TestNav vs Kite Student Portal
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.
Kite Student Portal
This app prepares iPads for standardized testing by configuring assessment settings and ensuring Guided Access is enabled. It streamlines the setup process for educational institutions administering tests.
- Configure LCS settings
- Enable Guided Access
- Streamline iPad testing setup
- Administer assessments
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Does your organization use Kite to administer assessments? Download the Kite Student Portal for use with an iPad. Installing the Kite Student Portal simplifies the process of setting up an iPad for testing. The app allows you to configure LCS settings and will check to see that Guided Access is enabled before testing can begin.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kite Student Portal at 5.0 against TestNav's 1.6. TestNav's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Kite Student Portal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TestNav has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 24% and 24% positive.
TestNav ships an update every 8 months, Kite Student Portal every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TestNav | Kite Student Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (99 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 1 |
| 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 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson | Achievement and Assessment Institute |
Customer experience
TestNav
Kite Student Portal
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
Kite Student Portal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
Kite Student Portal
No in-app purchases
