Smoothwall Browser vs Hachette Learning eBooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smoothwall Browser
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The Smoothwall iOS browser is for use by Schools or other organisations who wish to protect young people. !!! This app should not be downloaded and installed unless you have been asked to do so by your organisation's administrator. Once it is successfully deployed, it connects to the Smoothwall Cloud Filter service (licensed separately) to access your organisation’s filtering and child-welfare policies. Smoothwall Cloud Filter is designed to keep young and/or vulnerable people safe in an online environment. It provides realtime filtering and alerting in order to ensure a high level of protection against inappropriate content, and potentially harmful use of the web. Features • Realtime content filtering of web pages browsed within Smoothwall Browser • Realtime alerting • Access logging and reporting via Smoothwall Cloud Reports
Hachette Learning eBooks
This app offers interactive and personalized eBooks for flexible learning. Features include search, zoom, note-taking, flashcards for revision, text-to-speech, translation, and offline access.
- Personalized navigation with search and zoom
- Note-taking, bookmarks, and highlights
- Flashcard creation for revision
- Text-to-speech for accessibility
- In-app translation to six languages
- Offline eBook access
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Hachette Learning eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. Our personalised eBooks allow you to take control of your learning – anytime, anywhere. - Personalise: easily navigate the eBooks with search, zoom and an image gallery. Make it your own with notes, bookmarks and highlights. - Revise: select key facts and definitions in the text and save them as flashcards for revision. - Listen: use text-to-speech to make the content more accessible to students and improve comprehension and pronunciation. - Switch: seamlessly move between the printed view and the interactive view. - Translate: highlight sections of the eBook text and translate into six available languages, including Spanish, Arabic and French. - Download: access the eBook offline on any device – in school, at home or on the move. We’d love to hear what you think of our eBooks app. Leave a comment below or get in touch with us at www.hachettelearning.com/contact-us
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Verdict
Smoothwall Browser and Hachette Learning eBooks are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Smoothwall Browser ships an update every 2 months, Hachette Learning eBooks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smoothwall Browser | Hachette Learning eBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 469 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smoothwall | Hachette UK (Holdings)Limited |
In-app purchases
Smoothwall Browser
No in-app purchases
Hachette Learning eBooks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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