Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource vs Cardinal Pride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource
Access and read Elsevier textbooks on your iOS device. Download books for offline study, search your entire library, and add notes and highlights. Sync your progress across devices for a seamless learning experience.
- Download books for offline reading
- Search entire library
- Create notes and highlights
- Sync across devices
- Pinch to zoom figures
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Use Elsevier® eBooks to download and access Elsevier textbooks on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Read your books online or offline, search across your full library, and create notes and highlights to help you study. Elsevier eBooks Features: • Download books to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading. • Simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience. • Search inside your current book or across your full library. • Select text to create notes or highlights from your mobile device. • Tap to open figures, view captions and pinch to zoom. • Sync your bookmarks, last page read and all of your notes and highlights between your iOS device and our desktop or web-based Elsevier eBooks apps. Requirements: • Elsevier eBooks account • Access to one or more Elsevier textbooks • iOS 17+
Cardinal Pride
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cardinal Pride at 11.0 against Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 | Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource | Cardinal Pride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elsevier Inc. | Check I'm Here, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource
Reported bugs
3 issues- Repeated sentence/paragraph playback
- Highlighted text disappearing across devices
- Inability to download or access purchased books
Requested features
5 requests- Allow handwritten notes and annotations
- Improve page-turning and scrolling functionality
- Enhance diagram and image viewing experience
- Integrate seamless cross-device synchronization
- Provide more customization options (e.g., font, layout)
Cardinal Pride
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource
No in-app purchases
Cardinal Pride
No in-app purchases
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