Comparison

eatright eReader vs Boundless

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

Head to head
About

eatright eReader

Access a library of nutrition and dietetics publications for healthcare professionals. Read pocket guides, practice manuals, and clinical handbooks, and build your personal collection. Offline access and annotation tools enhance your learning experience.

Highlights
  • Access Academy publications
  • Build personal library
  • Offline access
  • Add bookmarks and notes
  • Highlight text
Features
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics eatright eBooks app features publications and information for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTRs), and other health care professionals interested in nutrition. Use this free app to read a variety of Academy publications—including pocket guides, practice manuals, and clinical handbooks—and build your own library of the most relevant resources for your practice and career. Academy eBooks include all the research- and evidence-based, peer-reviewed content found in the print versions of the same titles, and with the eatright eReader app you can add bookmarks, notes, and highlights to your books. Once you have downloaded an eBook to your library, you can access it without an Internet connection—so you’ll always have the information you need, when you need it. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals and is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education, and advocacy. For more information about the Academy, visit www.eatright.org.

About

Boundless

Access a vast collection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, and videobooks from your local library or school. Enjoy a seamless reading, listening, and watching experience with personalized recommendations and engaging reading programs.

Highlights
  • Discover ebooks, audiobooks, and videobooks
  • Read, listen, and watch in one app
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Join library reading programs
  • Track reading progress and earn badges
  • Customizable reading experience
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Boundless by Baker & Taylor gives users the ability to discover and enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, video and videobooks from their library or school on mobile devices. • Read, listen, and watch all in one app • Supports eRead-Along and videobook content • Recommendations based on your interests • Join reading programs and challenges from your library • See your progress and earn badges for reading achievements • Notetaking, bookmarking, page layout and font controls Boundless is a digital content service from Baker & Taylor, the premier distributor of books and entertainment products to libraries. Boundless Library is a service from Baker & Taylor, the premier distributor of books and entertainment products.

Screenshots

eatright eReader4 screens
Boundless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boundless at 4.4 against eatright eReader's 1.3. Boundless also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 34) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. eatright eReader sells 34 one-off in-app purchases. Boundless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boundless holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boundless has 18K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of eatright eReader's written reviews are positive against 32% of Boundless's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eatright eReader ships an update every 11 months, Boundless monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
eatright eReader versus Boundless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametereatright eReaderBoundless
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (28 ratings)4.4 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.9% of reviews32.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2818K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcademy of Nutrition and DieteticsBaker & Taylor

Customer experience

eatright eReader

All ratings28 ratings
Positive7.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive5.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative94.1%

Boundless

All ratings18,222 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews331 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral15.4%
Negative52.3%

Bugs and requests

eatright eReader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boundless

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Books disappearing from user's shelf
  • Inability to return or renew books
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between profiles
  • Audiobook playback issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved page turning and navigation controls
  • Ability to adjust margins and font settings
  • Offline access to downloaded content
  • Better integration with other reading apps
  • More detailed progress tracking and analytics

In-app purchases

34 purchases

eatright eReader

One-time34
  • Pediatric NFPE Pocket Guide$12.99
  • Guide Neonatal Nutrition 3e$21.99
  • Launching Your Career In Nutrition and Dietetics, 2nd Ed$21.99
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  • Quick Guide to Drug-Supplement$24.99
  • Inspiring and Supporting Behavior Change, 2nd Ed$31.99
  • 15-Minute Consultation$32.99
  • Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders, Second Edition$32.99
  • Pocket Guide to the Nutrition Care Process and Cancer$32.99
  • Pocket Guide to Bariatric Surgery$34.99
  • Pocket Guide to LD, HTN, DB, and WM, 2nd Ed$34.99
  • Pocket Guide to Enteral, 2nd$34.99
  • PG to Spanish for Nutr Pro, 3e$34.99
  • PG to Parenteral 2e$34.99
  • PG to Ped Nutr Assess 3e$34.99
  • PG Chldn Spcl Health Needs$34.99
  • PG to Bariatric Surgery 3rd Ed$34.99
  • Nutrition Focused Physical 3e$34.99
  • PG to Nutrition Assessment 4e$34.99
  • Pocket Guide to Gluten-Free Strategies$34.99
  • Pockt Guide Micronutrient Mgmt$34.99
  • Complete Recipe Writing Guide$44.99
  • Counseling Overweight Adults$44.99
  • Hands-On Nutrition Education$45.99
  • Cultural Comptency$49.99
  • Lessons Foodservice Management$52.99
  • Effective Leadership & Mgment$54.99
  • Making Nutrition Business 2nd$64.99
  • Nutrition Care Older Adult, 4e$73.99
  • HPG to Nutr, Diab, & Preg$74.99
  • Sports Nutrition,6th Edition$79.99
  • Communicating Nutrition$89.99
  • Oncol Nutr for Clin Pr, 2nd Ed$94.99
  • Sports Nutrition, 7th Edition$95.99
  • Research, Fourth Edition$99.99
None

Boundless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eatright eReader free?
eatright eReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boundless free?
Boundless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eatright eReader or Boundless?
Boundless is rated higher. eatright eReader averages 1.3 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Boundless averages 4.4 from 18K ratings.
Do eatright eReader or Boundless have ads?
Neither eatright eReader nor Boundless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eatright eReader or Boundless?
eatright eReader ships an update every 11 months, and Boundless monthly. Most recently, eatright eReader was updated on October 29, 2026 and Boundless on October 29, 2026.

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