Comparison

Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts vs Highlander Life

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

Head to head
About

Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts

Access your Pearson eTextbooks, video explanations, and study tools in one app. Features include audiobook narration, note-taking, flashcards, and search functionality to enhance your learning experience.

Highlights
  • eTextbook access
  • Video explanations
  • Audiobook feature
  • Note-taking and highlights
  • Searchable content
  • Flashcard creation
Features
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The Pearson+ mobile app provides you access to all your Pearson eTextbooks in one place, as well as curated bite-sized video explanations of complex topics for your toughest college courses. Get started by logging in with the same username and password you created via the web-based version of Pearson+. Feature highlights: -- Anytime, anywhere access to eTextbook content and embedded media assets -- Short video explanations of complex topics to help you succeed in the classroom -- Ability to easily create and refer to your notes and highlights within the eTextbook  -- Have your eTextbook read aloud to you with our audiobook feature (available for most eTextbooks) -- Search across all the content in the eTextbook to easily find exactly what you need -- Create your own flashcards or use pre-built ones to help you study -- Personalize the reading experience to best meet your needs For bug reports or general feedback, please reach out to us at PearsonPlusFeedback@pearson.com.

About

Highlander Life

Features
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Use the Gordon State College Events app to find out what events are happening and find out how you can get involved on campus!  • Sort by campus organizations hosting events • Find events tagged with your favorite activities • Add events to your calendar so you don’t miss out! Powered by Presence. Presence provides a web and mobile platform to universities and colleges to help increase student engagement, assess involvement, allocate funding efficiently, and improve retention through simplifying and digitizing processes, collecting, structuring, and analyzing involvement data, and provides tools to help reach and engage more students.

Screenshots

Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts4 screens
Highlander Life3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Highlander Life at 11.0 against Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts's 16.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts versus Highlander Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearson+ | Study Prep & eTextsHighlander Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (63K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings63K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size550 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPearson Education, Inc.Check I'm Here, LLC

Bugs and requests

Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Textbooks failing to load or display properly
  • Audio playback issues and lack of syncing
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching apps or rotating devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved highlighting and annotation tools
  • Better syncing between devices and web version
  • Page number support
  • Split-screen and landscape mode on tablets

Highlander Life

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts

No in-app purchases

None

Highlander Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts free?
Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Highlander Life free?
Highlander Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts or Highlander Life have ads?
Neither Pearson+ | Study Prep & eTexts nor Highlander Life shows ads.

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