Pearson e vs Reader+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pearson e
Access and download Pearson textbooks for offline study on tablets. Features include note-taking, voice recording, digital exercises, and classroom management tools for teachers.
- Download e-Textbooks for offline use
- Note-taking with text, voice, and drawings
- Digital exercises with auto-marking
- Interactive tools for peer evaluation
- Classroom management for teachers
- Synchronize notes across devices
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Pearson e-bookshelf enables students and teachers to access Pearson textbooks on the go. These e-Textbooks can be downloaded onto any tablet devices for offline usage, enabling users to access them in the classroom or at home, with or without Internet connection. Pearson e-bookshelf provides users with various effective teaching and learning tools such as note-taking, voice recording and digital exercises with auto-marking function. It is also equipped with interactive tools that promote peer evaluation and collaborative learning. What’s more, Pearson e-Textbook comes with the handy classroom management function that enables teachers to monitor, supervise and guide students’ learning and use of tablet devices in the classroom. Features: • Download e-Textbooks for offline usage • Add, edit, highlight and share notes (text, voice, drawings, weblinks) • Access effective learning and teaching tools specially designed for e-Textbooks • Manage students’ usage of tablet devices in the classroom • Synchronise your notes added to the e-Textbooks across different supported devices
Reader+
This application allows users to read books, take notes, and save bookmarks with seamless online and offline functionality. It features an updated bookshelf, a new interface for easy navigation, and interactive multimedia to enhance the learning experience.
- Book navigation
- Note-taking
- Bookmark saving
- Offline reading
- Integrated multimedia
- Interactive activities
- Updated bookshelf
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With Reader+, you can quickly navigate through your books, read them, take notes and save bookmarks. Built to work seamlessly online and offline, Reader+ lets you focus on your reading and activities and not worry about connectivity. Integrated multimedia and interactive activities enhance and extend your learning experience! Is Reader+ the right app for you? Check your courseware platform on your web browser to confirm. Here’s what’s waiting for you: - An updated bookshelf to make it easier for you to find the book that you are looking for - A new interface that makes navigation a breeze - A new card view in the Resource Panel to give you a more visual way of finding and interacting with supplemental resources - Better support for accessibility - Bug fixes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Reader+ at 4.8 against Pearson e's 3.0. Reader+ also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). Pearson e's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reader+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reader+ has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pearson e's written reviews are positive against 23% of Reader+'s.
Pearson e ships an update every 3 months, Reader+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pearson e | Reader+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 22.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 525 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pearson Education Asia Limited | Pearson Education, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pearson e
Reader+
Bugs and requests
Pearson e
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Reader+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Books not showing up in the app
- Inability to sign in or create an account
- Frequent crashes when opening or using the app
Requested features
3 requests- Add annotation and note-taking capabilities
- Improve offline access and caching of books
- Enhance user interface and navigation
In-app purchases
Pearson e
No in-app purchases
Reader+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pearson e free?
Is Reader+ free?
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