Comparison

ReadCloud vs eBookReader

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

Head to head
About

ReadCloud

This e-reading platform provides Australian schools with digital access to educational content, eNovels, and teacher-curated resources. It facilitates collaboration, annotation, and seamless integration with learning management systems, supporting a digital-first strategy for students and educators.

Highlights
  • Digital access to educational content and eNovels
  • Teacher content curation and upload
  • Virtual class clouds for collaboration
  • Highlighting and annotation tools
  • LMS and publisher platform integration
  • Reading analytics for teachers and parents
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
Features
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ReadCloud is the leading eReading software provider to Australian schools. Locally developed and fully supported the software is valuable for any school that has embarked or is considering embarking on their digital transformation journey. ReadCloud offers schools (teachers and students): Access to their in-classroom resources digitally – educational content from the world’s leading educational publishers, together with non-traditional educational resources, as well as eNovels. Connect seamlessly via a single login to selected publishers’ digital interactive resources with Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) integration or simply link and login to publisher platforms whilst still inside the application. The ability to highlight, annotate, collaborate and communicate with class members. These “ring-fenced” class conversations are made possible through ReadCloud’s virtual class clouds which mimic the actual classroom by grouping the members of each physical class. ReadCloud’s innovative Content Manager affords teachers the ability to curate their own content and upload their own resources into ReadCloud’s virtual class clouds to further contexualise the learning experience. Teacher curated content sits alongside the commercial curriculum and can be in the form of a PDF, website, video, audio or image. LMS connectivity - ReadCloud provides deep integration into many LMS’s allowing users to quickly and securely access ReadCloud’s Bookshelf. Stream PDF’s and access publisher interactive content. Alternatively embed the App into your chosen LMS to assist with session plans. Single Sign-On (SSO) capability. Easily accessible reading analytics at a class cloud level assisting teachers and parents. A comprehensive on-boarding, in-servicing and a tailored professional development programme which takes place at school and runs for the course of the school year, enabling sharing of best practice teaching methods in order to maximize student learning outcomes. ReadCloud also supports blended classrooms Today over 500 education institutions and in excess of 115,000 students regularly go to ReadCloud to achieve a “digital first” strategy for simplified consumption of in-classroom resources.

About

eBookReader

This app allows you to read eBooks in FB2 and EPUB formats, organize your digital library, and convert books into audio for listening. It's designed for book lovers who also enjoy audiobooks.

Highlights
  • Read FB2 and EPUB eBooks
  • Build and manage your library
  • Convert books to audio format
  • Listen to audiobooks
Features
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eBookReader is a versatile app for working with FB2 and EPUB formats. Read eBooks, build your library, and convert books into audio format for convenient listening. The perfect solution for book lovers and audiobook enthusiasts, all in one app.

Screenshots

ReadCloud4 screens
eBookReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eBookReader at 100% against ReadCloud's 20%. ReadCloud's advantage is price (Free vs $49.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On 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

ReadCloud is free to download; eBookReader costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ReadCloud versus eBookReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadCloudeBookReader
PriceFree — better$49.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperReadCloudOksana Nikita

Customer experience

ReadCloud

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

eBookReader

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ReadCloud

No in-app purchases

None

eBookReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadCloud free?
ReadCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eBookReader free?
eBookReader costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadCloud or eBookReader have ads?
Neither ReadCloud nor eBookReader shows ads.

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