Melissa ISD vs Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melissa ISD
Stay informed about school events, district updates, and important deadlines. Customize notifications for your student's organizations and access cafeteria menus. Easily find staff and department contact information.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates feed
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Melissa ISD. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
Book
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Book-E-Kids turns reading into something you can watch grow. Every book a child adds plants a tree in their own private forest: starting a book plants a seedling, finishing it grows the tree, and reading it again makes it blossom. Nothing wilts, nothing is scored, and no one is ranked. For children - Add a book by scanning its barcode, searching, or typing its name. - Keep a simple reading log: start, take a break, keep reading, finish. - Watch the forest grow, and pick its look: meadow, autumn, night, or snow. - Every forest also has a list view, so it works with screen readers. For parents - You own the family account; children are profiles, never accounts. - A password gate protects settings, groups, export, and deletion. - Create private reading groups with families you know, by invite code only. - Set a cooperative goal for the group. Everyone reads toward one number. - Export everything as a file or delete the family at any time. What we never do - No ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking, no public profiles. - No messaging between children, no leaderboards, no streaks to lose. - Camera images stay on the device; only the confirmed book is saved. Books are looked up in the Open Library and Google Books catalogues. Reading happens with real books; the app is the log, not the library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Book at every 10 days against Melissa ISD's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Melissa ISD ships an update every 4 months, Book every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melissa ISD | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Melissa Independent School District | Sarath Francis |
In-app purchases
Melissa ISD
No in-app purchases
Book
No in-app purchases
