Comparison

Read&Write vs MacEwan Student Life

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

Head to head
About

Read&Write

This app offers advanced text-to-speech capabilities, allowing users to have text read aloud with synchronized highlighting. It also includes writing assistance features like word prediction and spell check, along with extensive formatting options for improved readability and document creation.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech with synchronized highlighting
  • Word prediction for faster writing
  • Customizable font and layout settings
  • Save text as audio files
  • Import and open various document formats
  • Read webpages via toolbar extension
  • Spellcheck and grammar check with word descriptions
Features
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Read&Write for iPad is a reading and writing app with high-quality text-to-speech, formatting controls, a wide range of fonts and styles and cloud storage integration. Read&Write provides visual highlighting in-sync with spoken words, a great range of colour and font settings to allow for optimum reading, and word prediction to help with writing. Read&Write is a quality app for proofreading text through listening, helping with reading and literacy development, and creating audio files from any text. PRODUCT FEATURES • Text-to-Speech - Type into Read&Write and have the text read back to you. You can check text and proofread it quickly and easily. - You can import documents into Read&Write from apps such as Mail, or import directly from Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.. Read&Write can open a range of document formats including Word doc, PDF and epub. - Text from any app can be copied and pasted into Read&Write ready to be read back. - Apple's speech recognition can be used to dictate text directly into Read&Write, and can be listened back to ensure it is right. - The Apple spell check works in Read&Write too, further helping accuracy. - You can save the text as an audio file using the same high-quality voice. • Word Prediction Word prediction helps with writing more quickly and accurately. • Visual Highlighting Text is highlighted as the text is read back. Highlighting allows you to coordinate reading and listening. Read&Write lets you pick the colour and style of highlighting required. There are four highlighting modes to choose from: none, word by word, word trail, or sentence by sentence highlighting. • Font & Layout Change the font type, size or colour to suit your needs. Layout the text for easier reading by adjusting the character, line and paragraph spacing and adjusting the page margins. Text can be formatted bold, italic and underlined to emphasise. Images can be inserted into the text from the camera or your library. • Save to Audio Convert any text into an audio file using any of the high-quality voices. This is quick and easy, allowing text to be listened to on the move. Great for proofreading on the go. • Share your text Text created within Read&Write can be emailed, messaged, printed, opened in another app, or copied and pasted into another app, like Safari. • Read webpages You can now read webpages in Safari and other browsers, using the "Read&Write Toolbar" extension from the share menu. * Spellcheck & Grammar check Use the Read&Write spellcheck feature that can provide you with additional word descriptions and pictures to help you find the correct word. Also included in this app is the Read&Write Keyboard app, which is a powerful keyboard replacement that works in every app. Supporting reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development, Read&Write provides a rich set of features which extend accessibility and provide a range of tools to help with literacy including: • Text to speech • Prediction • Dictionary / Talking dictionary • Picture Dictionary • Check It • Talk&Type (available for iOS 10 and above) • Speak as I type • OpenDyslexic font support • Language translation in Safari (French or Spanish, Locale dependent) • French language localisation The Read&Write keyboard app provides help everywhere it’s needed whether it’s working on documents, presentations, being creative or just using mail. It’s great for those with individual needs such as Dyslexia and those where English is not their first language, but it’s designed for everyone.

About

MacEwan Student Life

Connect with peers, explore university events, and manage your academic journey. This app serves as a personalized hub for students to make the most of their university experience.

Highlights
  • Connect with peers
  • Explore student life events
  • Manage Student Experience Record
  • Personalized university hub
  • Stay informed
Features
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Discover everything Student Life has to offer at MacEwan University. Connect with peers, explore Student Life events and opportunities, and manage your Student Experience Record; all in one place. Whether you're looking to get involved, stay informed, or track your journey, the MacEwan Student Life app is your personalized hub for making the most of your university experience.

Screenshots

Read&Write4 screens
MacEwan Student Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MacEwan Student Life at none against Read&Write's 1. MacEwan Student Life also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 24%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Read&Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MacEwan Student Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read&Write ships an update monthly, MacEwan Student Life every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Read&Write versus MacEwan Student Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead&WriteMacEwan Student Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEverway Opco Ltd.Grant MacEwan University

Customer experience

Read&Write

All ratings29 ratings
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative72.7%

MacEwan Student Life

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Read&Write

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium Feature$19.99
None

MacEwan Student Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read&Write free?
Read&Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacEwan Student Life free?
MacEwan Student Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read&Write or MacEwan Student Life have ads?
Neither Read&Write nor MacEwan Student Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read&Write or MacEwan Student Life?
Read&Write ships an update monthly, and MacEwan Student Life every 2 weeks. Most recently, Read&Write was updated on November 1, 2026 and MacEwan Student Life on October 30, 2026.

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