Wiley Reader vs McGraw Hill Express Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wiley Reader
Access and read your Wiley eBooks offline, with text-to-speech functionality. Sync notes, highlights, and bookmarks across devices for a personalized learning experience.
- Offline eBook access
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Sync notes, highlights, and bookmarks
- Personalized display settings
- Access Wiley books anywhere
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With Wiley Reader, learn wherever you are, at home or on the go. Listen with text-to-speech. Download your Wiley books for offline access. Notes, highlights, and bookmarks sync with the web experience, and with personalization settings, you can make Wiley Reader your own. • Access Wiley books wherever you are • Listen using text-to-speech • Read anywhere with offline access • Sync your notes, highlights, and bookmarks between mobile and web • Personalize your reading experience with display settings
McGraw Hill Express Library
Access and read McGraw Hill textbooks on your iOS device. Download books for offline access, search your library, and create notes and highlights to enhance your studies. Sync your progress across devices.
- Download books for offline reading
- Search entire library
- Create notes and highlights
- Sync across devices
- User-friendly navigation
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Use McGraw Hill Express Library to download and access McGraw Hill textbooks on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Read your books online or offline, search across your full library, and create notes and highlights to help you study. Features: • Download books to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading. • Simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience. • Search inside your current book or across your full library. • Select text to create notes or highlights from your mobile device. • Sync your bookmarks, last page read, and all your notes and highlights between your iOS device and our desktop or web-based McGraw Hill India Bookshelf apps. Requirements: • McGraw Hill India Bookshelf account • Access to one or more McGraw Hill textbooks • iOS 15+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wiley Reader at 46% against McGraw Hill Express Library's 3%. Wiley Reader also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Wiley Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wiley Reader has 1.1K ratings behind it against 156, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Wiley Reader's written reviews are positive against 3% of McGraw Hill Express Library's.
Wiley Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, McGraw Hill Express Library every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Wiley Reader | McGraw Hill Express Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 2.7 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews — better | 3.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wiley | McGraw-Hill |
Customer experience
Wiley Reader
McGraw Hill Express Library
User reviews
Wiley Reader
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💾 Convenient for reading on the go
- 🔊 Text-to-speech feature
- 🔍 Helpful sample problems and explanations
- 📚 Well-designed for textbook reading
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable performance
- 🤖 Poor navigation and user experience
- 🔍 Unreliable search and highlighting functionality
- 🔒 Lack of annotation and note-taking features
McGraw Hill Express Library
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Makes studying easier
- 👍 Love the audio option
Room to improve
- 🐛 App does not work
- 🐛 Won't let me login
- 🐛 Cannot access ebooks
- 🐛 Account doesn't exist
- 🐛 Incorrect password/email
Bugs and requests
Wiley Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pages not loading correctly
- Inability to log in or access account
- Inconsistent text formatting and layout
- Playback issues with text-to-speech
Requested features
4 requests- Add annotation and scribbling capabilities
- Improve page navigation and swiping
- Enhance search functionality and result display
- Sync highlights and notes across devices
McGraw Hill Express Library
Reported bugs
16 issues- Cannot log in
- App does not recognize school account
- App does not recognize user account
- Cannot create a new account
- Cannot access ebooks
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- Sign in button does not work
- QR code feature does not work
- No QR code on website
- App does not work on iPad
- Incorrect password or email error
- No books show up in app
- App no longer works
- Message to account not received
- Cannot create an account
- Account doesn't exist error
- Customer service hung up
Requested features
7 requests- Fix the app
- Make app work on iPad
- Allow access to ebooks
- Resolve login issues
- Provide FAQ for book access
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- Ensure app has McGraw Hill logo
- Make QR code feature functional
In-app purchases
Wiley Reader
No in-app purchases
McGraw Hill Express Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wiley Reader free?
Is McGraw Hill Express Library free?
Which has better reviews, Wiley Reader or McGraw Hill Express Library?
Do Wiley Reader or McGraw Hill Express Library have ads?
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