Comparison

Learn iLit 9 vs ActivityHero Go

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

Head to head
About

Learn iLit 9

This comprehensive literacy solution offers interactive assignments, a digital notebook, and an e-library with over 2,500 titles. It supports offline mode and personalized instruction based on embedded assessments, preparing students for state and national standards.

Highlights
  • Interactive assignments
  • Digital notebook
  • E-library with 2,500+ titles
  • Offline mode support
  • Personalized instruction
  • Progress tracking
  • Co-teacher functionality
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iLit is available for grades 6 through 12. Savvas Learning Company is a comprehensive literacy solution designed to produce two or more years of reading growth in a single year. The iLit student app contains everything a student needs to participate in an iLit class: interactive assignments, a digital notebook, and an e-library with over (2,500+) fiction and nonfiction titles. Recent additions include co-teacher functionality and student grouping throughout the app. iLit supports offline mode when the Internet isn’t available and a comprehensive automated rostering solution. The program was carefully crafted to meet the rigors of the Common Core State Standards as well as California, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and WIDA standards, and prepares students for success on the new Next Generation assessments. Individual, small group, and whole-class instruction is personalized based on a constant stream of data from a wide range of embedded assessments, including text-based performance tasks. iLit engages students like no other reading program through its vast library of high-interest nonfiction, instant support, engaging activities, and built-in reward systems that motivate students and track their progress. The iLit 20/45/90/ELL, Teacher and Student apps are all components of the iLit instructional product.

About

ActivityHero Go

Features
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ActivityHero Go is a companion app that gives site coordinators and program staff a fast, reliable way to record daily student attendance, gather e-signatures, and keep student attendance records accurate. Key features: -Quick student check-in and check-out -Collect e-signatures -Real-time rosters synced with your ActivityHero account -At-a-glance attendance status and history for each student -Search and filter students by name, grade, or program -Built for shared devices used at program sites - This app is provided as part of your ActivityHero expanded learning platform and requires an active ActivityHero provider account. It is not intended for general public use — access is provisioned by your ActivityHero administrator. Questions about setup or access? Contact your ActivityHero administrator

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ActivityHero Go at fortnightly against Learn iLit 9's every 3 months. ActivityHero Go also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Learn iLit 9's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

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

Learn iLit 9 ships an update every 3 months, ActivityHero Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Learn iLit 9 versus ActivityHero Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn iLit 9ActivityHero Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavvas Learning Company LLCActivityHero, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Learn iLit 9

No in-app purchases

None

ActivityHero Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn iLit 9 free?
Learn iLit 9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActivityHero Go free?
ActivityHero Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn iLit 9 or ActivityHero Go have ads?
Neither Learn iLit 9 nor ActivityHero Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn iLit 9 or ActivityHero Go?
Learn iLit 9 ships an update every 3 months, and ActivityHero Go fortnightly. Most recently, Learn iLit 9 was updated on October 4, 2026 and ActivityHero Go on October 2, 2026.

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