Comparison

Level It Books vs Common Core Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Level It Books

Organize your personal or classroom library by scanning book ISBNs to instantly access reading level data. Track book loans, manage student rosters, and build wish lists. Sync your data across devices with cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Scan ISBNs for book level data
  • Comprehensive book database
  • Personalized library creation
  • Book loan tracking
  • Student roster management
  • Cloud sync and backup
  • Community book submissions
Features
Currently charting
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Visit levelitbooks.com for any questions you have about the app! A library management app that allows you to scan your books' ISBNs to view the Guided Reading, Lexile®, Grade Level Equivalent, and DRA levels for the book and store them in a personalized library. You can build your leveled library quickly by searching our comprehensive database of over 300K books spanning those 4 leveling standards. We have a passion for education and our goals are to help you organize your classroom library and to alleviate the struggles associated with finding the levels of books. This app is great for educators who need to level their classroom library and also need a way to organize those books digitally. Parents will also find this app useful in order to locate level appropriate books for their child's reading enjoyment. ◆ Features ‣ Scan or manually search by ISBN, book title or author to lookup level information where available. ‣ View a new book of the week recommended by teachers. ‣ Create and maintain libraries of your books. ‣ Loan out your books and keep track of them by utilizing the Check out and in feature. ‣ Create and maintain roster(s) of your students for checking out books and maintaining reading levels. ‣ Create and maintain wish lists of books that you don't currently have, but would like to get in the future. ‣ Cloud Syncing! Easily sync all of your data across iOS devices. ‣ Cloud Backup! We now backup your data on a daily basis so in the event of you losing your device or getting a new one, you can easily restore your data. ‣ Social - Educators can submit book levels and recommendations to benefit other users (Levels will be independently reviewed for accuracy before going live). ‣ Theme and Font customization - Adjust the theme colors and fonts of the app to customize to your liking. ‣ An active support team that is dedicated to developing new features and adding new books to our database. Join us in building the best community for educators and parents to support the on going growth of our children! We would love to hear from you! If you have any issues, questions, or suggestions, please use the Contact Us page in the app or email us at support@levelitbooks.com. You can also visit us at levelitbooks.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/LevelItBooks, and on Twitter @LevelItBooks. Notes: The ISBN scanner feature requires a device with an auto-focus camera (e.g. iPhone 3GS or newer, iPad 3 or newer) for native camera support. If you have a fixed-focus device (e.g. iPad 2) we use a companion app for scanning that will be seamless to you. We will walk you through it when you launch the scanner. This app also requires internet connectivity (e.g. WiFi, 3G, 4G, LTE) to communicate with our back end service to bring you the great features of this app.

About

Common Core Pocket

Quickly access and search all Common Core State Standards for various subjects and grade levels. Features include keyword scanning, color-coded subjects, and enlarged text options for easy readability.

Highlights
  • Lookup standards by subject and grade
  • View learning progressions
  • Enlarged text option
  • Set specific grade levels
  • Scan keywords for easy search
  • Color-coded subject areas
Features
Currently charting
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Common Core Pocket is an easy to use reference that gives you quick access to all the Common Core State Standards wherever you are. Common Core Pocket is designed for teachers, parents, administrators, students and anyone else who uses the Common Core State Standards. Common Core Pocket FEATURES: - LOOKUP STANDARDS BY: • Subject area (English Language Arts, Math, History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects, and Writing) • Grade • English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) Strand • Math Domain LEARNING PROGRESSIONS – See how learning progresses over grade levels. ENLARGED TEXT – Responds to the large print setting. SET GRADES – Only need standards for one grade? Grade level can be set for both English Language Arts and Math. SCAN KEYWORDS – Press the scan key to highlight topic keywords in bold for easier search. COLOR-CODED SUBJECT AREAS – So you always know what standards you're looking at. INSTRUCTIONS/HELP SECTION – Actual screen shots and instruction sequences. DARK MODE ENABLED

Screenshots

Level It Books4 screens
Common Core Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Common Core Pocket at 100% against Level It Books's 16%. Common Core Pocket also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Level It Books's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (144 vs 7). On ads, chart position 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

Level It Books costs $4.99 and Common Core Pocket $1.99 up front. Level It Books sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Common Core Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Common Core Pocket holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Level It Books has 144 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Level It Books's written reviews are positive against 100% of Common Core Pocket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level It Books ships an update every 3 months, Common Core Pocket every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Level It Books versus Common Core Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel It BooksCommon Core Pocket
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating1.8 (144 ratings)3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#143#143
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKTL Mobile Apps LLCTraxica, LLC

Customer experience

Level It Books

All ratings142 ratings
Positive16.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative74.6%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive15.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative77.9%

Common Core Pocket

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Level It Books

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Scanning issues and long search times
  • Inconsistent book level information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add reading recovery levels
  • Improve book browsing and filtering options
  • Allow exporting library data
  • Add check-out history tracking

Common Core Pocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Level It Books

One-time1
  • Font and Theme Pack$0.99
None

Common Core Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Level It Books free?
Level It Books costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Common Core Pocket free?
Common Core Pocket costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Level It Books or Common Core Pocket?
Common Core Pocket is rated higher. Level It Books averages 1.8 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Common Core Pocket averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Level It Books or Common Core Pocket have ads?
Neither Level It Books nor Common Core Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Level It Books or Common Core Pocket?
Level It Books ships an update every 3 months, and Common Core Pocket every 28 months. Most recently, Level It Books was updated on November 6, 2026 and Common Core Pocket on November 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, Level It Books or Common Core Pocket?
Level It Books currently peaks at #143 in the App Store charts, and Common Core Pocket at #143. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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