MERS.HK vs Pearson e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MERS.HK
This app provides students and teachers with an optimized experience for accessing and interacting with e-learning resources. Users can annotate screenshots, seamlessly connect with other educational tools, and enjoy a locked rotation for comfortable viewing.
- Optimized viewing and access to e-learning resources
- Screenshot annotation and sharing
- Seamless integration with other MERS apps
- Automatic rotation lock for comfortable use
- Designed for MERS e-Learning in Schools partners
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MERS.HK MERS.HK is aiming to give students and teachers the best possible user experience designed for optimal use of the e-learning resources developed by Modern Educational Research Society, Ltd (MERS). Features: ‧ Provides students and teachers with the best viewing and accessing results when they use MERS resources. ‧ Allows users to take a screenshot on which they can make notes, draw or write remarks. Screenshots can be uploaded to Camera Roll or Share to other Apps. ‧ e-Learning activities are seamlessly connected to other apps developed by MERS for effective learning. ‧ Rotation is automatically locked, in line with the content and interface design of the materials for best viewing. * Only available for e-Learning in Schools partners of MERS.
Pearson e
Access and download Pearson textbooks for offline study on tablets. Features include note-taking, voice recording, digital exercises, and classroom management tools for teachers.
- Download e-Textbooks for offline use
- Note-taking with text, voice, and drawings
- Digital exercises with auto-marking
- Interactive tools for peer evaluation
- Classroom management for teachers
- Synchronize notes across devices
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Pearson e-bookshelf enables students and teachers to access Pearson textbooks on the go. These e-Textbooks can be downloaded onto any tablet devices for offline usage, enabling users to access them in the classroom or at home, with or without Internet connection. Pearson e-bookshelf provides users with various effective teaching and learning tools such as note-taking, voice recording and digital exercises with auto-marking function. It is also equipped with interactive tools that promote peer evaluation and collaborative learning. What’s more, Pearson e-Textbook comes with the handy classroom management function that enables teachers to monitor, supervise and guide students’ learning and use of tablet devices in the classroom. Features: • Download e-Textbooks for offline usage • Add, edit, highlight and share notes (text, voice, drawings, weblinks) • Access effective learning and teaching tools specially designed for e-Textbooks • Manage students’ usage of tablet devices in the classroom • Synchronise your notes added to the e-Textbooks across different supported devices
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MERS.HK at 40% against Pearson e's 0%. MERS.HK also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). 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.
MERS.HK ships an update every 5 months, Pearson e every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MERS.HK | Pearson e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modern Educational Research Society, LTD | Pearson Education Asia Limited |
Customer experience
MERS.HK
Pearson e
In-app purchases
MERS.HK
No in-app purchases
Pearson e
No in-app purchases









