Comparison

Mentor Books vs Educate.ie

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

Educate.ie

Features
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Educate.ie โ€“ A Small Publisher with Big Ideas Educate.ie is Irelands' newest educational publishing company, established in 2010 and based in Castleisland, Co. Kerry. With a range of primary and post-primary solutions that is growing rapidly, we aim to help students learn and achieve success at a price that is affordable. The Best of Both Worlds โ€“ Textbooks and eTextbooks In this transitional phase between textbooks and eTextbooks, educate.ie wants to make life as easy and affordable as possible for the student. With the launch of our new and exciting eTextbook range in 2012, we have a special offer for anyone who purchases one of our textbooks โ€“ they also get the eTextbook at no extra cost! This means that all user-generated content is saved to the cloud, ensuring that notes, bookmarks, highlights, etc. can be accessed from any location by logging into an educate.ie application or through a web browser. You can expect an excellent eTextbook experience with smooth performance, reliability and high-quality graphics. Please visit Educate.ie for further information and support-related questions.

Screenshots

Mentor Books4 screens
Educate.ie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mentor Books at 14.0 against Educate.ie's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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, Educate.ie every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Mentor Books versus Educate.ie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMentor BooksEducate.ie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 months โ€” betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMentor BooksEducate.ie Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Mentor Books

No in-app purchases

None

Educate.ie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mentor Books free?
Mentor Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Educate.ie free?
Educate.ie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mentor Books or Educate.ie have ads?
Neither Mentor Books nor Educate.ie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mentor Books or Educate.ie?
Mentor Books ships an update every 5 months, and Educate.ie every 9 months. Most recently, Mentor Books was updated on November 1, 2026 and Educate.ie on November 6, 2026.

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