Comparison

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf vs Learn CSS Guide

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

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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

Learn CSS Guide

Features
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Learn CSS with this and Make amazing websites This CSS App will teach you the latest standards of CSS/CSS3. In every lesson, there are explanations, examples with the Try It Yourself functionality that help you effectively learn to code CSS. Learn CSS - Features: 1. Full Tutorials – Learn CSS from basics to advanced concepts with clear explanations. 2. Code Examples – Every topic comes with easy-to-understand code samples you can practice. 3. Interactive Quizzes – Test your knowledge with engaging quizzes and track your progress. 4. Amazing UI – Clean and modern design for the best learning experience. 5. Regular Updates – New content and improvements are added regularly. 6. Full Support – Get help and feedback to make your learning smooth. By the end of this course, you will be able to design a web site. What are you waiting for? Install now!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oxford Learner's Bookshelf at Free against Learn CSS Guide's $1.99. Learn CSS Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Oxford Learner's Bookshelf is free to download; Learn CSS Guide costs $1.99 up front. Oxford Learner's Bookshelf sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Learn CSS Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Oxford Learner's Bookshelf versus Learn CSS Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOxford Learner's BookshelfLearn CSS Guide
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOxford University PressAhmad Masood

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
None

Learn CSS Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oxford Learner's Bookshelf free?
Oxford Learner's Bookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn CSS Guide free?
Learn CSS Guide costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Oxford Learner's Bookshelf or Learn CSS Guide have ads?
Neither Oxford Learner's Bookshelf nor Learn CSS Guide shows ads.

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