App review

Dolphin: SAT Prep review: price, free version and privacy

SAT and ACT practice in a swipeable daily feed with worked explanations, video solutions and an app-blocking Focus Mode; no in-app purchases are listed.

By the AppsFor editorial team · Reviewed · App data checked November 2, 2026 (version 1.1.16)

Best for short daily SAT and ACT practice

Dolphin: SAT Prep

by PaloAI Inc.

Price
Free
In-app purchases
None
App Store rating
4.8 (1.4K)
Last update
October 30, 2026
Privacy label
No tracking; 8 types linked to you
Works on
iPhone, iPad (iOS 16.0+)

View on the App Store

Our verdict

Dolphin suits students who want a quick daily SAT or ACT habit on their phone and like the idea of locking distracting apps until they finish. Students who need full timed practice tests should use it next to a dedicated test-prep resource, and privacy-minded families should check the data linked to the account.

What Dolphin: SAT Prep is

Dolphin turns SAT and ACT practice into a swipeable feed of Math, Reading, English and Science questions with a daily goal. Each question comes with worked explanations, video solutions where available, and a tutor called Pip. You can save questions, revisit mistakes and review vocabulary. With your permission, Focus Mode uses Apple's Screen Time controls to block the apps you choose until you complete your lesson goal.

Who it suits

  • Short daily SAT and ACT practice
  • Students who get distracted by their phone

Strengths

  • A small daily goal in a feed format; a screenshot advertises 15 questions a day.
  • Explanations of why each wrong answer fails, as the screenshots show, plus video solutions where available.
  • Focus Mode blocks chosen apps on your schedule until the daily goal is done, per the description.
  • No in-app purchases appear in the listing.
  • Rated 4.8 from about 1,400 ratings and updated in October 2026.

Limits

  • Eight data types are linked to you on the privacy label, including location and search history.
  • A screenshot advertises "Official SAT & ACT questions", while the description says Dolphin is not affiliated with the College Board or ACT, Inc.
  • No full-length practice tests are described.
  • The description mentions optional subscriptions and says features may vary, so free access may change.
  • New: released in August 2025.

What the free version does

The listing shows the app as free with no in-app purchases. The description mentions optional in-app subscriptions and says features and content may vary, without saying what they would add.

Price

On the US App Store in November 2026, Dolphin is free and the price list shows no in-app purchases. The description refers to optional subscriptions but gives no prices.

Privacy

The privacy label declares no tracking. Purchases, location, contact info, your content, search history, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics are linked to your identity.

App Store privacy label, as declared by the developer
Linked to youPurchases, Location, Contact Info, User Content, Search History, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics
Not linked to youUser Content

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a geometry question about the area of a circle sector in the "For You" feed with a streak counter, and a "Why Choice A Fails" explanation for a reading question, with tool buttons along the side.

Where we compare it

Sources