Comparison

Mentor Books vs Tyro School

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

Head to head
About

Mentor Books

Features
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With beautiful page scrolling, you can peel back each page to go to the next, take notes on every page of every book, open your book on the last opened page to start off where you finished at the last lesson, find the page you're looking for with the multi-page view and pinch and zoom to explore your educational material close up and in detail. Now with extensive annotation/in-page drawing and note taking, plus the capability to search full text in any book. This app is freely available for use by all students, teachers and educators who can sign up for free and avail of book vouchers from their teachers or book providers to claim their education material and enhance their learning experience on their iPad.

About

Tyro School

Features
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The Tyro app gives parents and teachers convenient access to student and school information including school push notifications. Some of the major benefits of the Tyro app for both parents and teachers include viewing timetables, requesting absences, managing class attendance, collecting fees, student options, and much more.

Screenshots

Mentor Books4 screens
Tyro School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tyro School at fortnightly against Mentor Books's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mentor Books ships an update every 5 months, Tyro School fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Mentor Books versus Tyro School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMentor BooksTyro School
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMentor BooksTyro Technologies Limited

In-app purchases

None

Mentor Books

No in-app purchases

None

Tyro School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mentor Books free?
Mentor Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tyro School free?
Tyro School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mentor Books or Tyro School have ads?
Neither Mentor Books nor Tyro School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mentor Books or Tyro School?
Mentor Books ships an update every 5 months, and Tyro School fortnightly. Most recently, Mentor Books was updated on October 4, 2026 and Tyro School on October 7, 2026.

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