TestNav vs Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
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.
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Access customized social studies programs aligned with state standards. Read and access your favorite titles offline, and explore a digital experience portal. Download this educational resource for free and take it anywhere.
- State standards-aligned social studies programs
- Offline access to titles
- Digital experience portal
- Customizable content
- Free to download
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Gibbs Smith Education, a division of Gibbs Smith, Publisher is a leading publisher of customised social studies programs aligned with your state's standards. With the Gibbs Smith Education app, you can read and access your favorite titles, even when offline. In addition, the Gibbs Smith Education app lets you access Experience State History, our portal to the digital experience of your aprogram. Download free and take Gibbs Smith Education with you wherever you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 at 5.0 against TestNav's 1.6. Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 also leads on device support (3 vs 1). TestNav's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 1). 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.
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TestNav has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TestNav ships an update every 8 months, Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TestNav | Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson | Gibbs Smith Education |
Customer experience
TestNav
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
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
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TestNav free?
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