Cengage Read vs Sprint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cengage Read
Access and study your digital textbooks from anywhere. This app allows students to read, take notes, highlight, bookmark, and use text-to-speech for a flexible learning experience on the go.
- Read eTextbooks on the go
- Take notes and highlight
- Bookmark important sections
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Search keywords
- Navigate via table of contents
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Read your eTextbook and study on the go with the Cengage Read app. Cengage Read lets students study whenever – and wherever – they want. Take notes, highlight and bookmark info, have the text read out loud with text-to-speech and easily search keywords and jump to pages with the table of contents. Just log in with your Cengage username and password to get started.
Sprint
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Sprint is a one-minute-a-day reading workout. Every morning there is a short story waiting. You read it one word at a time, in one spot, at a speed you choose — no scrolling, no going back. Then one quick question from memory. Get it right and your speed is your score. Most adults read about 300 words a minute. In Sprint you will find yourself reading at 400, 500, even 600 — and understanding it. At that speed, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is a two-hour read. WHAT YOU GET • A new story every day: the news that matters, or something worth knowing, written to be read once and remembered • One question after each story, so you know it stuck • A reading score, a streak, and a graph of how you are getting faster • Hold the right edge of the screen while reading to speed up; let go and it stays • Hundreds of short explainers on science, history, money, space, psychology and more SPRINT PLUS One story a day is free. Plus unlocks every story, every day, at any speed: $5.99 a month or $59.99 once. Monthly renews automatically at the price shown until cancelled in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms: https://sprint-api-f15y.onrender.com/terms · Privacy: https://sprint-api-f15y.onrender.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cengage Read at none against Sprint's 2. Sprint's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sprint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Cengage Read asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cengage Read | Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (4.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cengage Learning | YUVRAJ SINGH CHADHA |
Bugs and requests
Cengage Read
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and sign-outs
- Inconsistent highlighting and note-taking functionality
- Inability to view full pages and content
- Text-to-speech feature not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improve text formatting and layout
- Add split-screen support for note-taking
- Enhance accessibility features like text-to-speech
- Integrate assignment and due date tracking
Sprint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cengage Read
No in-app purchases
Sprint
- Plus$5.991 Month
- Plus Lifetime$59.99









