Macmillan vs Wiley 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.
Wiley Reader
Access and read your Wiley eBooks offline or on the go. Listen to your books with text-to-speech functionality. Sync your notes, highlights, and bookmarks across devices for a seamless learning experience.
- Offline eBook access
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Note-taking and highlighting
- Bookmark management
- Cross-device sync
- Personalized display settings
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With Wiley Reader, learn wherever you are, at home or on the go. Listen with text-to-speech. Download your Wiley books for offline access. Notes, highlights, and bookmarks sync with the web experience, and with personalization settings, you can make Wiley Reader your own. • Access Wiley books wherever you are • Listen using text-to-speech • Read anywhere with offline access • Sync your notes, highlights, and bookmarks between mobile and web • Personalize your reading experience with display settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wiley Reader at 47% against Macmillan's 0%. Wiley Reader also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). Macmillan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Wiley Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wiley Reader has 1.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Macmillan's written reviews are positive against 47% of Wiley Reader's.
Macmillan ships an update every 7 months, Wiley Reader every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macmillan | Wiley Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 46.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 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 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Podbean Tech LLC | Wiley |
Customer experience
Macmillan
Wiley Reader
Bugs and requests
Macmillan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Wiley Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pages not loading correctly
- Inability to log in or access account
- Inconsistent text formatting and layout
- Playback issues with text-to-speech
Requested features
4 requests- Add annotation and scribbling capabilities
- Improve page navigation and swiping
- Enhance search functionality and result display
- Sync highlights and notes across devices
In-app purchases
Macmillan
No in-app purchases
Wiley Reader
No in-app purchases
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