapters on the founding, the Constitution, the three branches of government, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens SEE YOUR PROGRESS The home screen shows how much of the test you have covered and moves after every question. Category breakdowns show which topics still need work, and your progress follows you across your devices through your own iCloud. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Everything works offline — on the bus, at the laundromat, in a waiting room. No ads, ever. Sign in with Apple or Google once, and your progress follows you to your other devices. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your answers, progress and bookmarks live on your device and in your personal iCloud. We do not upload your study data to our servers and we do not track you. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: the Symbols and Holidays category, 20 practice questions, 10 marathon questions, mistake review, and the first chapter of the study guide. Premium: all 228 questions in both tests, all categories, full exams, the complete marathon, all 12 chapters, all 60 languages, and every future USCIS update — including the next version of the test when it is published. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Premium Monthly ($7.99) and Premium Yearly ($39.99) are auto-renewable subscriptions (US prices; local prices are shown in the app). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://alfaskynet.com/citizenready/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://alfaskynet.com/citizenready/privacy.html CitizenReady is an independent study app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by USCIS or any other government agency. Study materials are based on the official USCIS civics test question banks.
KnowYourBlock
Discover the stories behind NYC's honorary street names with this walking companion. Explore a map of named streets, read about the individuals honored, and learn about their impact on the city. Designed for exploration without accounts or ads.
- Map of honorary street signs
- Filter signs by category
- Detailed stories of honorees
- Optional nearby notifications
- Offline progress tracking
- No accounts or ads
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There's a second name bolted above hundreds of NYC street signs. It can be an activist, a musician, a doctor, a firefighter, a neighbor. Know Your Block is a walking companion for those names. FIND THEM ON THE MAP A map of New York shows every honorary street sign in the collection including 289 icons across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, from Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace Way to Elizabeth Jennings Place. Filter by category: civil rights, music, arts, public service, and more. READ THEIR STORIES Every icon has a story page: who they were, what they did, and why their block carries their name (curated from NYC Council co-naming records and public sources). A century before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings held onto a streetcar window frame near this stretch of Lower Manhattan; her lawyer later became President. BUILT FOR WALKING - Optional nearby notifications, generated entirely on your device - Your progress never leaves your phone: no accounts, no ads, no analytics - Location is used only while the app is open, and never stored or transmitted Know Your Block is an independent project and is not affiliated with the City of New York or any honoree's estate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KnowYourBlock at none against CitizenReady's 2. CitizenReady's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. CitizenReady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. KnowYourBlock asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CitizenReady against 5.0 for KnowYourBlock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CitizenReady has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | CitizenReady | KnowYourBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ruslan Pukhov | Claire Jellison |
Customer experience
CitizenReady
KnowYourBlock
In-app purchases
CitizenReady
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
KnowYourBlock
No in-app purchases
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