Bootcamp.com vs Elsevier eBooks+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bootcamp.com
Access comprehensive study materials for professional school entrance exams and licensing. Review question banks, watch videos, and manage bookmarks on the go. Requires an active upgraded membership.
- Access question banks
- Watch study videos
- Manage bookmarks
- Study anytime, anywhere
- Supports multiple professional exams
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The Bootcamp.com app requires an active Bootcamp.com upgraded membership. Access your question banks, video lessons, Bites, tagged questions, custom tests, and personalized study schedule anytime, anywhere. Pick up right where you left off across web and mobile. Currently supporting: • DAT Bootcamp • NCLEX Bootcamp • Med School Bootcamp • MCAT Bootcamp • INBDE Bootcamp • OAT Bootcamp • Anatomy Bootcamp • Chemistry Bootcamp Get the official Bootcamp.com app for a smarter, faster way to study. Questions? Email team@bootcamp.com.
Elsevier eBooks+
Access your medical textbooks offline and enhance your learning with tools for note-taking, highlighting, and flashcard creation. Sync your progress and annotations across devices for a seamless study experience.
- Offline book access
- Note-taking and highlighting
- Flashcard creation
- Cross-device syncing
- In-book search
- Figure viewing and zooming
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The Elsevier eBooks+ Bookshelf companion app provides on and offline access to the books in your eBooks+ account on the Content Library page. Enhance your reading experience with tools designed to build and improve your medical knowledge; making and sharing notes, highlighting key text, and creating flashcards. 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 eBooks+ apps. Requirements: • Elsevier eBooks+ account • One or more books available in your eBooks+ Bookshelf account • iOS 17+
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Verdict
Bootcamp.com and Elsevier eBooks+ both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Bootcamp.com's written reviews are positive against 43% of Elsevier eBooks+'s. Bootcamp.com also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (18K vs 1.9K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Bootcamp.com holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bootcamp.com has 18K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Bootcamp.com's written reviews are positive against 43% of Elsevier eBooks+'s.
Bootcamp.com ships an update every 6 weeks, Elsevier eBooks+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bootcamp.com | Elsevier eBooks+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 1.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bootcamp Prep LLC | Elsevier Inc. |
Customer experience
Bootcamp.com
Elsevier eBooks+
User reviews
Bootcamp.com
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Comprehensive prep for exams
- 🚀 Excellent study resource
- 💡 Helpful for anatomy and dentistry
- 👍 User-friendly and organized
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go studying
Room to improve
- 🐛 Video playback issues on app
- 🐛 Lack of sync between devices
- 🐛 Login issues on app
- 💡 Need for video playback speed adjustment
Elsevier eBooks+
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Student / Study friendly
- 🚀 Enhances content
- 👍 Ebooks from Elsevier
- 👍 Great app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unable to view images/tables
- 🐛 Useless for medical textbooks
- 🐛 Positioning issues
- 🐛 Scrolling and zooming problems
- 🐛 Slow loading times
Bugs and requests
Bootcamp.com
Reported bugs
2 issues- Video playback speed reset on pause
- Feedback button not working
Requested features
4 requests- Open-ended anatomy practice options
- Ability to customize practical exams
- Dark mode feature
- Saving progress on iPad app
Elsevier eBooks+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Figures placed at the end of chapters
- Search function only works for single words
- Inability to clear search history
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
8 requests- More highlighting and note-taking options
- Ability to write, draw, or paste images on pages
- Separate flashcard option integration with Anki/Quizlet
- More font size options
- Streamlined text selection for voiceover
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- Page turning instead of scrolling
- Ability to write on pages
- Interactive features
In-app purchases
Bootcamp.com
No in-app purchases
Elsevier eBooks+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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