Comparison

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf vs Educandy Studio

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

Head to head
About

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf

Access Oxford University Press English learning materials like Graded Readers and Coursebooks. Engage with interactive activities, videos, and audio. Track progress, improve pronunciation, and take notes digitally.

Highlights
  • Interactive activities with audio and video
  • Progress tracking and instant answer checks
  • Pronunciation practice with recording
  • Digital note-taking and highlighting
  • Reading diary and certificates
  • Access to Graded Readers and Coursebooks
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Take Oxford University Press English language wherever you go with the Oxford Learner’s Bookshelf app. Learn and teach with enhanced Graded Readers, Coursebooks, Workbooks and Teacher’s Editions. Complete interactive activities, watch videos and complete listening activities from the page. Then, sync your progress and access your books from any tablet or computer. LEARNING COMES TO LIFE WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS E-BOOKS * Develop skills watching videos and listening to audio while you complete interactive activities * Check answers and progress instantly. Then, send to teachers or parents * Slow down or speed up the audio to suit the pace of learning * Improve pronunciation: listen to audio, record your own and compare * Keep notes in one place on the page: write sticky notes or record voice notes * Highlight or underline important vocabulary with the pen or highlighter, or simply annotate your pages *Keep track of how many words and Graded Readers you read with the reading diary and certificate Different e-books have different features. HOW DO I START USING MY E-BOOKS? Download Oxford Learner’s Bookshelf app, tap ‘Add a book’ and enter your access code if you have been given one by your school. You can also buy some e-books through the in-app Bookshop. *Try samples of e-books before you buy!* WHICH LEARNING MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE? GRADED READERS Read your way to better English with Graded Readers. Choose the genre you like: Fiction, non-fiction and fairy tales including Classic Tales, Oxford Read and Discover, Dominoes, Oxford Bookworms, Oxford Read and Imagine and Totally True. Collect reading awards and share the number of words and books read in your reading diary and get a certificate to share with friends, parents and teachers. COURSEBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS Favourite Oxford University Press coursebooks and workbooks are available for all ages, from young learners to adults. Teacher’s Editions are available for many courses as well as the Oxford Grammar Course.

About

Educandy Studio

Create interactive learning games quickly by inputting vocabulary or questions and answers. This tool transforms your content into engaging activities for students. A free account is required to use the app.

Highlights
  • Create interactive learning games
  • Input custom vocabulary
  • Input custom questions and answers
  • Transform content into activities
  • Free account creation
Features
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The Educandy Studio app allows educators to create interactive learning games in minutes. All you need is to enter the vocabulary or questions and answers and Educandy turns your content into cool interactive activities. Simply launch the app and log in or create a free account.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Educandy Studio at 4.0 against Oxford Learner's Bookshelf's 2.7. Oxford Learner's Bookshelf's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and review sentiment (28% vs 13%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oxford Learner's Bookshelf sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Educandy Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Educandy Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oxford Learner's Bookshelf has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Oxford Learner's Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 13% of Educandy Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf ships an update every 2 months, Educandy Studio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Oxford Learner's Bookshelf versus Educandy Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOxford Learner's BookshelfEducandy Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (18 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.014.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOxford University PressLinguascope.com

Customer experience

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative62.2%

Educandy Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf

One-time19
  • White Paper for teachers: Tablets and Apps in Your SchoolFree
  • [Sample] Festivals Around The World Level 3 Oxford Read and DiscoverFree
  • [Sample] Aladdin: Classic Tales (Level 3)Free
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  • [Sample] Incredible English Class Book Level 1Free
  • [Sample] English File Elementary Student BookFree
  • Impact Study for Teachers: Read On! the Benefits of Extensive ReadingFree
  • Graded Readers Catalogue 2016Free
  • Software – Bringing online video into the classroom (ITC)$1.99
  • Life in Rainforests Level 3 Oxford Read and Discover$6.99
  • Mixed Ability Teaching - Into the Classroom$17.99
  • Special Educational Needs - Into the Classroom$18.99
  • Bringing online video into the classroom (Into the Classroom)$18.99
  • Literature (Into the Classroom)$18.99
  • Motivational Teaching (Into the Classroom)$18.99
  • Learning Technology - Into the Classroom$18.99
  • Oxford Picture Dictionary Third Edition$22.99
  • Oxford English Grammar Course Basic$32.99
  • Family and Friends Second Edition Level 1 Classbook$36.99
  • Solutions Second Edition Elementary Student's Books$39.99
2 purchases

Educandy Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Educandy Studio Monthly$3.491 Month
  • Educandy Studio Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Oxford Learner's Bookshelf free?
Oxford Learner's Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Educandy Studio free?
Educandy Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Oxford Learner's Bookshelf or Educandy Studio?
Educandy Studio is rated higher. Oxford Learner's Bookshelf averages 2.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Educandy Studio averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Oxford Learner's Bookshelf or Educandy Studio have ads?
Neither Oxford Learner's Bookshelf nor Educandy Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oxford Learner's Bookshelf or Educandy Studio?
Oxford Learner's Bookshelf ships an update every 2 months, and Educandy Studio every 5 months. Most recently, Oxford Learner's Bookshelf was updated on October 21, 2026 and Educandy Studio on October 24, 2026.

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