Comparison

Master Books vs MatchED Community

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

Head to head
About

Master Books

This app connects homeschooling families using a specific curriculum. Users can interact with staff, authors, and other power users for support and updates. It also provides exclusive offers from the curriculum provider.

Highlights
  • Connect with staff and authors
  • Get support from power users
  • Receive curriculum updates
  • Access exclusive offers
  • Homeschooling community forum
Features
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The place for the community of Master Books curriculum users to connect and get support in their homeschooling journey. Connect with Master Books staff, authors, and power users. Get support, updates and exclusive offers from MasterBooks.com.

About

MatchED Community

Connect with a community to discover and share educational resources tailored to your beliefs, values, and learning styles. Build portfolios, schedule events, and find trusted materials for homeschooling, teaching, or group learning.

Highlights
  • Personalized resource matching
  • Community resource sharing
  • Friend and group reviews
  • Student portfolio building
  • Event scheduling
  • Vendor resource posting
Features
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MatchED is the hub for personalized learning.  We make it easier to “Journey Together” as a community matching educational resources to your faith, values, learning styles, and passion. We harness the collective wisdom of community by sharing resources, scheduling events, seeing reviews from friends and like-minded groups. MatchED is a hub for homeschool families, teachers, and educational vendors.  It is also useful for microschools, homeschool groups, and co-ops. Our online platform makes it easier to:  Join Groups of like-minded parents and educators to see reviews and find educational resources Save and review your favorite resources and build shareable student portfolios Search for educational resources aligned with beliefs, learning styles, and interests Share resources, reviews, and activities with your Friends and Groups Serve the community by posting activities and resources you trust Educational vendors can post resources and services making them searchable by MatchED Members.  Additional services include session scheduling and payment processing. By joining MatchED, you’ll receive ongoing updates on relevant events and resources, be able to search for resources filtered by what your friends or groups have used and liked, and chat with others to share information and post your questions.  It’s a great way to build an intentional community to Journey Together as we serve the diverse educational needs of our children. We look forward to meeting you on MatchED!

Screenshots

Master Books4 screens
MatchED Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Master Books at none against MatchED Community's 4. Master Books also leads on ratings volume (934 vs 3). MatchED Community's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. MatchED Community sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Master Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Master Books against 5.0 for MatchED Community. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master Books has 934 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Master Books's written reviews are positive against 100% of MatchED Community's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master Books ships an update every 3 months, MatchED Community every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Master Books versus MatchED Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster BooksMatchED Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (934 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings934 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaster BooksMatchED HMSS LLC

Customer experience

Master Books

All ratings931 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.2%

MatchED Community

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Master Books

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to log in
  • App not working after update

Requested features

2 requests
  • Picture-in-picture mode for live streams
  • More flexibility in discussions and recommendations

MatchED Community

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Master Books

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

MatchED Community

Subscriptions4
  • MatchED Community Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Group Member Standard Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Group Member Premium Monthly$249.991 Month
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  • Group Member Standard Yearly$999.991 Year

Questions

Is Master Books free?
Master Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MatchED Community free?
MatchED Community is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Master Books or MatchED Community?
MatchED Community is rated higher. Master Books averages 4.9 out of 5 from 934 ratings, while MatchED Community averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Master Books or MatchED Community have ads?
Neither Master Books nor MatchED Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Master Books or MatchED Community?
Master Books ships an update every 3 months, and MatchED Community every 3 days. Most recently, Master Books was updated on November 3, 2026 and MatchED Community on November 4, 2026.

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