Macmillan vs Soomo Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Soomo Reader
Access educational webtexts on your iOS device for online or offline reading. Engage with course material by answering multiple-choice and short-answer questions, and utilize an integrated glossary for quick definitions.
- Offline reading of webtexts
- Interactive study questions
- Glossary term definitions
- Sync work across devices
- User-friendly navigation
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Use our Webtext Reader® to access Soomo webtexts on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Read your webtext online or offline, respond to study questions, and compose short answer responses. Features: • Download webtexts to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading • Enjoy a simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience • Answer questions including multiple choice, short answer, and response boards • Tap glossary terms for definitions • Sync your completed work between your iOS device and your web-based textbook Requirements: • Soomo Learning webtext account • Access to one or more Soomo webtexts • iOS 15.4+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Soomo Reader at every 6 weeks against Macmillan's every 7 months. Soomo Reader also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 0%). Macmillan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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 ships an update every 7 months, Soomo Reader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan | Soomo Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Podbean Tech LLC | Soomo Learning, LLC |
Customer experience
Macmillan
Soomo Reader
In-app purchases
Macmillan
No in-app purchases
Soomo Reader
No in-app purchases
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