Comparison

Cambridge Reader vs CES

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

Head to head
About

Cambridge Reader

Access your Cambridge University Press ebooks offline on your mobile device. Download videos and audio to prepare for classes. Requires web registration and login details.

Highlights
  • Access Cambridge ebooks offline
  • Download videos and audio
  • View enhanced online content
  • Requires web registration
  • Supports iOS 11.0+
Features
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Developed for Cambridge University Press online subscription services, the Cambridge Reader App allows you to access your Cambridge Elevate, Go and Cambridge Learn Premium ebooks wherever you are. Downloading the Cambridge Reader app allows you to: • Access all of your favourite Cambridge ebooks directly from your mobile device • Have confidence that your content will be there - even if you lose internet access • Prepare for classes by downloading videos and audio to the app in advance To use the app you first need to register your account on the web using a PC or Mac. The minimum OS version supported by the Cambridge Reader App is iOS 11.0. If you already have a student or teacher account, you can log in, view your books from a phone and download enhanced online content, including videos, files, interactive activities and image galleries. This app will work once you have been sent login details and accepted the EULA and Terms of Use online.

About

CES

Features
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Where students become founders. CES is the official app of the Cathedral Entrepreneurship Society — the student-run entrepreneurship society of The Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai. It brings our programmes, stories, and alumni network to iPhone and iPad in a fast, beautiful, native experience. We exist to help students think, build, and lead like founders — turning curiosity into ventures, and ideas into impact. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Changemakers of Tomorrow — our flagship programme. Form a team, write your venture pitch, and submit it to the Organizing Committee, then track invitations, reviews, and decisions as your idea takes shape. • CES Connect — get first-hand advice from alumni working across tech, finance, law, and more. Browse the answered-question library, filter by sector or topic, search, and ask your own question. Alumni get a dedicated inbox to answer students and follow up. • The Venture — read every issue of our magazine in a clean, built-in reader. • Projects — explore live, student-led ventures and open their websites to learn more. • Visionaries — meet the founders, investors, and leaders who join us in conversation, and suggest a speaker you'd love to hear. • Our Team — get to know the Organizing Committee behind it all. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE & iPAD • A native app — a tab bar on iPhone, a sidebar on iPad. • Light and Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and full support for Reduce Motion. • Pull-to-refresh, haptics, and system share built in. • Push notifications when an alum answers your question, when a student asks you one, or when a new issue of The Venture is out — each opening straight to the right screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No third-party SDKs and no trackers — only Apple frameworks. • Students sign in with their school Google account; alumni use a secure email and password, stored safely in the Keychain. • Prefer to look around first? Continue as a guest to browse the public app. From the Cathedral Entrepreneurship Society. Learn more at cathedralentrepreneurship.org.

Screenshots

Cambridge Reader4 screens
CES3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CES at every 10 days against Cambridge Reader's every 6 months. Cambridge Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cambridge Reader ships an update every 6 months, CES every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cambridge Reader versus CES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCambridge ReaderCES
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCambridge University Press & Assessment (App)Jaiveer Talwar

Bugs and requests

Cambridge Reader

Reported bugs

42 issues
  • Randomly goes back a page
  • App doesn't fit screen
  • Cannot split screen
  • App glitches and freezes
  • App crashes frequently
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  • Books disappear or don't load
  • Login issues (invalid credentials, password problems, spaces in password)
  • App reloads after switching apps
  • Textbooks not showing up
  • Outdated codes
  • Cannot register/add books
  • Pages not loading
  • App resets when closed
  • Notes disappear
  • Cannot scroll horizontally
  • Lack of landscape mode
  • Lack of zoom functionality
  • App is slow and laggy
  • App doesn't support split screen
  • App quits unexpectedly
  • Book codes not working
  • Book codes need to be entered every time
  • Cannot download more than a few books
  • Page select/scroll bar is difficult to use
  • Books not appearing in account after login
  • App doesn't show full page
  • Password reset not available
  • App doesn't work on iPad
  • App is worse than previous version
  • Cannot zoom out
  • App doesn't allow horizontal scrolling
  • Updated version available but book doesn't update
  • Cannot flip to next pages
  • App pauses the screen
  • Login loop with Cambridge.go account
  • Book disappears after adding both workbook and student book
  • Bookmark not showing
  • App is not compatible with iPhone 7 screen size
  • UI is clunky
  • Page closes when touched the wrong way
  • App is skunk
  • User interface looks like ayoos

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add landscape mode for iPhones
  • Allow split screen functionality
  • Improve scrolling (horizontal and vertical)
  • Fix page loading issues
  • Enable note-taking within the app
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  • Improve zoom functionality
  • Add animations
  • Fix issues with adding books/resources
  • Allow access to all subscribed titles on mobile
  • Make the app fill the whole screen on iPad Pros
  • Add password reset functionality

CES

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cambridge Reader

No in-app purchases

None

CES

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cambridge Reader free?
Cambridge Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CES free?
CES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cambridge Reader or CES have ads?
Neither Cambridge Reader nor CES shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cambridge Reader or CES?
Cambridge Reader ships an update every 6 months, and CES every 10 days. Most recently, Cambridge Reader was updated on October 14, 2026 and CES on October 12, 2026.

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