Reader+ vs Wiley Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Wiley Reader
Access and read your Wiley eBooks offline or on the go. Listen to your books with text-to-speech functionality. Sync your notes, highlights, and bookmarks across devices for a seamless learning experience.
- Offline eBook access
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Note-taking and highlighting
- Bookmark management
- Cross-device sync
- Personalized display settings
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With Wiley Reader, learn wherever you are, at home or on the go. Listen with text-to-speech. Download your Wiley books for offline access. Notes, highlights, and bookmarks sync with the web experience, and with personalization settings, you can make Wiley Reader your own. • Access Wiley books wherever you are • Listen using text-to-speech • Read anywhere with offline access • Sync your notes, highlights, and bookmarks between mobile and web • Personalize your reading experience with display settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wiley Reader at none against Reader+'s shown. Wiley Reader also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 23%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reader+ against 4.8 for Wiley Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Reader+'s written reviews are positive against 48% of Wiley Reader's.
Reader+ ships an update every 2 months, Wiley Reader every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Reader+ | Wiley Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 47.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 525 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearson Education, Inc. | Wiley |
Customer experience
Reader+
Wiley Reader
User reviews
Reader+
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful app for accessing textbooks
- 🚀 Easy to download and access books
- 💡 Helpful for studies and reading
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Issues with login and account management
- 🔋 Books need to be redownloaded frequently
- 👎 Buggy and unreliable performance
Wiley Reader
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💾 Convenient for reading on the go
- 🔊 Text-to-speech feature
- 🔍 Helpful sample problems and explanations
- 📚 Well-designed for textbook reading
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable performance
- 🤖 Poor navigation and user experience
- 🔍 Unreliable search and highlighting functionality
- 🔒 Lack of annotation and note-taking features
Bugs and 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
Wiley Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pages not loading correctly
- Inability to log in or access account
- Inconsistent text formatting and layout
- Playback issues with text-to-speech
Requested features
4 requests- Add annotation and scribbling capabilities
- Improve page navigation and swiping
- Enhance search functionality and result display
- Sync highlights and notes across devices
In-app purchases
Reader+
No in-app purchases
Wiley Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Reader+ free?
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