Sadlier Reader vs PlusPortals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sadlier Reader
Access your assigned eBooks offline with this educational reader. Bookmark, annotate, and navigate your digital textbooks seamlessly. Requires an access code from your institution.
- Offline eBook access
- Bookmark pages
- Annotate content
- Seamless navigation
- Linked to Sadlier Connect
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The Sadlier Reader app is a new offering for Sadlier customers that allows access to their eBooks offline and on the go. Linked to your Sadlier Connect account licenses, eBook products purchased and assigned for offline use will automatically appear within your app when you log in. eBooks are not purchased within the app. An access code is required for login and can be found in “My Account” within Sadlier Connect or Christ In Us if your institution has purchased an offline eBook. With this unique offering, readers may bookmark, annotate their pages, and navigate their materials like any other reader experience.
PlusPortals
Access school information securely on your mobile device. View combined feeds, calendars, scores, assignments, and more. Stay connected with your school for enhanced learning and success.
- Secure mobile access
- Combined Feeds
- Calendar view
- Recent Scores
- Missing Work
- Assignments
- Attendance tracking
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The PlusPortals Mobile App offers parents and students secure mobile access to view information from their school's PlusPortals account. The app showcases Combined Feeds to easily review important information in one location, as well as views for Calendar, Recent Scores, Missing Work, and Assignments. Schools can also choose to share Attendance, Report Card Grades, Schedules, Incidents, Demographics, Classroom Progress, and more! The PlusPortals Mobile App creates a stronger connection between the school, parent, and students by sharing information that is critical for success and learning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sadlier Reader at 3.7 against PlusPortals's 1.4. Sadlier Reader also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). PlusPortals's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (142 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sadlier Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlusPortals has 142 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Sadlier Reader's written reviews are positive against 9% of PlusPortals's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sadlier Reader ships an update every 25 months, PlusPortals monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sadlier Reader | PlusPortals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.4 (142 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 142 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William H Sadlier Inc | Rediker Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sadlier Reader
PlusPortals
Bugs and requests
Sadlier Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PlusPortals
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen not working
- Unexpected errors
- Can't send messages to support
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back lesson plans
- Allow filtering by student
- Improve calendar view
In-app purchases
Sadlier Reader
No in-app purchases
PlusPortals
No in-app purchases
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