TestNav vs Race to Ratify
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.
Race to Ratify
Step into 1787 and influence the national debate over the new Constitution. Travel across states, engage with historical figures, and use pamphlets to sway opinions. Learn the core ideas of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist debate to shape the nation's future.
- Historical simulation of 1787
- Engage with diverse historical characters
- Learn Federalist and Anti-Federalist stances
- Understand key constitutional debates
- Formulate arguments for/against ratification
- Explore regional and socio-economic viewpoints
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Race to Ratify drops you into 1787, where the ink is still drying on the new Constitution. Will it become the law of the land or will it fall into the dustbin of history? The fate of the young nation is in your hands! Dive deep into the heated national debate over the future of a radical new plan for American government. Travel across the 13 states to hear from a diverse and opinionated cast of characters and use what you have learned to influence others through the social media of the time... pamphlets. Can you be a ratification #influencer? Race to Ratify teaches the big ideas at the core of the ratification debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Sign up for an iCivics account to earn Impact Points! Teachers: Check out our classroom resources for Race to Ratify. Just visit www.icivics.org! Learning Objectives: Players will... -identify the main stances of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists between 1787 and 1789. -understand the key debates surrounding the ratification of the constitution, including an extended republic, the House of Representatives, the Senate, executive power, the judiciary, and a bill of rights. -interact with the ideas, perspectives, and arguments that defined the ratification debate. -explore the many different viewpoints, which spanned geographic regions, populations, and socio-economic class that permeated this historic period. -identify the building blocks of the proposed Constitution. -engage with competing ideas in order to form an effective and cohesive set of arguments for, or against, ratification within a state.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Race to Ratify at 67% against TestNav's 24%. Race to Ratify also leads on rating (2.8 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks 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.
Race to Ratify holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of TestNav's written reviews are positive against 67% of Race to Ratify's.
TestNav ships an update every 8 months, Race to Ratify every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TestNav | Race to Ratify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (99 ratings) | 2.8 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson | iCivics, Inc. |
Customer experience
TestNav
Race to Ratify
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
Race to Ratify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
Race to Ratify
No in-app purchases









