Comparison

MaxScholar vs Thinker Portal

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

Head to head
About

MaxScholar

This app offers Orton-Gillingham based reading instruction and practice for students Pre-K to Grade 12. It's designed for English language learners, those learning to read, students with dyslexia, or those needing to reinforce foundational reading and writing skills.

Highlights
  • Orton-Gillingham based instruction
  • Reading lessons and training
  • Workbook exercises
  • Supports students with dyslexia
  • Reinforces reading and writing skills
  • Suitable for Pre-K to Grade 12
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MaxScholar includes Orton-Gillingham based instruction, lessons, training, and workbooks ideal for students who are learning the English language, students who are learning how to read, students with dyslexia, or students who may have gaps in their foundation reading skills. Recommended for student’s Pre-K to Grade 3, ESE, ESOL, and those in Grades 4-12 to reinforce strategies for reading and writing.

About

Thinker Portal

This app provides students with a centralized platform for their educational journey, offering access to courses, homework submission, teacher communication, and a fun coding game. Track progress, manage assignments, and engage with learning materials in a structured and interactive environment.

Highlights
  • Course and lesson tracking
  • Digital homework submission
  • Teacher chat and support
  • Progress and score tracking
  • Robot programming game
  • Multilingual support
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Thinker Portal is the student app of Think Engineering — a school where kids learn coding, robotics, and engineering with real teachers, real projects, and a lot of fun. Everything a student needs, in one place: COURSES AND LESSONS Follow your courses, open self-paced lessons, and track your progress step by step. Finish a course and see it complete at 100%. HOMEWORK MADE SIMPLE See what's due and when. Photograph your paper homework or attach a file, add a note, and hand it in right from your phone. When a teacher returns work, you'll see their note and can resubmit in seconds. CHAT WITH YOUR CLASS Ask questions and get help from your teacher in your course chat — with photos and files when words aren't enough. SCORE BOARD AND STREAKS Collect points for lessons, homework, and extra effort. PLAY AND CODE A built-in robot-programming game teaches coding logic through play — drive the robot through puzzles using commands, no account needed. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully available in English and Armenian. Thinker Portal is designed for students of Think Engineering. Students receive their account from the school; anyone can try the coding game as a guest.

Screenshots

MaxScholar4 screens
Thinker Portal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thinker Portal at every 2 days against MaxScholar's every 3 weeks. MaxScholar's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaxScholar ships an update every 3 weeks, Thinker Portal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MaxScholar versus Thinker Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxScholarThinker Portal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxScholarSTEM DIDACTICS LLC

Customer experience

MaxScholar

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thinker Portal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MaxScholar

No in-app purchases

None

Thinker Portal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaxScholar free?
MaxScholar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thinker Portal free?
Thinker Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MaxScholar or Thinker Portal have ads?
Neither MaxScholar nor Thinker Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaxScholar or Thinker Portal?
MaxScholar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Thinker Portal every 2 days. Most recently, MaxScholar was updated on October 1, 2026 and Thinker Portal on October 7, 2026.

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