TestNav vs Riverside DataManager
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.
Riverside DataManager
This app helps manage and report on standardized educational assessments. It supports various forms of Iowa Assessments, CogAT, and Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests. Streamline your data collection and analysis for these key educational evaluations.
- Manage Iowa Assessments Forms E, F, G
- Report on Logramos TERCERA EDICIÓN
- Process Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
- Analyze CogAT Screening Forms
- Handle Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT)
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DataManager allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessments™ Forms E, F and G, Logramos® TERCERA EDICIÓN, Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®) Forms 7 and 8, CogAT Screening Forms, and Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests® (GMRT®).
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Riverside DataManager at 3.5 against TestNav's 1.6. Riverside DataManager also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 24%) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13.0). TestNav's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 15). 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.
Riverside DataManager holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TestNav has 99 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of TestNav's written reviews are positive against 50% of Riverside DataManager's.
TestNav ships an update every 8 months, Riverside DataManager every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TestNav | Riverside DataManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (99 ratings) | 3.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson | Internet Testing Systems (ITS) |
Customer experience
TestNav
Riverside DataManager
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
Riverside DataManager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TestNav
No in-app purchases
Riverside DataManager
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TestNav free?
Is Riverside DataManager free?
Which has better reviews, TestNav or Riverside DataManager?
Do TestNav or Riverside DataManager have ads?
Which is updated more often, TestNav or Riverside DataManager?
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