Kite Student Portal vs NWEA Secure Testing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
NWEA Secure Testing
This application allows K-12 students to take standardized assessments on an iPad. It supports various NWEA tests, including MAP Growth and state summative assessments, ensuring a secure testing environment.
- K-12 assessment delivery
- iPad compatibility
- MAP Growth support
- MAP Growth K-2 support
- State summative assessments
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The NWEA™ Secure Testing app provides students the ability to complete our K–12 assessments on an iPad®. The app supports MAP® Growth™, MAP Growth K-2 and NWEA state summative assessments.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kite Student Portal at 5.0 against NWEA Secure Testing's 1.5. NWEA Secure Testing's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 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 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Kite Student Portal's written reviews are positive against 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's.
Kite Student Portal ships an update every 7 months, NWEA Secure Testing every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Kite Student Portal | NWEA Secure Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.5 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better | 17.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Achievement and Assessment Institute | NWEA |
Customer experience
Kite Student Portal
NWEA Secure Testing
Bugs and requests
Kite Student Portal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NWEA Secure Testing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Inconsistent test results
Requested features
3 requests- Allow going back to previous questions
- Provide more detailed feedback on performance
- Adjust question difficulty to grade level
In-app purchases
Kite Student Portal
No in-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Kite Student Portal free?
Is NWEA Secure Testing free?
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