HMH Go vs Cub Draw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HMH Go
This app provides K-12 students with on-the-go access to educational content from HMH's core curricula. It allows for offline learning, downloading materials, and utilizing media-rich features like read-along audio and annotations.
- Offline content access
- Downloadable learning materials
- Read-along audio
- Annotations and highlighting
- Bookmark functionality
- Content management and filtering
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HMH Go™ extends K-12 students’ learning beyond the classroom – offering on-the-go learning, regardless of device or connectivity. This app serves as a companion app to HMH’s core curricula on Ed: Your Friend in Learning® – allowing students to download HMH content and work offline. Simply use your HMH® user name and password to access intuitive, connected learning. Check out some of the ways HMH Go™ lets you enjoy a seamless, offline experience: • Provides select content from Ed: Your Friend in Learning® • Offers media-rich features including read-along audio, annotations, highlighting book-marking - online AND offline – with much more to come! • Allows users to download materials from an individual resource to a larger unit of learning • Enables users to easily manage and filter their downloads **Note: HMH Content cannot be purchased via this app, it is an application for educational institutions to access HMH Content they have purchased and licensed from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Cub Draw
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The iPad is already in the bag. Cub Draw puts the sketchbook there too. Cub Draw is built for young children who are still learning to read. Large picture-led controls let them draw with Apple Pencil or a finger, choose colours, add parent-approved stickers, and start from blank paper, mazes, or illustrated scenes. Every drawing saves automatically and stays editable. There is no pile of paper to clear out and no need to choose which pictures get cupboard space. With optional private family sharing, parents can see new drawings from their own iPhone or iPad. Open a favourite and send it as an image to Grandma, Grandpa, or anyone else through the Apple share sheet. They do not need Cub Draw to receive it. Built for little hands: - Large, picture-led controls - Apple Pencil and finger drawing - Portrait and landscape paper - Undo and redo for strokes and stickers - Past drawings stay editable For parents: - Keep past drawings together and editable - Manage stickers, templates, sharing, recovery, and deletion - See new work from another iPhone or iPad - Share a finished drawing as an ordinary image - Use an optional private Child Space to sync family devices through iCloud On unfolded iPhone Duo, select a child in Parent Mode and open Child Mode to draw in that child’s existing space. Returning to Parent Mode uses the parent gate. Folding pauses drawing and keeps parent controls protected. The same switch is available on parent iPads with a full-size layout. No ads. No tracking. No public profiles, chat or social feed. Core drawing is free. Optional colouring packs are available in Parent Mode. Start with seven free Amazing Journeys pages, choose from nine themed packs of 50 pages each, or buy the Nine-Pack Collection with all 450 paid pages. Each offer is a one-time purchase; future packs are not included in the collection. Children browse available pages by pack without seeing prices or purchase prompts. Optional sticker packs are available in Parent Mode. Choose from nine themes with 50 stickers each, or the 2026 Fall Season collection with all 450 stickers. Sticker packs and colouring packs are separate one-time purchases; future seasons are not included. Parents choose which Child Spaces can use each pack. Available downloaded packs have their own categories, and the sticker drawer remembers your place while you create. The 60 included stickers remain free. Family sync requires iCloud and an internet connection. Purchases, restore and first pack downloads need an internet connection. Downloaded pages and stickers work offline while access remains valid; shared child access needs a parent refresh within 90 days. Existing drawings keep their artwork. Core drawing remains local-first and works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HMH Go at none against Cub Draw's 10. HMH Go also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Cub Draw's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price and ads 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. Cub Draw sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. HMH Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
HMH Go ships an update every 4 months, Cub Draw every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HMH Go | Cub Draw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (80 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Nanda Pradipta Kusumadi |
In-app purchases
HMH Go
No in-app purchases
Cub Draw
- Animal Adventures Stickers$0.99
- Busy Helpers Stickers$0.99
- Dinosaur Days Stickers$0.99
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- Fast Trains Stickers$0.99
- Magic & Make-Believe Stickers$0.99
- Fast Cars Stickers$0.99
- Space Explorers Stickers$0.99
- Undersea Wonders Stickers$0.99
- Mighty Machines Stickers$0.99
- 2026 Fall Season Stickers$5.99








