Comparison

HUB Kids vs teXplain

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

Head to head

Technology explained

About

HUB Kids

This app provides digital versions of textbooks for primary school students and teachers. It allows offline access, page customization, and integration of multimedia educational content like audio and video. Interactive exercises and text-to-speech features enhance the learning experience.

Highlights

Offline digital textbook access
Multimedia content (audio, video)
Interactive and self-correcting exercises
Text-to-speech functionality
Drawing and annotation tools
High-readability text options

Features

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HUB Kids è l’app di lettura di Mondadori Education e Rizzoli Education per docenti e studenti della scuola primaria. Scarica e inizia a sfogliare la versione digitale dei tuoi libri attivati su HUB Scuola. Con HUB Kids puoi consultare il tuo libro anche offline, personalizzare le tue pagine e arricchire lo studio con audio e video didattici fruibili direttamente in pagina. Funzionalità - Strumenti, forme e colori per disegnare sulle pagine - Contenuti multimediali (audio, video, attività laboratoriali, giochi didattici) - Aggiungere note e testo - Text to Speech - Esercizi in pagina interattivi e autocorrettivi - HUB Test - Integrazione del Devoto-Oli Junior - Sezione Testo liquido (font alta leggibilità) Hai un dubbio? Visita il sito assistenza.hubscuola.it e scrivici, saremo felici di aiutarti!

About

teXplain

Features

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This app, which is gradually expanded throughout the year, contains support materials for studying technology in middle school. Developed specifically for an iPad-only school, it may be useful to others as well. If you have interesting content, please contact us.

Screenshots

teXplain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HUB Kids at every 3 months against teXplain's every 18 months. HUB Kids also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

HUB Kids ships an update every 3 months, teXplain every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

HUB Kids versus teXplain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	HUB Kids	teXplain
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	13.9% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 18 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPad	iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	268 MB	50 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Mondadori Education	Tipli - Tecnologie Informatiche Per L'innovazione ODV

In-app purchases

None

HUB Kids

No in-app purchases

None

teXplain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HUB Kids free?

HUB Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is teXplain free?

teXplain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do HUB Kids or teXplain have ads?

Neither HUB Kids nor teXplain shows ads.

Which is updated more often, HUB Kids or teXplain?

HUB Kids ships an update every 3 months, and teXplain every 18 months. Most recently, HUB Kids was updated on September 30, 2026 and teXplain on October 8, 2026.