Questar Student Assessments vs NWEA Secure Testing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Questar Student Assessments
This platform securely delivers educational test content to students through an intuitive interface. Users sign in with examiner-provided credentials to access designated tests, with the application restricting access to only the test content for enhanced security.
- Secure test delivery
- Intuitive interface
- Student sign-in
- Test security features
- Designated test access
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Questar Assessment Inc.'s online assessment delivery platform Nextera™ TDS features an intuitive and friendly interface that securely delivers test content to students. Students simply sign in with credentials provided by their test examiner to take their designated tests. Once signed in, the test taker will be restricted to this application only to help with test security.
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 ratings volume: NWEA Secure Testing at 1.2K against Questar Student Assessments's 13. NWEA Secure Testing also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
NWEA Secure Testing holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NWEA Secure Testing has 1.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Questar Student Assessments's written reviews are positive against 18% of NWEA Secure Testing's.
Questar Student Assessments ships an update every 10 months, NWEA Secure Testing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Questar Student Assessments | NWEA Secure Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (13 ratings) | 1.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 18.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Questar Assessment, Inc. | NWEA |
Customer experience
Questar Student Assessments
NWEA Secure Testing
Bugs and requests
Questar Student Assessments
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
Questar Student Assessments
No in-app purchases
NWEA Secure Testing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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