Textbooks 101 vs Ivorleaf 2
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.
Ivorleaf 2
Access and stream a vast library of open textbooks across various subjects. Highlight, annotate, and cite your reading materials. Share and discover user-generated educational resources.
- Stream open textbooks
- Search by ISBN, Author, Subject, Title
- Cite in MLA & APA format
- Highlight and annotate
- Save to library
- Share user-generated resources
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Ivorleaf 2 is a Streaming Service that Provides Open Textbooks, Collaborative Tools, and Seamless Access Explore Our Open Textbooks: - Search by ISBN, Author, Subject or Title - Stream textbooks anywhere, anytime - Cite what you're reading in MLA & APA format - Highlight and Annotate whilst you stream textbooks - Save them to your library for later reading - Explore subjects such as Business, Law, Computers, Medical, and more! User Generated Content: - Share and Upload Open Educational Resources - Stream user resources - Post to a feed - rePost resources - Search Users All titles hosted on Ivorleaf 2 have Creative Commons Attribution
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ivorleaf 2 at 4.9 against Textbooks 101's 1.0. Ivorleaf 2 also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). Textbooks 101's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Ivorleaf 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ivorleaf 2 has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Textbooks 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Ivorleaf 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textbooks 101 | Ivorleaf 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Friday Software Group Inc. | Ivor Co, LLC |
Customer experience
Textbooks 101
Ivorleaf 2
In-app purchases
Textbooks 101
No in-app purchases
Ivorleaf 2
No in-app purchases
