Comparison

Elsevier eBooks+ vs NucApp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline book access
  • Note-taking and highlighting
  • Flashcard creation
  • Cross-device syncing
  • In-book search
  • Figure viewing and zooming
Features
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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+

About

NucApp

Prepare for the nuclear medicine section of the ABR core exam with a question bank covering clinical, regulatory, and physical principles. Detailed explanations are provided by experienced radiology residents.

Highlights
  • Nearly 400 exam-style questions
  • Covers clinical principles
  • Covers regulatory principles
  • Covers physical principles
  • In-depth explanations
  • Written by senior residents
Features
Currently charting
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NucApp is a comprehensive Qbank aimed to help radiology residents prepare for the nuclear medicine section of the ABR core exam. Nearly 400 questions cover commonly tested clinical, regulatory, and physical principles of nuclear medicine with in-depth explanations written by senior UCSF radiology residents. Disclaimer: This product is not an attempt to practice medicine or provide specific medical advice. It is NOT to be used for clinical decision making and should not replace, overrule, or augment a qualified health care provider’s training and judgment. The content of this product is not intended for use in professional medical situations involving diagnosis or treatment. Human error is possible and all users are responsible for checking and verifying any information contained within this product. To the fullest extent of the law, the authors assume no responsibility for any damage and/or injury arising from or related to use of material contained herein.

Screenshots

Elsevier eBooks+4 screens
NucApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Elsevier eBooks+ at Free against NucApp's $9.99. Elsevier eBooks+ also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 8) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). NucApp's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 43%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Elsevier eBooks+ is free to download; NucApp costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elsevier eBooks+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elsevier eBooks+ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Elsevier eBooks+'s written reviews are positive against 80% of NucApp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elsevier eBooks+ ships an update every 2 months, NucApp weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Elsevier eBooks+ versus NucApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsevier eBooks+NucApp
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#173 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElsevier Inc.Ilan Benador-Shen

Customer experience

Elsevier eBooks+

All ratings1,845 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral17.5%
Negative39.7%

NucApp

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

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
Show 3 more
  • Page turning instead of scrolling
  • Ability to write on pages
  • Interactive features

NucApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elsevier eBooks+

No in-app purchases

None

NucApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsevier eBooks+ free?
Elsevier eBooks+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NucApp free?
NucApp costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elsevier eBooks+ or NucApp?
Elsevier eBooks+ is rated higher. Elsevier eBooks+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while NucApp averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Elsevier eBooks+ or NucApp have ads?
Neither Elsevier eBooks+ nor NucApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elsevier eBooks+ or NucApp?
Elsevier eBooks+ ships an update every 2 months, and NucApp weekly. Most recently, Elsevier eBooks+ was updated on September 24, 2026 and NucApp on August 11, 2026.

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