NewsMaker vs Geniebook Parent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsMaker
Create and share your own video news with this comprehensive tool. Features include a teleprompter, voiceover capabilities, animated intros, and virtual accessories. Collaborate with friends remotely and host your videos on a personal news channel.
- Teleprompter for scripts
- Voiceover for videos and images
- Animated trailer library
- Background music overlay
- Virtual accessories
- Remote collaboration
- Personal news channel
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NewsMaker is a tool that lets you create video news. It is also an online platform that lets you share your videos in your very own NewsMaker channel. As a video-creation tool, NewsMaker provides a rich set of features: 1. You can read your script from the teleprompter. 2. You can voiceover videos and images. 3. You can use the animated trailer videos in the library as an opening to your video. 4. You can overlay background music in your news segments. 5. You can put virtual glasses and hat on yourself. 6. You can collaborate remotely with your friends to produce your video news together, regardless of where they are located. And many more… As an online platform, NewsMaker allows you to have your own news channel to share your video news privately with your friends or followers. NewsMaker is ideal to be used in schools, as a tool to allow any student to create school morning news easily. It can also be used as a tool to improve language and presentation skills as NewsMaker is neither grade-level or content specific. If you have any queries, please contact us at support@teevers.com.
Geniebook Parent
This app helps parents monitor their child's academic progress, track assignments, and identify areas needing improvement. It offers AI-powered worksheet suggestions and allows parents to award motivational 'Bubbles' for rewards.
- Track child's academic progress
- Receive worksheet results and reminders
- Identify high-risk areas for improvement
- Assign AI-powered worksheets
- View attendance history and class activities
- Award 'Bubbles' for motivation
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The Parent App is the ideal companion for parents to be involved with their child’s academic journey on Geniebook. TRACK YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS EASILY Receive results of practised worksheets and worksheet due-date reminders to keep your child’s revision on track. High risk areas like lack of improvement or low work volume are highlighted to the parent to help them manage their child’s revision. Get detailed analysis of topics your child is weak in and assign them worksheets based on their profile. A WORKSHEET PLANNER THAT’S SMART AND SIMPLE Assign effective worksheets at a tap with AI-powered assistance. Parent-assigned worksheets are 30% more likely to be completed. ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AT A GLANCE Helpful statistics and graphs offer periodic insights on worksheet progress, allowing you to track your child’s improvement over time. SEE ATTENDANCE HISTORY AND CLASS ACTIVITIES Set reminders on upcoming GenieClass lessons and stay informed about your child's learning progress in real-time. INCREASE MOTIVATION WITH BUBBLES Award Bubbles from your personal Bubble wallet for your child to redeem rewards, spurring increased learning ABOUT GENIEBOOK Geniebook intelligently identifies your child’s weaknesses and generates targeted practice for them to learn effectively and efficiently. Geniebook offers personalised questions and solutions that are carefully crafted, coupled with teachers’ support who correct your child’s work and provide assistance where necessary. “My kids can do revision on the go without having to lug assessment books all over the place. The automated self-marking and analysis of weak areas are very useful and time-saving features for me too.” – Joanna See, Parent. Geniebook Home Edition Features: THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH CURRENT PSLE AND ‘O’ LEVEL SYLLABUSES Our team of teachers and curriculum experts are industry leaders who have meticulously crafted practice questions and detailed answers to cover all areas of PSLE and ‘O’ Levels so that you can finally learn, revise, and master concepts — at home, at school or just about anywhere. PERSONALISED QUESTIONS JUST FOR YOUR CHILD Every child will learn at their own pace and practise questions suited to their capability. Geniebook’s unique technology learns about your strengths and weaknesses as you practise and assigns you questions that are targeted to your profile. REVISE AND LEARN FROM MISTAKES Geniebook sets a revision cycle for all students. All mistakes made in each revision cycle are consolidated for students to easily access. After reviewing all the mistakes, generate a Genie worksheet to practise related questions. ANSWERS ARE MARKED BY REAL TEACHERS Our experienced teachers correct and highlight mistakes on your child’s answers. Solutions for every question are carefully worked out to help students learn in their own time. Our teachers have a strong knowledge on their key subject. During our hiring process, teachers are assessed by a written test compiled from the hardest questions around. BE REWARDED FOR EFFORTS Bubbles are a form of motivation to practise more with Geniebook. The more Bubbles earned, the more and better items can be redeemed from our Bubble Store! The easiest way to earn Bubbles is to complete more worksheets. “So glad that my boy signed up for Geniebook. He enjoys doing his work online and getting the teacher’s feedback without having to leave the house. Very responsive teachers.” – Cecilia Bok, Parent “I personally love the well-designed worksheets. Lots of challenging questions for self-learning and reinforcement. Can be done on iPad and fun for kids.” – Cheng Liew, Parent Geniebook Terms of Use: https://geniebook.com/terms Geniebook Privacy Policy: https://geniebook.com/policies/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NewsMaker at 14 against Geniebook Parent's 3. NewsMaker also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Geniebook Parent's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. NewsMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Geniebook Parent sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $999.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for NewsMaker against 3.7 for Geniebook Parent. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of NewsMaker's written reviews are positive against 29% of Geniebook Parent's.
NewsMaker ships an update every 2 months, Geniebook Parent monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewsMaker | Geniebook Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teevers Pte. Ltd. | Geniebook Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
NewsMaker
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In-app purchases
NewsMaker
- 1-Year NewsMaker Subscription$19.99
Geniebook Parent
- Home Edition5 variants$999.991 Year
- Home Edition (1 Year)$999.991 Year
- Purchase 10 Worksheets$39.99
- Purchase 30 Worksheets$99.99
- Purchase 60 Worksheets$199.99
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- Purchase 120 Worksheets$229.99
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