TestNav vs ExamView Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TestNav
This application provides a secure and reliable platform for delivering educational tests online. It ensures test items are presented consistently across devices.
- Secure test delivery
- Reliable online platform
- Consistent test item presentation
- iOS device compatibility
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TestNav is Pearson's online test delivery platform. It enables test items to be delivered online securely and reliably in a consistent manner. The TestNav for iOS app allows TestNav to run on iOS devices.
ExamView Student
This app enables students to participate in online assessments and polling sessions using their web-enabled smartphones. It works in conjunction with desktop software to collect student responses and assess understanding in real-time.
- Respond to online assessment questions
- Join polling sessions
- Teacher-led assessments
- Student-managed assessments
- Real-time understanding assessment
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The ExamView Student app allows students to use their web-enabled smartphone to respond to questions. Student responses are collected in ExamView Assessment Suite desktop software. The ExamView Student app allows students to - Access and respond to questions in an online assessments - Join a polling session and engage in either teacher-led or student-managed assessments The ExamView Student app allows instructors to - Engage students with various question types including multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, multiple response, numeric response, completion, matching, and short answer - Assess student understanding in real-time - Engage students in teacher-led and student-managed knowledge check sessions The ExamView Student app works exclusively with ExamView Assessment Suite v11 and ExamView Premium license. The ExamView Student app also requires the installation of ExamView Assessment Suite v11 on the instructor’s desktop computer. Combined with ExamView Assessment Suite, instructors can ensure that content is resonating and objectives are met.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ExamView Student at every 3 weeks against TestNav's every 8 months. ExamView Student also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). TestNav's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (104 vs 30). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.6 for TestNav against 1.5 for ExamView Student. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of TestNav's written reviews are positive against 0% of ExamView Student's.
TestNav ships an update every 8 months, ExamView Student every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TestNav | ExamView Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (104 ratings) — better | 1.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson | Echo360 |
Customer experience
TestNav
ExamView Student
Bugs and requests
TestNav
Reported bugs
6 issues- Open response boxes never work properly
- Drag and drop not working
- Permission errors for speech, mic, etc.
- App crashes all the time
- App doesn't work
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- App needs update but cannot update
Requested features
10 requests- Way to lower brightness
- Actual Dark Mode
- Allow access to Accessibility Shortcuts menu during testing
- Enable/disable inverted colors during testing
- Enable zoom during testing
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- Enable VoiceOver during testing
- Add dancing GIFs of Nick Young
- Add mini games with golf balls and levels
- Add Flappy golf extreme
- Add cross map tomahawks
ExamView Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
ExamView Student
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TestNav free?
Is ExamView Student free?
Which has better reviews, TestNav or ExamView Student?
Do TestNav or ExamView Student have ads?
Which is updated more often, TestNav or ExamView Student?
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