Comparison

STEM at SFA vs Yuzu eReader

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

Head to head
About

STEM at SFA

Engage with professors on science, technology, engineering, and math topics. Explore the outdoors with a GPS-based activity feature.

Highlights
  • Ask professors questions
  • STEM subject focus
  • Outdoor GPS activity
  • Interactive learning
Features
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Ask professors questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You can also participate in an outdoor GPS activity using this app.

About

Yuzu eReader

This app provides an interactive platform for reading and engaging with digital learning materials on your mobile devices. It allows for easy access to textbooks, note-taking, highlighting, and multimedia integration, making studying more convenient and effective.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning with multimedia
  • Syncs highlights, notes, and bookmarks
  • Searchable content
  • Adjustable reading layout and zoom
  • Read Aloud functionality
  • Offline access to content
Features
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Yuzu is a learning platform that lets you read and interact with digital content from the convenience of your iPad or iPhone. BENEFITS OF eTEXTBOOKS ON YUZU Interactive Learning - eTextbooks can include videos and other multimedia content and links to related websites, to make the learning experience richer and more engaging. Travel Lighter - Replace multiple textbooks with one app where you can access your course materials from a single, beautifully organized interface. Read On-the-Go - With course materials always at your fingertips, you can read and study wherever you are. Highlights, notes, and bookmarks automatically sync across all of your devices. Study Smarter - You can highlight and add notes to your eTextbooks. Plus, you can easily adjust the layout, font size, and zoom to make reading easier. Simple Navigation - Search keywords, phrases, and figures throughout all of your digital content. Quickly jump to a location by typing a page number. Features * Create highlights, notes, and bookmarks. Your changes are automatically saved and made available to all of your apps. * Search for keywords, phrases, or figures. * Navigate using the Table of Contents. * Jump to a location by page number. • Listen to your books and learn on the go with Read Aloud. * Zoom fixed format content or adjust the layout and fonts with reflowable content. * Download your digital content for later reading and adding notes while offline.

Screenshots

STEM at SFA4 screens
Yuzu eReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: STEM at SFA at 100% against Yuzu eReader's 22%. STEM at SFA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Yuzu eReader's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STEM at SFA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yuzu eReader has 15K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of STEM at SFA's written reviews are positive against 22% of Yuzu eReader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STEM at SFA ships an update every 6 months, Yuzu eReader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
STEM at SFA versus Yuzu eReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEM at SFAYuzu eReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better22.1% of reviews
Number of ratings715K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElemental Software, LLCBarnes & Noble College

Customer experience

STEM at SFA

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Yuzu eReader

All ratings14,761 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive22.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative67.1%

Bugs and requests

STEM at SFA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Yuzu eReader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Login and access issues
  • Incorrect text formatting and layout
  • Unreliable read-aloud functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More highlighter color options
  • Ability to annotate directly on pages
  • Improved page navigation and layout controls
  • Seamless integration with note-taking apps

In-app purchases

None

STEM at SFA

No in-app purchases

None

Yuzu eReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STEM at SFA free?
STEM at SFA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yuzu eReader free?
Yuzu eReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STEM at SFA or Yuzu eReader?
STEM at SFA is rated higher. STEM at SFA averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Yuzu eReader averages 4.5 from 15K ratings.
Do STEM at SFA or Yuzu eReader have ads?
Neither STEM at SFA nor Yuzu eReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STEM at SFA or Yuzu eReader?
STEM at SFA ships an update every 6 months, and Yuzu eReader every 3 months. Most recently, STEM at SFA was updated on October 24, 2026 and Yuzu eReader on October 31, 2026.

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