Macmillan Learning eBook vs Branda
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.
Branda
This app connects Brandeis students with essential campus services like news, building hours, and maintenance requests. Developed by students, it simplifies access to daily campus information.
- Campus service access
- Building hours information
- Work order requests
- Campus news updates
- Contact information
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"Want to know what's open? Doesn't know which building to go? Need to request work order for maintenance? Branda connects the students of Brandeis with essential campus services. These services include but are not limited to News, Work Orders, Hours, Contact etc. Branda is developed by a dedicated team of Brandeis students to make it easier to find the information about Brandeis that you use every day.
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Verdict
Macmillan Learning eBook and Branda both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Branda's written reviews are positive against 11% of Macmillan Learning eBook's. Macmillan Learning eBook's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 37) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.3 for Macmillan Learning eBook against 4.4 for Branda. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Macmillan Learning eBook has 2.2K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of Macmillan Learning eBook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Branda's.
Macmillan Learning eBook ships an update every 3 months, Branda every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan Learning eBook | Branda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 4.4 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HPHLP | Jonghyeon Lee |
Customer experience
Macmillan Learning eBook
Branda
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
Branda
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Macmillan Learning eBook
No in-app purchases
Branda
No in-app purchases
Questions
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