UMOnline LMS vs RedShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UMOnline LMS
Access your online university coursework, assignments, and activities directly from your mobile device. Stay organized and connected with your studies anytime, anywhere.
- Access course information
- View assignments
- Track activities
- Mobile coursework access
- Efficient learning tool
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The University of Montana Moodle app provides an easy and efficient way to access your online coursework. View all of your course information, assignments, and activities on your mobile devices.
RedShelf
Access and read your digital textbooks on any device. Highlight text, take notes, create flashcards, and have content read aloud. Your notes and highlights sync across all your devices.
- Access textbooks on any device
- Highlight text and take notes
- Create flashcards from content
- Define unfamiliar words
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Sync notes and highlights across devices
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The RedShelf eReader companion app provides access to read and engage with your textbooks located in your RedShelf account on the My Shelf page. Access your textbooks no matter where you go with a unified experience across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. eReader Features: - Access textbooks on your device for seamless reading - Easily highlight text, take notes, and share with classmates - Create flashcards while reading to test your understanding of the content - Define unfamiliar words quickly and easily - Have text read aloud and select the voice and pace - Sync all of your notes and highlights to your account and across devices App Requirements: - Active RedShelf account - One or more books available in your RedShelf account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RedShelf at 4.5 against UMOnline LMS's 1.5. RedShelf also leads on ratings volume (7.1K vs 19) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). UMOnline LMS's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 3%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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.
RedShelf holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RedShelf has 7.1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of UMOnline LMS's written reviews are positive against 3% of RedShelf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UMOnline LMS ships an update every 6 months, RedShelf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UMOnline LMS | RedShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (7.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 3.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Montana | RedShelf |
Customer experience
UMOnline LMS
RedShelf
Bugs and requests
UMOnline LMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RedShelf
Reported bugs
3 issues- Books not loading or showing blank screens
- Highlighting issues (selecting wrong text, unable to edit)
- Sync issues between devices and web version
Requested features
4 requests- Improve highlighting and annotation tools
- Add support for split-screen mode
- Enhance text-to-speech capabilities
- Allow offline access to downloaded books
In-app purchases
UMOnline LMS
No in-app purchases
RedShelf
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is UMOnline LMS free?
Is RedShelf free?
Which has better reviews, UMOnline LMS or RedShelf?
Do UMOnline LMS or RedShelf have ads?
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