Comparison

Yuzu eReader vs HLS Grades

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

Head to head
About

Yuzu eReader

This app provides an interactive platform for reading and engaging with digital learning materials on your mobile devices. It allows for easy access to textbooks, note-taking, highlighting, and multimedia integration, making studying more convenient and effective.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning with multimedia
  • Syncs highlights, notes, and bookmarks
  • Searchable content
  • Adjustable reading layout and zoom
  • Read Aloud functionality
  • Offline access to content
Features
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Yuzu is a learning platform that lets you read and interact with digital content from the convenience of your iPad or iPhone. BENEFITS OF eTEXTBOOKS ON YUZU Interactive Learning - eTextbooks can include videos and other multimedia content and links to related websites, to make the learning experience richer and more engaging. Travel Lighter - Replace multiple textbooks with one app where you can access your course materials from a single, beautifully organized interface. Read On-the-Go - With course materials always at your fingertips, you can read and study wherever you are. Highlights, notes, and bookmarks automatically sync across all of your devices. Study Smarter - You can highlight and add notes to your eTextbooks. Plus, you can easily adjust the layout, font size, and zoom to make reading easier. Simple Navigation - Search keywords, phrases, and figures throughout all of your digital content. Quickly jump to a location by typing a page number. Features * Create highlights, notes, and bookmarks. Your changes are automatically saved and made available to all of your apps. * Search for keywords, phrases, or figures. * Navigate using the Table of Contents. * Jump to a location by page number. • Listen to your books and learn on the go with Read Aloud. * Zoom fixed format content or adjust the layout and fonts with reflowable content. * Download your digital content for later reading and adding notes while offline.

About

HLS Grades

Access your school's learning management system on the go. View grades, assignments, and course materials. Communicate with teachers and manage your academic progress.

Highlights
  • View grades and past assignments
  • Track upcoming assignments with a calendar
  • Send and receive messages with teachers
  • View course syllabuses and files
  • Submit assignments and add comments
  • Dark mode for readability
Features
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Access your HLS courses on the go with the HLS Grades mobile app! This app is compatible with Student, Parent, Teacher, and Admin account types. Parents and Students can: • View grades in an at a glance format with the "View Grades" page accessible from the bottom of the Dashboard page • View past assignments and grades from previous trimesters in list format • Keep track of upcoming assignments with the calendar • Send and receive messages with teachers • View and (sometimes) post to class discussions • View course syllabuses, users, and modules • View and download course files • View all information for past courses Students can: • Edit/resubmit already submitted assignments • Submit upcoming assignments, quizzes, and tests • Add comments to assignments Teachers can: • Enter & edit grades for students • Create & edit assignments/modules/announcements/discussions/files, etc. • Create & edit calendar entries • Send messages to Parents and Students There are currently no special features for admin accounts. Other features: • Dark mode for night-time readability • Hide or show certain tabs in the Navigation Drawer to prioritize the features most meaningful to you • Clicking on the "View Assignment" link in an email notification will open the app to the specific assignment What's not possible: • Notifications. Please rely on emails from Canvas for this functionality, which can be set up by clicking the profile button in settings. • Downloading files already uploaded for submission. Current issues and how to fix them: https://github.com/tneotia/HLSGrades/blob/master/knownissues.md Notes: 1. This app will not work if you are not using Highlands Latin School's Canvas domain! Details on how to set this app up for your school's free (non-Instructure url) Canvas domain: https://tneotia.github.io/HLSGrades 2. Bugs or suggestions? Send feedback from within the app's settings! 3. This app is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Instructure or Canvas. Canvas LMS is a registered trademark and property of Instructure, Inc.

Screenshots

Yuzu eReader4 screens
HLS Grades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HLS Grades at every 10 days against Yuzu eReader's every 3 months. HLS Grades also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). Yuzu eReader's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 19). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HLS Grades holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yuzu eReader has 15K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yuzu eReader ships an update every 3 months, HLS Grades every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Yuzu eReader versus HLS Grades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYuzu eReaderHLS Grades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings)4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarnes & Noble CollegeTanay Neotia

Customer experience

Yuzu eReader

All ratings14,761 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive22.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative67.4%

HLS Grades

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Yuzu eReader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Login and access issues
  • Incorrect text formatting and layout
  • Unreliable read-aloud functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More highlighter color options
  • Ability to annotate directly on pages
  • Improved page navigation and layout controls
  • Seamless integration with note-taking apps

HLS Grades

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yuzu eReader

No in-app purchases

None

HLS Grades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yuzu eReader free?
Yuzu eReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HLS Grades free?
HLS Grades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yuzu eReader or HLS Grades?
HLS Grades is rated higher. Yuzu eReader averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while HLS Grades averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Yuzu eReader or HLS Grades have ads?
Neither Yuzu eReader nor HLS Grades shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yuzu eReader or HLS Grades?
Yuzu eReader ships an update every 3 months, and HLS Grades every 10 days. Most recently, Yuzu eReader was updated on November 8, 2026 and HLS Grades on November 3, 2026.

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