Comparison

Highlights Library Reading vs EdBoom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Highlights Library Reading

This digital library offers a vast collection of engaging stories for young learners, designed to build reading confidence and foster a love for books. It provides an interactive experience with audio, videos, and puzzles, supported by a learning management system for educators.

Highlights
  • Extensive digital library of stories
  • Audio support for all stories
  • Engaging videos and puzzles
  • Customizable learning management system
  • Focus on building reading confidence
  • Hidden Pictures puzzles
Features
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Highlights Library is a reading platform designed to delight and motivate young learners, helping them become confident and capable readers. Highlights Library provides an engaging reading experience to help build self-confidence and a lifelong love of reading! Highlights Library aims to Change the World Through Reading in 4 ways: 1. Time – Students can start reading quickly, and keep reading effortlessly! 2. Access – Highlights Library has nearly 3,120 high-quality, engaging Highlights stories, all with audio 3. Delight – Highlights Library makes reading fun, by allowing users to choose their favorite topics, watch videos and earn Hidden Pictures puzzles 4. Support – Our innovative learning management system allows teachers to customize the experience for their students Inspire joyful learning with Highlights Library! ***At this time, Highlights Library is only available as a school or library subscription. To learn more, contact international@highlights.com.***

About

EdBoom

A digital reading platform offering a vast library of leveled eBooks to support literacy in and out of the classroom. It allows teachers to assign content, track student progress, and assess comprehension, while also catering to English language learners with customizable features.

Highlights
  • Thousands of leveled eBooks
  • Curriculum-aligned content
  • Teacher progress tracking
  • Student comprehension assessment
  • Customizable for English learners
  • UK and US English narration options
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EdBoom is the digital reading platform that supplements your literacy needs in and out of the classroom. Thousands of carefully selected eBooks are leveled and easy to match your curriculum topics while also engaging students to encourage reading for pleasure! The platform is designed to complement classroom settings; allowing teachers to assign content, track student progress, and assess comprehension. Keeping the unique needs of English language learners in mind, EdBoom allows teachers to curate free reading libraries of classrooms as well as edit comprehension questions and customize voice recording prompts when assigning titles. Furthermore, students can choose between UK and US English narrations when completing free listening activities.

Screenshots

Highlights Library Reading4 screens
EdBoom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EdBoom at 67% against Highlights Library Reading's 32%. EdBoom also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Highlights Library Reading's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highlights Library Reading ships an update every 5 weeks, EdBoom fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Highlights Library Reading versus EdBoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighlights Library ReadingEdBoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChungchy Dot Com Co., Ltd.EDT

Customer experience

Highlights Library Reading

All ratings41 ratings
Positive48.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative41.5%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative59.3%

EdBoom

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Highlights Library Reading

No in-app purchases

None

EdBoom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Highlights Library Reading free?
Highlights Library Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EdBoom free?
EdBoom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Highlights Library Reading or EdBoom have ads?
Neither Highlights Library Reading nor EdBoom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Highlights Library Reading or EdBoom?
Highlights Library Reading ships an update every 5 weeks, and EdBoom fortnightly. Most recently, Highlights Library Reading was updated on October 13, 2026 and EdBoom on October 5, 2026.

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