Comparison

IEW Writing Toolbox vs Lesson Garden

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

Head to head
About

IEW Writing Toolbox

Features
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IEW Writing Toolbox app is the perfect tool for IEW students and teachers! It includes the IEW structural models and stylistic techniques, clearly explained and easy to apply. The search for a word features a focused thesaurus, helping you find -ly adverbs, strong verbs, and quality adjectives to enhance any composition. This toolbox contains everything writers need to write with structure and styleβ€”all in one convenient app.

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Lesson Garden

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Plan the whole homeschool year in minutes, then just check off each day. Tell Lesson Garden how many lessons or pages are in each book. It works out the pace, spreads everything across your school year, and gives you a simple checklist for every child, every day. EVERY BOOK FINISHED ON TIME β€’ Enter a book's lessons or pages, and Lesson Garden spreads them evenly so it finishes on the last day of school. β€’ Prefer a routine? Choose every day, Mon–Thu, Mon/Wed/Fri, Tue/Thu, every other day, or your own days, and see the finish date for each before you pick. β€’ Page-based books get the right number of pages each time. β€’ Curricula with more than one book, like Math 2A then 2B, are planned as one year. β€’ Already partway through? Start from the lesson or page you're on. A CHECKLIST FOR EVERY CHILD β€’ Today shows each child's lessons for the day. Tap to check them off. β€’ The Week view shows the whole week at a glance, on iPhone and iPad. β€’ Filter by child or by book. LIFE HAPPENS, AND THE PLAN KEEPS UP β€’ Missed a day? Unfinished lessons move to the next school day, and the rest of the plan shifts. β€’ Worked ahead? Mark the next lesson done and everything moves up. β€’ Checked something off by mistake? Undo it. YOUR SCHOOL YEAR, YOUR WAY β€’ Set your first day, number of school days (180 by default), and which weekdays you do school. β€’ Add breaks and holidays, and plans flow around them. β€’ Give the same book to more than one child, each with their own copy to check off. β€’ Doing history or a read-aloud with everyone? Make it a together book: it shows up once, and one tap checks it off for every child. HANDY EXTRAS β€’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show what's next and each child's progress. β€’ An optional daily reminder tells you how many lessons are planned that day. β€’ On Apple Watch, see today's lessons and check them off from your wrist, with a lessons-left count on your watch face. LESSON GARDEN PLUS The free version plans for up to 2 students. Lesson Garden Plus adds: β€’ Up to 8 students. β€’ Family Sharing: both parents sign in (with Apple, or with an emailed code) and share the same plans and checkmarks on their iPhones and iPads. Plus is available yearly (with a free trial) or as a one-time lifetime purchase, and can be shared with your household through Apple Family Sharing. Your plans stay on your device unless you turn on Family Sharing. No ads, no tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.lessongarden.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.lessongarden.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

IEW Writing Toolbox4 screens
Lesson Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lesson Garden at Free against IEW Writing Toolbox's $1.99. IEW Writing Toolbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Lesson Garden is free to download; IEW Writing Toolbox costs $1.99 up front. Lesson Garden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. IEW Writing Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 3 level
IEW Writing Toolbox versus Lesson Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIEW Writing ToolboxLesson Garden
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Best chart rank#46 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInstitute for Excellence in WritingAdeptware, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

IEW Writing Toolbox

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lesson Garden

Subscriptions1
  • Lesson Garden Plus Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lesson Garden Plus Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is IEW Writing Toolbox free?
IEW Writing Toolbox costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lesson Garden free?
Lesson Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IEW Writing Toolbox or Lesson Garden have ads?
Neither IEW Writing Toolbox nor Lesson Garden shows ads.

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