Comparison

Elsevier eBooks+ vs ProfyOS

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

ProfyOS

Features
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ProfyOS is the next step in learning and certification for medical imaging and healthcare professionals. Built by Inteleos, a leader in healthcare certification, ProfyOS offers dynamic learning content: quizzes, videos, and AI-powered teaching experiences. to foster professional growth, wherever you are. Personalize your journey: See progress and strengths, track performance by topic, and identify opportunities for growth. Learn and connect: Follow organizations, mentors, and colleagues to engage with a global medical imaging community beyond formal certification. Curate your feed: Subscribe to channels that matter to you, filter out the noise, and easily access the most relevant resources. Collaborate and network: Connect with professionals, programs, and experts around the world for support and shared learning. Earn, track, and manage CME credits and maintain your certification compliance with ease. Discover opportunity: Get notified about local and specialty job openings that match your unique skills and experience. Powered by AI and data: User insights and performance analytics help tailor content and surface learning customized for your needs. ProfyOS, from Inteleos, is more than a certification tool. It’s your community, your resource, and your companion for lifelong learning and career advancement.

Screenshots

Elsevier eBooks+4 screens
ProfyOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Elsevier eBooks+ and ProfyOS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Elsevier eBooks+ versus ProfyOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsevier eBooks+ProfyOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElsevier Inc.Inteleos

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

ProfyOS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elsevier eBooks+

No in-app purchases

None

ProfyOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsevier eBooks+ free?
Elsevier eBooks+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProfyOS free?
ProfyOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elsevier eBooks+ or ProfyOS have ads?
Neither Elsevier eBooks+ nor ProfyOS shows ads.

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