Textbooks 101 vs Tsundo
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.
Tsundo
Organize and track your reading journey with this app. Monitor books in progress, to-read lists, and finished titles. Gain insights into your reading habits with live time-tracking and progress statistics.
- Track books (in progress, to read, finished)
- Live time-tracking for books
- Reading progress statistics
- Predicted duration to finish
- Dark mode support
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Tsundo is a simple organizational and tracking app for your books and reading habits. Features - Keep track of books you have in progress, to read, or finished - Live time-tracking for each book - Statistics about your reading progress and predicted duration to finish - Supports beautiful dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Textbooks 101 at 100% against Tsundo's 89%. Tsundo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
| Parameter | Textbooks 101 | Tsundo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Friday Software Group Inc. | Vatthikorn Apiratitham |
Customer experience
Textbooks 101
Tsundo
In-app purchases
Textbooks 101
No in-app purchases
Tsundo
No in-app purchases
