Elsevier eBooks+ vs Sono Techniques Academy
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+
Sono Techniques Academy
Master ultrasound skills with interactive modules, real case practice, and ARDMS-style quizzes. Designed for OB/GYN students and professionals, this platform offers expert-reviewed content and voice-guided walkthroughs for flexible learning anytime, anywhere.
- Interactive learning modules
- Real case-based practice
- ARDMS-style registry prep quizzes
- Voice-guided walkthroughs
- Expert-reviewed content
- Medical guideline-based learning
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Sono Techniques Academy is a mobile-first platform built for OB/GYN students, techs, and clinicians looking to master ultrasound skills. Gain access to: Interactive learning modules Real case-based practice Registry prep quizzes (ARDMS-style) Voice-guided walkthroughs Expert-reviewed content built on medical guidelines (ALARA, AIUM) Whether you're prepping for your board exam or brushing up on core techniques, Sono Techniques Academy gives you the flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Sono Techniques Academy at free against Elsevier eBooks+'s freemium. Sono Techniques Academy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Elsevier eBooks+'s advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 2). 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.
Sono Techniques Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elsevier eBooks+ has 1.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Elsevier eBooks+ ships an update every 2 months, Sono Techniques Academy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elsevier eBooks+ | Sono Techniques Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elsevier Inc. | Lynn Flamm |
Customer experience
Elsevier eBooks+
Sono Techniques Academy
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
Sono Techniques Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elsevier eBooks+
No in-app purchases
Sono Techniques Academy
No in-app purchases
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