e vs Pearson e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e
This app provides a unified interface for accessing educational resources and managing classroom activities. Teachers can oversee student access to digital textbooks and system functions, while students can view homework records. It enhances teacher-student interaction with messaging and student list features.
- Unified interface for teaching resources
- Classroom management for teachers
- Student homework record overview
- Teacher messaging for interaction
- Digital textbook reader
- Optimized content interface
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e-Smart 2.0 version 1.0 1. 一站式介面，方便用戶快捷開啓各科教學資源 2. 課堂管理功能提升，老師可全面管理學生打開電子課本及系統 3. 新增老師概覽及學生手冊，用戶可一覽各系統的功課記錄 4. 新增老師訊息、查看學生名單，增進師生互動 EPH Reader version 5.0： 1. 新電子書目錄介面，整合電子課本的書目顯示 2. 優化內容介面，避免書頁內容與工具列重疊 3. 新增使用提示，插入資源時顯示提示句，使用時更清晰
Pearson e
Access and download Pearson textbooks for offline study on tablets. Features include note-taking, voice recording, digital exercises, and classroom management tools for teachers.
- Download e-Textbooks for offline use
- Note-taking with text, voice, and drawings
- Digital exercises with auto-marking
- Interactive tools for peer evaluation
- Classroom management for teachers
- Synchronize notes across devices
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Pearson e-bookshelf enables students and teachers to access Pearson textbooks on the go. These e-Textbooks can be downloaded onto any tablet devices for offline usage, enabling users to access them in the classroom or at home, with or without Internet connection. Pearson e-bookshelf provides users with various effective teaching and learning tools such as note-taking, voice recording and digital exercises with auto-marking function. It is also equipped with interactive tools that promote peer evaluation and collaborative learning. What’s more, Pearson e-Textbook comes with the handy classroom management function that enables teachers to monitor, supervise and guide students’ learning and use of tablet devices in the classroom. Features: • Download e-Textbooks for offline usage • Add, edit, highlight and share notes (text, voice, drawings, weblinks) • Access effective learning and teaching tools specially designed for e-Textbooks • Manage students’ usage of tablet devices in the classroom • Synchronise your notes added to the e-Textbooks across different supported devices
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: e at 4.0 against Pearson e's 3.0. e also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
e holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of e's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pearson e's.
e ships an update every 2 months, Pearson e every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e | Pearson e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POPULAR E-LEARNING (H.K.) LIMITED | Pearson Education Asia Limited |
Customer experience
e
Pearson e
In-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
Pearson e
No in-app purchases
