Comparison

Freckle by Renaissance vs HMH Go

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

Head to head
About

Freckle by Renaissance

This app provides personalized math, ELA, science, and social studies lessons for students. It adapts to each student's learning level, offering engaging content and real-world applications. Teachers benefit from a dashboard to track student progress and identify learning gaps.

Highlights
  • Personalized math lessons
  • ELA and science content
  • Social studies lessons
  • Adaptive learning engine
  • Diagnostic pre-tests
  • Teacher progress dashboard
  • Collaborative learning features
Features
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Freckle™ by Renaissance®: reach every student at their level. With Freckle, your students automatically work on the Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies lessons that are perfect for them. That way, they are always engaged and challenged, never facing material that is too difficult or easy for them. Freckle has: - Over 49,000 math questions aligned to Common Core and state standards, covering all of K-9 - Over 16,000 ELA questions aligned to Common Core and state standards, covering all of K-8 - Over 800 non-fiction articles that are written at 3 different levels, covering all of K-12 - A diagnostic pre-test so every student starts at the right level - An adaptive engine that automatically gives every student the perfect lesson - Collaborative features that encourage students to help each other - Motivating features to make sure students are engaged - Real-world questions that allow students to practice their math knowledge in exciting real-world settings - A powerful dashboard so teachers and administrators know exactly how students are performing across standards and skills. ==FEATURED BY== - The Wall Street Journal - CNN - EdWeek - EdSurge ==WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING== I would recommend the Freckle app because it is one which is user friendly, and it taps into the different modalities of learning, and it also aids a teacher in differentiation. It is so structured, to point them to assistance, independent of the teacher. And that is what we want to promote: student to student interaction using peer body talk, turn and talk, sharing, and all those things. ~ Dwight Barnes, 4th grade math teacher The dashboard is amazing. Insights are exactly the quick pieces of information a teacher would want at first glance. The grouping tab is really clean looking and is exactly what teachers and administrators want to see on a daily basis. Teachers could literally print that out and use it in their lesson plans when talking about flexible grouping. It does a great job of presenting the information in a simple way. ~ Josh Shaw, Tech Director The teacher dashboard is in a very clear format. I like that I can see in one place how each student in the class is progressing. The green/yellow/red color code is a great visual as well as the specific number within the box. It's helpful that I can hover over each concept and see the explanation of that standard. Overall great product! ~ Jennifer Auten, 2nd grade teacher Freckle - I love the videos! Instead of showing them just a paragraph write up, it's just like a teacher sitting there with them and going over it. I think Freckle is a great app for classes and for schools that have a time-sensitive schedule and it gives them instant feedback and data that can be used in class the next day. ~ Jabari Bush, 5th grade math teacher One of my students got a double digit + double digit problem and he had never done that before. He asked me and I quickly showed him. Next thing I knew he was asking me how to regroup and was doing 2 digit + 2 digit with regrouping, which was extremely impressive to me at this point. I did take a look at the dashboard. It is fantastic. I showed one of my administrators who is also our Math IST and she is beyond impressed. I've been telling a lot of people about it and will continue to do so! Thanks again for making what is now the most vital part of my math class. ~ Jane Alukonis, 1st grade math teacher Freckle is a good solution for our students and our teachers, especially working in an RTI model, teaching CCSS and addressing learning needs within a differentiated instructional model. ~ Emily Klug, 5th grade math ==QUESTIONS? TALK TO US== support@freckle.com @learnfreckle

About

HMH Go

This app provides K-12 students with on-the-go access to educational content from HMH's core curricula. It allows for offline learning, downloading materials, and utilizing media-rich features like read-along audio and annotations.

Highlights
  • Offline content access
  • Downloadable learning materials
  • Read-along audio
  • Annotations and highlighting
  • Bookmark functionality
  • Content management and filtering
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HMH Go™ extends K-12 students’ learning beyond the classroom – offering on-the-go learning, regardless of device or connectivity. This app serves as a companion app to HMH’s core curricula on Ed: Your Friend in Learning® – allowing students to download HMH content and work offline. Simply use your HMH® user name and password to access intuitive, connected learning. Check out some of the ways HMH Go™ lets you enjoy a seamless, offline experience: • Provides select content from Ed: Your Friend in Learning® • Offers media-rich features including read-along audio, annotations, highlighting book-marking - online AND offline – with much more to come! • Allows users to download materials from an individual resource to a larger unit of learning • Enables users to easily manage and filter their downloads **Note: HMH Content cannot be purchased via this app, it is an application for educational institutions to access HMH Content they have purchased and licensed from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Screenshots

HMH Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Freckle by Renaissance at 3.3 against HMH Go's 2.1. Freckle by Renaissance also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 22%) and ratings volume (523 vs 80). HMH Go's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Freckle by Renaissance holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Freckle by Renaissance has 523 ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Freckle by Renaissance's written reviews are positive against 22% of HMH Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Freckle by Renaissance ships an update every 3 months, HMH Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Freckle by Renaissance versus HMH Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreckle by RenaissanceHMH Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (523 ratings) — better2.1 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews39.8% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings523 — better80
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreckle Education, Inc.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Customer experience

Freckle by Renaissance

All ratings511 ratings
Positive55.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative38.7%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive39.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative52.3%

HMH Go

All ratings71 ratings
Positive26.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative69.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

Bugs and requests

Freckle by Renaissance

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect answers marked wrong
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Keyboard and screen layout problems
  • Inconsistent coin/progress tracking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and content for each topic
  • Allow placement tests for adaptive learning
  • Improve save/login functionality to prevent data loss
  • Optimize for mobile devices
  • Hire human narrators for stories

HMH Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Freckle by Renaissance

No in-app purchases

None

HMH Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Freckle by Renaissance free?
Freckle by Renaissance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HMH Go free?
HMH Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Freckle by Renaissance or HMH Go?
Freckle by Renaissance is rated higher. Freckle by Renaissance averages 3.3 out of 5 from 523 ratings, while HMH Go averages 2.1 from 80 ratings.
Do Freckle by Renaissance or HMH Go have ads?
Neither Freckle by Renaissance nor HMH Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Freckle by Renaissance or HMH Go?
Freckle by Renaissance ships an update every 3 months, and HMH Go every 4 months. Most recently, Freckle by Renaissance was updated on November 11, 2026 and HMH Go on November 3, 2026.

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