Macmillan Learning eBook vs McGraw Hill Express Library
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.
McGraw Hill Express Library
Access and read McGraw Hill textbooks on your iOS device. Download books for offline access, search your library, and create notes and highlights to enhance your studies. Sync your progress across devices.
- Download books for offline reading
- Search entire library
- Create notes and highlights
- Sync across devices
- User-friendly navigation
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Use McGraw Hill Express Library to download and access McGraw Hill textbooks on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Read your books online or offline, search across your full library, and create notes and highlights to help you study. Features: • Download books to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading. • Simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience. • Search inside your current book or across your full library. • Select text to create notes or highlights from your mobile device. • Sync your bookmarks, last page read, and all your notes and highlights between your iOS device and our desktop or web-based McGraw Hill India Bookshelf apps. Requirements: • McGraw Hill India Bookshelf account • Access to one or more McGraw Hill textbooks • iOS 15+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Macmillan Learning eBook at 4.3 against McGraw Hill Express Library's 2.7. Macmillan Learning eBook also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 156) and review sentiment (11% 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.
Macmillan Learning eBook holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Macmillan Learning eBook has 2.2K ratings behind it against 156, 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 3% of McGraw Hill Express Library's.
Macmillan Learning eBook ships an update every 3 months, McGraw Hill Express Library every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan Learning eBook | McGraw Hill Express Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) — better | 2.7 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews — better | 3.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HPHLP | McGraw-Hill |
Customer experience
Macmillan Learning eBook
McGraw Hill Express Library
User reviews
Macmillan Learning eBook
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Easy access to textbooks
- 🔊 Useful read-aloud feature
- 💻 Works well on desktop
Room to improve
- 🔑 Login issues across devices
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
- 💾 Disappearing or lost content
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation
- 📝 Limited annotation and note-taking
McGraw Hill Express Library
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Makes studying easier
- 👍 Love the audio option
Room to improve
- 🐛 App does not work
- 🐛 Won't let me login
- 🐛 Cannot access ebooks
- 🐛 Account doesn't exist
- 🐛 Incorrect password/email
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
McGraw Hill Express Library
Reported bugs
16 issues- Cannot log in
- App does not recognize school account
- App does not recognize user account
- Cannot create a new account
- Cannot access ebooks
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- Sign in button does not work
- QR code feature does not work
- No QR code on website
- App does not work on iPad
- Incorrect password or email error
- No books show up in app
- App no longer works
- Message to account not received
- Cannot create an account
- Account doesn't exist error
- Customer service hung up
Requested features
7 requests- Fix the app
- Make app work on iPad
- Allow access to ebooks
- Resolve login issues
- Provide FAQ for book access
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- Ensure app has McGraw Hill logo
- Make QR code feature functional
In-app purchases
Macmillan Learning eBook
No in-app purchases
McGraw Hill Express Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is McGraw Hill Express Library free?
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