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Life in the UK Companion gives you the full official question bank, timed mock exams and chapter study notes for the citizenship and ILR test. Free to download, no ads, no account needed.
iPhone · iPad · Mac · Apple Vision Pro — requires iOS 16.0 or later · 63.9 MB · Age rating 4+
1,373+
Questions
from the official handbook
5
Chapters
with study notes
6
Languages
for questions & notes
0
Ads
never, on any plan
Built around one goal: knowing whether you're ready before you pay £50 to sit the real thing.
A full 24-question mock under a 45-minute clock, scored against the real 18/24 pass mark — the closest thing to test day before you book.
Drill any of the 5 handbook chapters on its own, so you can spend your time on the sections that are actually costing you marks.
Condensed notes for every chapter, written to line up with the official material — read a section, then test yourself on it straight away.
Every question you get wrong is collected automatically and fed back to you until you get it right. No manual flagging.
Scores, streaks and per-chapter accuracy over time, so you know whether you're ready rather than guessing.
A question a day on your home screen. Small, but it keeps revision ticking over between proper study sessions.
It's the same test either way — same handbook, same test centres, same 75% pass mark.
Naturalising as a British citizen means passing the Life in the UK test and proving B1 English. The app covers the handbook test end to end.
Citizenship requirements →Indefinite leave to remain uses the same Life in the UK test, taken at the same test centres. If you settle first and naturalise later, this is the one test you only sit once.
ILR requirements →The app is free to download and genuinely usable without paying. Premium is £5.99/month.
Yes. Life in the UK Companion is free to download and the core practice — questions in English, chapter quizzes, instant feedback, progress tracking and mistake review — costs nothing and shows no ads. Premium (£5.99/month) adds full study notes, timed exam mode across the whole bank, and translations.
Yes. Indefinite leave to remain and citizenship both require the same Life in the UK test, sat at the same approved test centres against the same handbook. If you take it for ILR you don't need to sit it again when you naturalise later.
Yes. Questions and study notes are stored on your device, so you can revise on the Tube, on a flight, or anywhere without signal.
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro. It needs iOS 16.0 or later, and runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs. The download is about 63.9 MB.
1,373+, written against all 5 chapters of the official handbook. The real test draws 24 questions, so the bank gives you far more than you'll ever see on the day.
No. There's no signup and no email required. Progress is stored on your device and syncs across your own devices through iCloud if you have it switched on.
No. Life in the UK Companion is an independent revision app. The official handbook and the test itself come from the Home Office — book your real test on GOV.UK. This app exists to help you prepare for it.
Yes — there's a free practice round on this site with no app and no signup required. It uses the same 24-question format and the same 75% pass line.
Citizenship and ILR usually require both B1 English and the Life in the UK test. They are different exams with different rules — here is what each covers, who is exempt, and how to plan for both.
Planning naturalisation? Learn when to take the Life in the UK test, how it fits your citizenship application, and how to prepare without wasting a £50 attempt.
iPhone · iPad · Mac · Apple Vision Pro — no account, no ads.
UK Companion