RedShelf vs MSU Smart Park
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
MSU Smart Park
This unofficial student-developed app aims to improve the campus experience by assisting with parking and building access. It helps users locate parking lots, check their zone to avoid tickets, and access building entry features.
- Locate parking lots
- Check parking zone
- Access MyGate functions
- Scan and store ID
- Quick ID access via widget
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This is not an official Murray State University application, I am an engineering student on campus just trying to make the user experience better after seeing the demand for a student experience application. Specifically one that helps with parking and MyGate access issues. Current features include: - Learn where all your passes parking lots are - Check your zone (avoid tickets) - Check MyGate on your phone with direct links to popular functions - Scan, Store, and Quickly access your ID through the app or the widget Please let me know if you have any issues! I hope you enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MSU Smart Park at 100% against RedShelf's 3%. MSU Smart Park also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). RedShelf's advantage is ratings volume (7.1K vs 3). 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.
MSU Smart Park holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RedShelf has 7.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of RedShelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of MSU Smart Park's.
| Parameter | RedShelf | MSU Smart Park |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RedShelf | Boaz Burnett |
Customer experience
RedShelf
MSU Smart Park
Bugs and 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
MSU Smart Park
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RedShelf
No in-app purchases
MSU Smart Park
No in-app purchases
Questions
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