Textbooks 101 vs Buchfreund
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Textbooks 101
This app helps college students save money by comparing prices for buying and selling textbooks. It allows users to scan barcodes, compare offers from multiple retailers, and even connect with other students on campus to buy or sell books directly.
- Compare buyback prices from 10+ retailers
- Scan ISBN barcodes for instant price lookup
- Sell textbooks to the highest-paying retailer
- Buy and sell with students on campus
- Built-in messaging for campus transactions
- Wait-list notifications for hard-to-find books
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Textbooks 101 is the #1 textbook price comparison app for college students. Compare buyback prices from every major retailer, sell your textbooks for the most money, and buy cheap textbooks — all in one app. SELL YOUR TEXTBOOKS Scan your textbook's barcode or search by ISBN to instantly compare buyback prices from 10+ retailers. See who pays the most and sell with one tap. Stop leaving money on the table. BUY TEXTBOOKS CHEAP Compare prices across every major retailer to find the cheapest option — new, used, rental, or eBook. Save hundreds every semester. CAMPUS MARKETPLACE Buy and sell directly with other students at your school. No middleman, no shipping — just meet up on campus. Built-in messaging makes it easy. BARCODE SCANNER Point your camera at any textbook barcode for instant price lookups. Perfect for comparison shopping at the bookstore. WAIT-LIST Can't find the textbook you need? Add it to your wait-list and get notified instantly when another student lists it. KEY FEATURES • Compare buy & sell prices from 10+ retailers • Scan ISBN barcodes for instant price lookup • Sell textbooks to the highest-paying retailer • Buy and sell with students on campus • Built-in messaging for campus transactions • Wait-list notifications for hard-to-find books • Works in the US and Canada • 100% free — no hidden fees Join thousands of students who save money on textbooks every semester with Textbooks 101.
Buchfreund
Discover millions of used and new books, postcards, records, and more from antiquarians and booksellers. Easily find rare, out-of-print, or specific titles by searching keywords, author, or ISBN. A comprehensive marketplace for collectors and readers.
- Browse 19 million offers
- Search by keyword, title, author, ISBN
- Find used and new books
- Discover records, CDs, DVDs, games
- Includes postcards, sheet music, graphics
- Connects with hundreds of antiquarian bookshops
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Browse through 19 million offers from antiquarians and booksellers - discover used and new books, postcards, records, CDs, DVDs, games, sheet music, graphics and magazines! What does "Buchfreund" stand for? Perhaps you are looking for a children's book that you have fond memories of? Or did a family member recommend a work that you no longer own? While it used to be a tedious task to find such old, rare or out-of-print books, Buchfreund now fills this gap. Buchfreund offers antiquarians and sellers of used books the opportunity to offer their rare works and collections to interested parties and collectors on the Internet. We are working towards making it easier for everyone to find antiquarian books, first editions, documents, old prints, handwritten writings, drawings, engravings, etc. - so that as many people as possible can fulfill their heart's desire to find a long-awaited book (again). How does "Buchfreund" work? Simply enter your desired search in the search mask of the Buchfreund app. Enter keywords, title, author or an ISBN number and Buchfreund will search the desired items for you directly from the range of hundreds of antiquarian bookshops, new book and returning sellers. In addition to books, you will also find graphics, magazines, postcards, autographs, photographs, sheet music, wood engravings and copper engravings. How can payment be made? Most sellers who sell via Buchfreund.de offer shipping against prepayment or open invoice. Most sellers also support automatic payment processing via PayPal. A few sellers also accept payment by credit card (Mastercard, Visa, American Express) or Sofortüberweisung. Buchfreund - founded in 2003 - is the sales portal for antiquarian and new books. On average, around 700 antiquarian bookshops offer their used books here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buchfreund at 5.0 against Textbooks 101's 1.0. Buchfreund also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Textbooks 101's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Buchfreund holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buchfreund has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Textbooks 101's written reviews are positive against 67% of Buchfreund's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Textbooks 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Buchfreund monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textbooks 101 | Buchfreund |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Friday Software Group Inc. | w+h GmbH |
Customer experience
Textbooks 101
Buchfreund
In-app purchases
Textbooks 101
No in-app purchases
Buchfreund
No in-app purchases








