Comparison

Elsevier eBooks+ vs ARCH Meetings

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

ARCH Meetings

Features
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ARCH is the official app of the ARCH meetings in interventional cardiology: ARCH Symposium in St. Louis, ARCH Elite Fellows and ARCH Hawaii. Choose your meeting from the home screen and find everything you need before, during and after the conference: • Agenda: Browse the complete scientific program across all tracks, with session details, speakers, moderators, panelists and operators. Search by session or name. • My Agenda: Bookmark the sessions you want to attend and get a reminder 15 minutes before they start. • Happening Now: See at a glance which session is live and what comes next, in the meeting's local time wherever you are. • Faculty: Explore the profiles and credentials of the faculty. Speakers can open their personal schedule with the PIN from their invitation. • Registration: Register for upcoming meetings directly from the app. • ARCH Virtual: Watch the live stream of the meeting with your attendee access code. • Industry Symposiums and Exhibitors: Discover industry-sponsored sessions and exhibiting companies. • Practical information: Venue, Wi-Fi, maps, emergency contacts and CME accreditation details. Program changes and announcements reach the app as soon as they are published, and notifications keep you informed during the meeting. Some features depend on the meeting: live stream, industry symposiums and exhibitors are available for the meetings that offer them. Powered by Medinbox & Gaffney Events.

Screenshots

Elsevier eBooks+4 screens
ARCH Meetings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ARCH Meetings at every 5 days against Elsevier eBooks+'s every 2 months. ARCH Meetings also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elsevier eBooks+ ships an update every 2 months, ARCH Meetings every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Elsevier eBooks+ versus ARCH Meetings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsevier eBooks+ARCH Meetings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperElsevier Inc.Next Media Factory

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

ARCH Meetings

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elsevier eBooks+

No in-app purchases

None

ARCH Meetings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsevier eBooks+ free?
Elsevier eBooks+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCH Meetings free?
ARCH Meetings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elsevier eBooks+ or ARCH Meetings have ads?
Neither Elsevier eBooks+ nor ARCH Meetings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elsevier eBooks+ or ARCH Meetings?
Elsevier eBooks+ ships an update every 2 months, and ARCH Meetings every 5 days. Most recently, Elsevier eBooks+ was updated on October 18, 2026 and ARCH Meetings on October 17, 2026.

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