Supply Grain vs Cengage Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Supply Grain
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Supply Grain is a supply chain simulator. You will manage a production line and deliver delicious cereal to your end customers in two different regions, you will also decide the transport method to deliver to your customers.
Cengage Read
Access and study your digital textbooks from anywhere. This app allows students to read, take notes, highlight, bookmark, and use text-to-speech for a flexible learning experience on the go.
- Read eTextbooks on the go
- Take notes and highlight
- Bookmark important sections
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Search keywords
- Navigate via table of contents
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Read your eTextbook and study on the go with the Cengage Read app. Cengage Read lets students study whenever – and wherever – they want. Take notes, highlight and bookmark info, have the text read out loud with text-to-speech and easily search keywords and jump to pages with the table of contents. Just log in with your Cengage username and password to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Supply Grain at 8.0 against Cengage Read's 18. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Supply Grain ships an update every 3 months, Cengage Read every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Supply Grain | Cengage Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 19.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Processim Labs S.A | Cengage Learning |
Bugs and requests
Supply Grain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cengage Read
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and sign-outs
- Inconsistent highlighting and note-taking functionality
- Inability to view full pages and content
- Text-to-speech feature not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improve text formatting and layout
- Add split-screen support for note-taking
- Enhance accessibility features like text-to-speech
- Integrate assignment and due date tracking
In-app purchases
Supply Grain
No in-app purchases
Cengage Read
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Supply Grain free?
Is Cengage Read free?
Do Supply Grain or Cengage Read have ads?
Which is updated more often, Supply Grain or Cengage Read?
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