Comparison

GeoGebra Classic vs SafeExamBrowser

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

Head to head
About

GeoGebra Classic

This application provides a suite of dynamic math and science tools for learning. It includes calculators for graphing, geometry, 3D objects, spreadsheets, CAS, and probability. Users can also find and share learning activities.

Highlights
  • Graphing Calculator with sliders
  • Interactive Geometry constructions
  • 3D object graphing
  • Spreadsheet for data analysis
  • Computer Algebra System (CAS)
  • Probability visualization
  • Exam mode calculator
Features
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Millions of people around the world use GeoGebra Math Calculators to learn mathematics and science. Join us: Dynamic Mathematics for everyone! Our GeoGebra Math Calculators bundle includes these apps and features: * Graphing Calculator: plot functions with sliders and solve equations * Geometry Calculator: create interactive geometric constructions * 3D Calculator: graph functions, surfaces and many more 3D objects * Spreadsheet Calc: analyze data and do statistics connected with graphing * CAS Calculator: solve math problems with our powerful computer algebra system * Probability Calc: visualize parameters and distributions quickly * Exam Calculator: use our Math Calculators during tests and exams * Search for free learning activities directly from our apps * Save and share your results with friends and teachers

About

SafeExamBrowser

This app creates a secure browser environment for online exams, preventing students from accessing other apps or websites. It locks down devices into an assessment kiosk mode, ensuring exam integrity on both personal and institutional iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Secure kiosk browser environment
  • Prevents app switching and website access
  • Assessment kiosk mode
  • Supports unmanaged and managed iOS devices
  • Configurable via API, files, links, and QR codes
  • Integrates with LMS and exam systems
  • Optional Dock and slider menu for commands
Features
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SafeExamBrowser (SEB) is a secure kiosk web browser environment used to carry out e-assessments that run on exam servers. SEB opens a web browser without an address and search bar, loads a pre-configured webpage and locks an iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch) into an assessment kiosk mode. This mode prevents students from switching to other apps (unless additional permitted apps are configured), accessing websites and communicating with other students during an exam. SEB enables secure exams on unmanaged iOS devices like students' own iPads as well as on iOS devices owned and managed by an institution. SEB doesn't use a centralized server or cloud service; it can be configured with an API, configuration files, links and QR codes. It can be used with most web-based quiz and e-assessment systems. For improved security and usability, some exam systems provide additional built-in support for SEB. Currently, SEB integrates especially well with learning management systems (LMS) such as Moodle, OpenOlat, ILIAS and with several non-commercial and commercial exam systems, such as Inspera Assessment, Dugga, Exam.net, EvaExam and Ans. SEB uses one of the single app modes provided by iOS. After an exam is submitted, SEB can automatically end the app self-lock assessment mode (an exam invigilator could also use a quit password to end the SEB exam session and unlock the device if necessary). SEB features an optional Dock displaying buttons for various commands. Instead or in addition, a left slider menu shows a list of open browser tabs and commands which can be used to (if enabled in settings) quit an exam session, jump back to the start page of an exam, reload a web page, and navigate back/forward in the browsing history. SEB for iOS uses the same format for encrypted .seb configuration files as the SEB versions for other platforms. Those config files allow to individually configure SEB to display the start page of an exam system or an exam portal page with a list of links to current exams. If SEB for iOS is installed using a mobile device management (MDM) system, its initial configuration can easily be deployed using the "MDM Managed Configuration" feature. You can also directly start an exam with an individual configuration in SEB for iOS using a special config hyperlink. This link can be opened by examinees from Safari, Mail or a messenger app. In addition, you can use QR codes containing SEB links or even full, individual configurations. An exam can directly be started in SEB by using the iOS Camera app or the built-in QR code scanner. SEB also works together with Apple Classroom, teachers can start individually configured exams on all student devices. See https://safeexambrowser.org/ios for more information. SafeExamBrowser for iOS was developed by Daniel R. Schneider, ETH Zurich, IT Services, based on the original idea of Safe Exam Browser by Stefan Schneider, University of Giessen Project concept: Thomas Piendl, Daniel R. Schneider, Damian Büchel, Andreas Hefti, Nadim Ritter, Dirk Bauer, Michael Kern, Kai Reuter, Tobias Halbherr, Karsten Burger, Marco Lehre, Brigitte Schmucki, Oliver Rahs. Safe Exam Browser is released as freeware. The code is subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may only use these files in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ . Important parts of this project have been carried out as part of the program "AAA/SWITCH – e-Infrastructure for e-Science" led by SWITCH, the Swiss National Research and Education Network and the cooperative project "Learning Infrastructure" (part of the CRUS program "Information scientifique: accès, traitement et sauvegarde") coordinated by SWITCH, and was supported by funds from the ETH Board and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

Screenshots

SafeExamBrowser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GeoGebra Classic at 3.0 against SafeExamBrowser's 1.6. GeoGebra Classic also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). SafeExamBrowser's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GeoGebra Classic holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of GeoGebra Classic's written reviews are positive against 7% of SafeExamBrowser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GeoGebra Classic ships an update every 2 weeks, SafeExamBrowser every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GeoGebra Classic versus SafeExamBrowser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeoGebra ClassicSafeExamBrowser
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (78 ratings) — better1.6 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews — better7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better50
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoGebra GmbHETH Zurich

Customer experience

GeoGebra Classic

All ratings78 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative42.7%

SafeExamBrowser

All ratings46 ratings
Positive15.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.8%
Written reviews411 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative91.7%

User reviews

GeoGebra Classic

From 78 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful math and stats features
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful for school and homework

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and use
  • 🔋 Laggy performance

SafeExamBrowser

From 50 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Prevents cheating
  • 👍 Facilitates secure exams
  • 👍 Good for exam integrity
  • 👍 Works when used correctly

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • 🐛 Prevents exiting kiosk mode
  • 🐛 Blank page errors
  • 🐛 Slow performance

Bugs and requests

GeoGebra Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard disappearing
  • Inability to move or edit objects
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved keyboard functionality
  • Better 3D graphics support
  • Save and load file functionality

SafeExamBrowser

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes
  • Freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Cannot exit kiosk mode
  • Blank page errors
  • Slow performance
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  • High battery consumption
  • Device locking issues
  • Setup difficulties
  • Poor instructions
  • Errors during exams
  • Unreliable behavior
  • Difficulty uninstalling/quitting
  • Device issues (black screen, viruses)
  • Inconsistent camera support
  • Cheating still possible (reported by some users)
  • Data privacy concerns raised
  • Unintuitive interface
  • Incompatibility with older/newer OS versions
  • Configuration issues
  • Leads to exam failure
  • Developer unresponsiveness
  • Not working with iOS 18
  • Camera access issues
  • Kiosk mode not activating properly on iOS 17

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better instructions/homepage
  • Support for Thai language
  • Update for iOS 18
  • More user-friendly setup

In-app purchases

None

GeoGebra Classic

No in-app purchases

None

SafeExamBrowser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GeoGebra Classic free?
GeoGebra Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafeExamBrowser free?
SafeExamBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GeoGebra Classic or SafeExamBrowser?
GeoGebra Classic is rated higher. GeoGebra Classic averages 3.0 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while SafeExamBrowser averages 1.6 from 50 ratings.
Do GeoGebra Classic or SafeExamBrowser have ads?
Neither GeoGebra Classic nor SafeExamBrowser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GeoGebra Classic or SafeExamBrowser?
GeoGebra Classic ships an update every 2 weeks, and SafeExamBrowser every 3 months. Most recently, GeoGebra Classic was updated on October 23, 2026 and SafeExamBrowser on October 26, 2026.

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