ChatterPix Kids vs NWEA Secure Testing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChatterPix Kids
Transform photos into animated talking characters for fun messages, greetings, and creative projects. This app is designed for children aged 5-12 to express themselves through interactive visuals.
- Animate photos to talk
- Create silly greetings
- Make playful messages
- Design creative cards
- Add stickers, frames, and filters
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Create ChatterPix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, creative cards, or even fancy book reports. And best of all, it’s FREE! AGES: 5-12. NOTE: For adults, check out our “ChatterPix” app for more fun and sharing via email and social media. CATEGORY: Creative Expression TOOLS: 22 stickers, 10 frames and 11 photo filters ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now 100% free, without ads or subscriptions. For kids ages 2-6, don't miss Khan Academy Kids, our new early learning app to help young children with reading, writing, math and social-emotional development! We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.
NWEA Secure Testing
This application allows K-12 students to take standardized assessments on an iPad. It supports various NWEA tests, including MAP Growth and state summative assessments, ensuring a secure testing environment.
- K-12 assessment delivery
- iPad compatibility
- MAP Growth support
- MAP Growth K-2 support
- State summative assessments
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The NWEA™ Secure Testing app provides students the ability to complete our K–12 assessments on an iPad®. The app supports MAP® Growth™, MAP Growth K-2 and NWEA state summative assessments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChatterPix Kids at 72% against NWEA Secure Testing's 18%. ChatterPix Kids also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChatterPix Kids holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 664 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of ChatterPix Kids's written reviews are positive against 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's.
ChatterPix Kids ships an update every 2 months, NWEA Secure Testing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChatterPix Kids | NWEA Secure Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (664 ratings) — better | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better | 18.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 664 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duck Duck Moose LLC | NWEA |
Customer experience
ChatterPix Kids
NWEA Secure Testing
User reviews
ChatterPix Kids
From 664 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Creative and entertaining
- 👍 Fun for kids and families
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with taking/uploading photos
- 🐛 Mouth movement not always synced well
- 🤔 Some reviews find the app a bit childish or boring over time
NWEA Secure Testing
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Accurate assessment of student progress
- ⏱️ Efficient testing experience
- 💻 Works well on computers
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overly difficult and stressful questions
- 🔒 Restrictive app lock feature
- 🕰️ Inconsistent test duration
- 🤢 Caused health issues for some users
Bugs and requests
ChatterPix Kids
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera not working for some users
- Repeated crashes or freezes
- Syncing issues between photos and audio
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust mouth movement and animation
- More customization options
- Longer recording time
- Integration with more photo/video platforms
NWEA Secure Testing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Inconsistent test results
Requested features
3 requests- Allow going back to previous questions
- Provide more detailed feedback on performance
- Adjust question difficulty to grade level
In-app purchases
ChatterPix Kids
No in-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is NWEA Secure Testing free?
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