TestNav vs Counties Work
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.
Counties Work
Simulate county government by managing budgets, responding to resident needs, and solving crises. This educational game offers a Texas edition with custom content and support for English Language Learners.
- Simulate county government operations
- Manage budgets and financial decisions
- Respond to resident requests and crises
- Develop and grow the community
- Texas edition with custom content
- Support for English Language Learners
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Want to try your hand at running your own county government? In Counties Work, you can! Stay on top of resident requests as you develop the local community, make important budgeting decisions and solve crises that pop up along the way. This upgraded version of Counties Work includes the following: - A Texas edition: Play deep in the heart of Texas with custom art, content and more! - Voiceover and glossary - New department guide tool - Updated financial management interactions For English Language Learners: This game offers a support tool, Spanish translation, voiceover and glossary Teachers: Visit our Teach Hub to check out our classroom resources for Counties Work and Counties Work: Texas. Learning Objectives: - Simulate the role of county government, including organization, responsibilities, and services - Identify appropriate resources and departments of county government to solve problems - Consider how a budget and major sources of local revenue affect both services and citizens Game Features: - Create your county, parish, or borough government with more customizable options - Review and address resident needs and requests by escorting them to the correct county department - Address community crises through strategic action - Manage the annual budget through property and sales tax adjustments and spending choices - Grow the community through expansion opportunities
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Counties Work at 100% against TestNav's 24%. Counties Work also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). TestNav's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 23). On price, update cadence, 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.
Counties Work holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of TestNav's written reviews are positive against 100% of Counties Work's.
TestNav ships an update every 8 months, Counties Work every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TestNav | Counties Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (99 ratings) | 4.1 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson | iCivics, Inc. |
Customer experience
TestNav
Counties Work
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
Counties Work
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
Counties Work
No in-app purchases
