Comparison

Desmos Test Mode vs PVU360

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Desmos Test Mode

This app provides restricted versions of graphing and scientific calculators designed to meet exam requirements. It allows users to practice for specific state or national assessments by selecting the appropriate test mode. Full, unrestricted calculator features are available in separate applications.

Highlights
  • Exam-compliant calculator modes
  • Graphing capabilities
  • Scientific calculator functions
  • Data tables and statistics
  • Interactive sliders
  • Points of interest on graphs
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** These are restricted versions of the Desmos Calculators that comply with exam requirements. To prepare for specific state or national assessments, select the corresponding test from the menu in the app. Find out whether Desmos is used for your test at www.desmos.com/testing. If you’d like to use full, unrestricted versions of the calculators, download the Scientific or Graphing Calculator apps or visit www.desmos.com. ** At Desmos, we imagine a world of universal math literacy where math is accessible and enjoyable for all students. To that end, we’ve built simple yet powerful calculators. They’re intuitive, beautiful, and completely free. - - - Graphing Calculator Features: Graphing: Plot polar, Cartesian, and parametric graphs. There’s no limit to how many expressions you can graph at one time—and you don’t even need to enter expressions in y= form! Sliders: Adjust values interactively to build intuition, or animate any parameter to visualize its effect on the graph. Tables: Input and plot data, or create an input-output table for any function. Statistics: Use regressions to find the lines (or other curves!) that best fit your data. Zooming: Scale the axes independently or at the same time with the pinch of two fingers, or edit the window size manually to get the perfect view of your graph. Points of Interest: Touch a curve to show its maximum and minimum values, intercepts, and points of intersection with other curves. Tap any of these points of interest to see their coordinates. Hold and drag along a curve to see the coordinates change under your finger as you trace. - - - Scientific Calculator Features: Variables: Assign values to variables that you can use in other expressions. Since all of your work is held in the expressions list, you can compute a value once and use it in many places simultaneously. Take advantage of the “ans” key, which always stores the value of the previous expression. Arithmetic: Beyond the four basic operations, the scientific calculator also supports exponentiation, radicals, absolute value, logarithms, rounding, and percentages. Trigonometry: Evaluate the fundamental trigonometric functions and their inverses using either radians or degrees for angle measure. Statistics: Compute the mean and standard deviation (sample or population) of a list of data. Combinatorics: Count combinations and permutations and calculate factorials. - - - Four-Function Calculator Features: Simple and Beautiful: Just the basics done right. Add, subtract, multiply, divide, and take square roots. Multiple Expressions: Unlike many four-function calculators, all of your previous work remains visible on the screen. The special “ans” key always holds the value of the previous computation (and updates automatically!), so you never have to remember or copy a result.

About

PVU360

Features
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PVU360 Virtual Campus allows anyone who is interested in PVU to have a virtual 360-degree tour of the PVU campus on their iPhone or iPad. They can virtually experience many hot spots on campus in 360-degree: such as Engineering Plaza, Business Court, Fountain Plaza, MSC Square, University Dorm Districts, Panther Stadium, etc. More spot data will be created and upload to the server and available to users. The app shows all the markers of hotspots on the campus map, and the user clicks a marker to view that location in 3D 360-degree. It also allows users to search for and list spots in a table view, and then click to view. Each hot spot is tagged as one of these: teaching, research, Students, Campus, Sports, Events, or Others. New 3D 360-degree spot data will be continuously added to the system, such as research labs, classrooms, new buildings, gathering, recruiting events, career fairs, and so on. The search function allows users to specifically navigate the hotspots they are interested in. For instance, if the student is only interested in research, he/she can choose the “Research” tag and all the hot spots in that tag will be marked on the map or listed in a table. Users can then click the spot to have a 360-degree view. The app currently has four tabs: VR-360: view the hot spot in the virtual reality of 360-degree. It also shows the title of that spot. Users can config it in their way to view the scene. They can even tilt the device to see from different angles. Hotspot-Map: based on the user’s search input, the available hot spots will be layout on the campus map with pins. Click the pin to view the spot virtually. Hotspot-List: list all the available hot spots in a list, where users can choose anyone to view and experience Help: display the info on how to use the app This app can be utilized as a supplemental tool for the upcoming Summer School, Summer Bridge Program, and recruiting events/efforts.

Screenshots

Desmos Test Mode4 screens
PVU3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Desmos Test Mode at every 4 months against PVU360's every 9 months. PVU360's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desmos Test Mode ships an update every 4 months, PVU360 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Desmos Test Mode versus PVU360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesmos Test ModePVU360
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (368 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings368 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesmosYonggao Yang

Bugs and requests

Desmos Test Mode

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes during use
  • Unexpected phone behavior and lockouts
  • Compatibility issues across different devices and OS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add customization options for the calculator interface
  • Improve compatibility with older devices
  • Provide more flexible calculator modes during tests

PVU360

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Desmos Test Mode

No in-app purchases

None

PVU360

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desmos Test Mode free?
Desmos Test Mode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PVU360 free?
PVU360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Desmos Test Mode or PVU360 have ads?
Neither Desmos Test Mode nor PVU360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Desmos Test Mode or PVU360?
Desmos Test Mode ships an update every 4 months, and PVU360 every 9 months. Most recently, Desmos Test Mode was updated on October 1, 2026 and PVU360 on September 22, 2026.

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