Macmillan Learning eBook vs Macmillan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Macmillan Learning eBook
Access and study digital textbooks on your iPad or iPhone with a comprehensive, digital-first experience. Download books for offline reading, customize your study tools with notes and flashcards, and personalize the reading environment for easier learning.
- Offline reading
- Note-taking and highlighting
- Flashcard creation
- Customizable reading settings
- Read Aloud feature
- Cross-device syncing
- Accessibility features
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Use Macmillan® Learning eBook to enjoy a digital-first, comprehensive study experience from the convenience of your iPad or iPhone. Download and access digital textbooks to study anytime, anywhere. Features: • Download books to your iOS device for 100% offline reading. • Customize highlighters and add notes for a rich study experience. • Create flashcards with text and images to learn concepts faster. • Personalize font, font size, and background colors to make reading easier. • Listen to your books and learn on the go with Read Aloud. • Sync your current reading position and all your work across devices so you can easily pick up where you left off. • Built with accessibility in mind.
Macmillan
Access podcasts featuring a variety of people from Macmillan Learning, including editorial, marketing, and authors. Gain content knowledge and hear stories relevant to campus life.
- Content knowledge podcasts
- Campus life stories
- Interviews with authors
- Insights from editorial and marketing teams
- Audio learning content
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Podcasts to help you gain content knowledge and stories you can tell on campus. These podcasts feature a variety of people at Macmillan Learning, including Editorial, Marketing, Authors and many others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Macmillan Learning eBook at 4.3 against Macmillan's 1.4. Macmillan Learning eBook also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Macmillan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Macmillan Learning eBook holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Macmillan Learning eBook has 2.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Macmillan Learning eBook's written reviews are positive against 0% of Macmillan's.
Macmillan Learning eBook ships an update every 3 months, Macmillan every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan Learning eBook | Macmillan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) — better | 1.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HPHLP | Podbean Tech LLC |
Customer experience
Macmillan Learning eBook
Macmillan
Bugs and requests
Macmillan Learning eBook
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login credentials not recognized
- Frequent app crashes
- Textbooks disappearing from library
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate with popular reading apps
- Improve annotation and note-taking tools
- Provide a universal e-reader option
Macmillan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Macmillan Learning eBook
No in-app purchases
Macmillan
No in-app purchases
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