Sora, by OverDrive Education vs ClassForThat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sora, by OverDrive Education
Access and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from your school's digital library. Enjoy a built-in reader and player, track your reading progress, and export notes. Discover assigned titles and personal favorites with ease.
- Borrow ebooks and audiobooks
- Built-in eBook reader
- Audiobook player
- Track reading time and books read
- Create and export notes/highlights
- Define words and review vocabulary
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Borrow eBooks and audiobooks from your school's library with Sora. Setup is simple - just find your school and sign in. Then download or stream your assignments and favorite books to your device. Sora includes: • A ground-breaking built-in eBook reader • A beautiful audiobook player • Easy access to assigned titles • A running tally of time spent reading and numbers of books read With Sora you can: • Borrow a book and start reading with a single tap • Create and export notes and highlights • Define words - and review a list of all the words that you've looked up • Earn achievements for reading, and for completing certain tasks in Sora • Enjoy reading eBooks and audiobooks!
ClassForThat
Discover and book online, in-person, or recorded classes with teachers. Compare instructors based on format, ratings, prices, and languages. Manage your class schedule and teach or take lessons directly through the app.
- Find teachers and classes
- Compare instructors by rating and price
- Book online, in-person, or recorded classes
- Manage class calendar
- Teach or take classes via the app
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ClassForThat is a marketplace where students find teachers and take online, in person and/or recorded classes, for both one-on-one and group classes. Download the FREE app which works with the website platform. With the ClassForThat iOS app, you will be able to: Search for any class and compare teachers based on class format, rating, prices, levels, target audience and languages in which the class is taught. Also, teachers and students will be able to see prior and upcoming classes in their calendar. Teach or take online classes using the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ClassForThat at 100% against Sora, by OverDrive Education's 46%. ClassForThat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Sora, by OverDrive Education's advantage is ratings volume (625 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
ClassForThat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sora, by OverDrive Education has 625 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Sora, by OverDrive Education's written reviews are positive against 100% of ClassForThat's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sora, by OverDrive Education | ClassForThat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (625 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 625 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OverDrive, Inc. | ClassForThat |
Customer experience
Sora, by OverDrive Education
ClassForThat
Bugs and requests
Sora, by OverDrive Education
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pages freeze or don't load properly
- Reading progress not tracked accurately
- Inability to renew books
- Accounts randomly logged out
Requested features
4 requests- More manga and graphic novels
- Ability to join more reading challenges
- Increase loan/hold limits
- Better notification system for available holds
ClassForThat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sora, by OverDrive Education
No in-app purchases
ClassForThat
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sora, by OverDrive Education free?
Is ClassForThat free?
Which has better reviews, Sora, by OverDrive Education or ClassForThat?
Do Sora, by OverDrive Education or ClassForThat have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sora, by OverDrive Education or ClassForThat?
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