Macmillan Learning eBook vs BATP Collect
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.
BATP Collect
Contribute to a community science project by logging apple tree locations and measurements. The app provides instructions for data collection, fostering collaboration among students, scientists, and community members.
- Log apple tree locations
- Record tree measurements
- In-app measurement instructions
- Community data contribution
- Citizen science platform
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BATP Collect is a place for you to connect with the Boulder Apple Tree Project by uploading the locations and measurements of apple trees near you. Instructions for taking measurements are included within the app and the website. This is a great way for students, citizen scientists, community members, and researchers to gather information together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BATP Collect at 5.0 against Macmillan Learning eBook's 4.3. BATP Collect also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Macmillan Learning eBook's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
BATP Collect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Macmillan Learning eBook has 2.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Macmillan Learning eBook ships an update every 3 months, BATP Collect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan Learning eBook | BATP Collect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HPHLP | University of Colorado Boulder |
Customer experience
Macmillan Learning eBook
BATP Collect
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
BATP Collect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Macmillan Learning eBook
No in-app purchases
BATP Collect
No in-app purchases
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