Comparison

HUB Young vs laZ Guarda!

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

Head to head
About

HUB Young

This reading app provides digital versions of textbooks for secondary school students and teachers. It allows offline access, text customization, and integration of multimedia content like audio, video, and interactive exercises directly within the pages.

Highlights
  • Offline book access
  • Text customization
  • Multimedia content integration
  • Interactive exercises
  • Text-to-Speech functionality
  • Liquid text for readability
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HUB Young è l’app di lettura di Mondadori Education, Rizzoli Education e Deascuola per docenti e studenti della scuola secondaria. Scarica e inizia a sfogliare la versione digitale dei tuoi libri attivati su HUB Scuola. Con HUB Young puoi consultare il tuo libro anche offline, personalizzare le tue pagine e arricchire lo studio con audio, video, documenti fruibili direttamente in pagina. Funzionalità - Strumenti di personalizzazione del testo - Contenuti multimediali (audio, video, documenti, esercizi) - Aggiungere note e testo - Text to Speech - Esercizi in pagina interattivi e autocorrettivi - HUB Test - Integrazione del Dizionario - Sezione Testo liquido (font alta leggibilità) Hai un dubbio? Visita il sito assistenza.hubscuola.it e scrivici, saremo felici di aiutarti!

About

laZ Guarda!

Access multimedia content linked to physical books directly from your smartphone. Simply scan special symbols or images in the book with your camera to instantly view associated content without needing to register.

Highlights
  • Scan book symbols
  • Access multimedia content
  • No registration required
  • Instant content access
  • Camera integration
Features
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Con laZ Guarda! accedi dallo smartphone ai contenuti multimediali associati al libro di carta, in modo immediato e senza doverti registrare. Inquadra con la fotocamera il simbolo speciale sulle pagine del libro o le immagini contrassegnate dall'icona laZ Guarda! e il gioco è fatto!

Screenshots

laZ Guarda!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HUB Young at 3.8 against laZ Guarda!'s 1.7. HUB Young also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 0%). laZ Guarda!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HUB Young holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of HUB Young's written reviews are positive against 0% of laZ Guarda!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HUB Young versus laZ Guarda!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHUB YounglaZ Guarda!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMondadori EducationZanichelli Editore Spa

Customer experience

HUB Young

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral23.8%
Negative57.1%

laZ Guarda!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

HUB Young

No in-app purchases

None

laZ Guarda!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HUB Young free?
HUB Young is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is laZ Guarda! free?
laZ Guarda! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HUB Young or laZ Guarda!?
HUB Young is rated higher. HUB Young averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while laZ Guarda! averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do HUB Young or laZ Guarda! have ads?
Neither HUB Young nor laZ Guarda! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HUB Young or laZ Guarda!?
HUB Young ships an update every 3 months, and laZ Guarda! every 3 months. Most recently, HUB Young was updated on November 2, 2026 and laZ Guarda! on November 2, 2026.

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