Beanstack vs. Accelerated Reader vs. READsquared

Allows users to create, participate in, and manage reading challenges

Highly-rated mobile app with over 40,000 reviews

Scans ISBN numbers in a single step using the web and mobile apps

Timer in the web and mobile app for tracking reading sessions

Facilitates reading list challenges that allow specific titles to be featured in a reading challenge

Built-in reading integrity tools like comprehension questions and logging limits

Includes a tandem connection feature allowing users to link individual library and school accounts

Includes a Friends and Leaderboards feature that lets users share their reading log

Includes a Streaks system to encourage readers to log every day

Includes a reading fundraising system to help schools and libraries raise money

Includes family registration

Offers readers the option to write book reviews

Facilitates Bingo challenges including reading, activity, and review goals

Offers teachers the ability to create custom reading challenges for their classrooms

Offers teachers and librarians the ability to log for entire classes or individual students to track sustained silent reading and read alouds

Facilitates school competitions among classrooms, grades, and individual students

Customizable data and insights dashboard

Provides custom and scheduled reports

Includes a system for detecting and preventing counterfeit logging

Includes reporting, insights, and leaderboards based on readers, classrooms, and grades for teachers and librarians

Integrates with Clever, ClassLink, and other single sign on and school rostering systems

Connects to the library's catalog for book lists and suggestions

Imports reading automatically from ebook platforms, including Epic!

Integrates with Alexa and voice technology

Includes tools to easily upload data for readers using paper only

Each client provided an individual client success manager

Each client site given regular quality assurance reviews

Kick-off calls and frontline staff training opportunities

Complementary and professionally designed customizable marketing resources

24/7 helpdesk support and knowledge base

Access to Facebook user group with over 3,000 members

Annual sponsored summer and winter reading challenges

Publishes and delivers original high interest nonfiction content

Provides annual reports evaluating data and trends

Offers printable reading logs and Badge Books that compliment virtual reading challenges

Includes ebooks with multiuser, simultaneous, perpetual access