Comparison

Bookshelf vs Reets TV Streaming

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

Head to head
About

Bookshelf

Access and study your digital textbooks on your iPad or iPhone. This app allows for offline reading, note-taking, flashcard creation, and customizable reading settings. Sync your progress across devices for a seamless study experience.

Highlights
  • Offline reading
  • Customizable highlighters and notes
  • Flashcard creation
  • Personalized reading settings
  • Read Aloud feature
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
Currently charting
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With Bookshelf, you can enjoy a digital-first, comprehensive study experience from the convenience of your iPad or iPhone. Access all of your VitalSource textbooks and study anytime, anywhere. Bookshelf Features: • Download books to your iOS device for 100% offline reading. • Customize highlighters and add notes for a rich study experience. • Create flashcards with text and images to learn concepts faster. • Personalize font, font size, and background colors to make reading easier. • Listen to your books and learn on the go with Read Aloud. • Sync your current reading position and all your work across devices so you can easily pick up where you left off. • Built with accessibility in mind. Requirements: • VitalSource Bookshelf account • Access to one or more VitalSource textbooks • iOS 17+

About

Reets TV Streaming

Access a comprehensive library of training videos for water restoration, mold remediation, and estimating. Educate your staff with engaging content, including videos, written materials, quizzes, and games. Learn essential procedures and improve your business's profitability.

Highlights
  • Extensive video training library
  • Water restoration and mold remediation courses
  • Estimating Pro series for Xactimate
  • Quizzes and games for engagement
  • Offline video viewing
  • Personalized video playlists
Features
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Stream training videos about water restoration, mold remediation and estimating. Struggling to come up with company meeting topics? Want to hold your techs interest while continuing their education? Training your staff should be easy! That’s why Reets TV was created! Reets TV is an online water restoration training system that can be used to conveniently educate your staff based on their needs. Through videos, written material, quizzes and even games, you can educate your employees. Tap into the largest library of informative and interesting video training that covers proper water restoration procedures. Watch categories such as customer service, science, processes, fundamentals, and profitability. But we have more. Want to learn how to use Xactimate? Need to train a new estimator? Check out the Estimating Pro series. This series has the potential to be valuable to your bottom line. It will pay for itself, if properly applied. What about mold training? We have a series on that. We also have water restoration training in Spanish. Why not check out one of our courses below and see what fits your needs? If you have already purchased a Reets TV video series, bundle or subscription, download our app to watch content. If you haven’t purchased yet, visit our website for more information. Reets is your mobile companion to the website. It allows you to access content included in your subscription. Login to your account to access the full features: Watch videos anytime, anywhere; Download videos to your device and watch offline; Create a personal playlist by adding favorite videos. For more information see our: Terms of Service: https://reetstv.reetsdryingacademy.com/pages/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://reetsdryingacademy.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Bookshelf4 screens
Reets TV Streaming3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reets TV Streaming at 100% against Bookshelf's 21%. Reets TV Streaming also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Bookshelf's advantage is ratings volume (81K vs 3) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reets TV Streaming holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookshelf has 81K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Bookshelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reets TV Streaming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookshelf ships an update every 6 weeks, Reets TV Streaming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bookshelf versus Reets TV Streaming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookshelfReets TV Streaming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (81K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalSource Technologies, Inc.Reets Drying Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Bookshelf

All ratings78,432 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews554 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral15.9%
Negative62.8%

Reets TV Streaming

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bookshelf

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Issues with page loading and scrolling
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices
  • Unreliable text-to-speech functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved highlighting and annotation tools
  • Apple Pencil support for note-taking
  • More customization options (e.g., font, layout, night mode)
  • Seamless cross-device synchronization
  • Enhanced search and navigation features

Reets TV Streaming

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

None

Reets TV Streaming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bookshelf free?
Bookshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reets TV Streaming free?
Reets TV Streaming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bookshelf or Reets TV Streaming?
Reets TV Streaming is rated higher. Bookshelf averages 4.7 out of 5 from 81K ratings, while Reets TV Streaming averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bookshelf or Reets TV Streaming have ads?
Neither Bookshelf nor Reets TV Streaming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookshelf or Reets TV Streaming?
Bookshelf ships an update every 6 weeks, and Reets TV Streaming every 2 months. Most recently, Bookshelf was updated on November 12, 2026 and Reets TV Streaming on November 3, 2026.

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