Elsevier eBooks+ vs AAD Learn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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+
AAD Learn
Access comprehensive dermatology educational materials offline. This app allows members of the American Academy of Dermatology to download courses and resources for on-the-go learning. Sync your progress across devices to stay updated in the field.
- Offline access to educational materials
- Comprehensive dermatology courses and videos
- Progress syncing across devices
- Access to AAD resources
- On-the-go learning
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Elevate your dermatology knowledge with the AAD Learn app – the perfect companion for members of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Whether you're in the office, on the go, or offline, this app allows you to access your educational materials whenever you need them. Key Features: Offline Access: Pre-download your content and access it anytime, anywhere – even without an internet connection. Comprehensive Learning: Explore a wide range of dermatology courses, videos, and resources directly from the AAD, ensuring you stay up-to-date with the latest in the field. Seamless Integration: Sync your progress across devices and pick up right where you left off. Stay at the forefront of dermatology education with AAD Learn – your go-to tool for professional growth, anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: AAD Learn at free against Elsevier eBooks+'s freemium. AAD Learn also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Elsevier eBooks+'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 46). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
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 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Elsevier eBooks+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of AAD Learn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Elsevier eBooks+ ships an update every 2 months, AAD Learn every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elsevier eBooks+ | AAD Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elsevier Inc. | American Academy of Dermatology |
Customer experience
Elsevier eBooks+
AAD Learn
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
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- Page turning instead of scrolling
- Ability to write on pages
- Interactive features
AAD Learn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elsevier eBooks+
No in-app purchases
AAD Learn
No in-app purchases
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