Reviews of ReadAnywhere

By: McGraw-Hill Global Education App

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Total ratings

3.32 (Rating count: 7,155)

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Review summary

ReadAnywhere’s reviews are overwhelmingly negative, focusing on stability and content access issues introduced by updates. Users report frequent crashes, especially when downloading assignments or opening books, and updates that break essential functions like loading textbooks or starting tasks. Access to purchased content is unreliable, with many users unable to open books and forced to use a browser. The reading experience is hampered by end-of-chapter jumps, a bottom navigation slider that interferes with text, and unreliable search/highlight. Assignment downloads frequently fail, and sign-ins can reset downloaded chapters, making offline study frustrating.

Pros

No explicit positive features highlighted in the reviews.

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability (crashes on opening, during use, or while downloading assignments).
Updates breaking core functionality (content won’t load, cannot read purchased textbooks, assignments failing after updates).
Difficult content access (inability to open purchased books; often requires using a web browser instead).
Poor reading/navigation UX (end-of-chapter jumps, bottom slider interferes with text, highlighting/navigation issues).
Assignment/download problems (assignments won’t load, download starting issues, and sign-ins sometimes reset downloaded chapters).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.30

All time rating average: 3.32

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-04	He*****	Could be SO much better! -make it so it can read out loud in the background, so I can use other apps while it's reading out loud - make it so it will start reading out loud where I tap - highlight the words as it reads out loud so.i can follow along - constantly times out and have to reset - when I close it to go to another app it starts reading there and then I don't know where it was
Could be SO much better! -make it so it can read out loud in the background, so I can use other apps while it's reading out loud - make it so it will start reading out loud where I tap - highlight the words as it reads out loud so.i can follow along - constantly times out and have to reset - when I close it to go to another app it starts reading there and then I don't know where it was
2026-06-19	Al*****	some of the atlas buttons don't work. the reset button doesn't work at all for any sections even after clearing the app cache and restarting my android tablet. same problem on android phone. scrolling is also glitches alot too
some of the atlas buttons don't work. the reset button doesn't work at all for any sections even after clearing the app cache and restarting my android tablet. same problem on android phone. scrolling is also glitches alot too
2026-06-17	LU*****	Too slow
Too slow
2026-06-15	Ru*****	the app kept crashing and would stop reading mid chapter
the app kept crashing and would stop reading mid chapter
2026-06-12	Jo*****	The read aloud option doesn't work on all books. The app is not user friendly as you can read in other reviews.
The read aloud option doesn't work on all books. The app is not user friendly as you can read in other reviews.
2026-06-10	Na*****	the app moves like it hasn't been updated in years. frequently and randomly my book book will just say not found. originally I was able to click on highlighted words and get the definition to pop up and now, nothing
the app moves like it hasn't been updated in years. frequently and randomly my book book will just say not found. originally I was able to click on highlighted words and get the definition to pop up and now, nothing
2026-06-08	Le*****	won't let assignment pull up,tried getting ahold of someone in IT, never got back with me. I don't recommend this app!
won't let assignment pull up,tried getting ahold of someone in IT, never got back with me. I don't recommend this app!
2026-06-06	Ma*****	The app keep freezing on me when I highlight part of sentence, or sometimes even when Im scrolling down to read more. My tablet cant be closed manually, everytime I need to put it aside and I am not able to do anything with it. I need to then log in online to continue reading. Very frustrating!
The app keep freezing on me when I highlight part of sentence, or sometimes even when Im scrolling down to read more. My tablet cant be closed manually, everytime I need to put it aside and I am not able to do anything with it. I need to then log in online to continue reading. Very frustrating!
2026-06-04	Mi*****	This McGraw-Hill application to listen to your textbook is "okay". When you want the audio to start playing at a specific part of the page, you have to scroll the page up and down for the audio button to appear. A lot of the time, when you press play, nothing happens. I personally think using a webpage to listen to your textbooks is better. Lastly, don't waste your money on additional McGraw-Hill products for studying. The questions and study guides are not aligned with the actual tests.
This McGraw-Hill application to listen to your textbook is "okay". When you want the audio to start playing at a specific part of the page, you have to scroll the page up and down for the audio button to appear. A lot of the time, when you press play, nothing happens. I personally think using a webpage to listen to your textbooks is better. Lastly, don't waste your money on additional McGraw-Hill products for studying. The questions and study guides are not aligned with the actual tests.
2026-06-01	Tr*****	this app is hardly intuitive by any stretch of the imagination and the audio playback is soooo bad where it stops readingif you just touch the screen, if you can even get it to work. it will only start reading from the beginning of the section. extremely dissatisfied with this thing
this app is hardly intuitive by any stretch of the imagination and the audio playback is soooo bad where it stops readingif you just touch the screen, if you can even get it to work. it will only start reading from the beginning of the section. extremely dissatisfied with this thing