Comparison

Elsevier eLibrary Reader vs myEVOLVE

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

Head to head
About

Elsevier eLibrary Reader

Access and read Elsevier's ebooks on your mobile devices. Organize your library into shelves, customize your reading experience with notes and highlights, and easily navigate through content. Download books directly from the eLibrary website.

Highlights
  • Read Elsevier ebooks on mobile
  • Organize books into shelves
  • Customize reading experience
  • Add notes and highlights
  • Bookmark pages
  • Search for keywords
  • Navigate via table of contents
Read full description

With the Elsevier eLibrary Reader App you can read Elsevier’s ebooks on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. You can organize books in to shelves, customize your reading experience, add notes or highlights to specific passages, bookmark a page and download ebooks from our eLibrary website. Download ebooks From Elsevier eLibrary website Customize your reading experience: · Add notes or highlights to specific passages, bookmark pages/locations · Select among four typefaces and adjust font size, set margins · Set background color of the Reader · Switch between horizontal swipe and vertical scroll · Set brightness level Organize: · Organize your ebooks/content by creating shelves Navigation: · Search for specific keywords and navigate to a specific passage by picking a search result · Swipe or scroll to go to previous or next page · Use the page slider to quickly navigate across · Go to specific passages from the table listing the personalization · Table of contents Formats supported: · DRM pdf from Elsevier eLibrary.

About

myEVOLVE

This app streamlines communication between parents and schools, offering features for news, document access, event booking, and secure payments. It provides a centralized platform for managing school-related information and activities for your child.

Highlights
  • Home-school communication
  • Book clubs, trips, and events
  • Digital consent forms
  • Secure school payments
  • Student profile and attendance tracking
  • Push notifications for important updates
Features
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The myEVOLVE app provides you, the parent or carer, with a smart, secure and easy way to engage with your child’s school from the convenience of your mobile phone. Home-School Communications - Read the latest news from school - Save time and paper by directly accessing letters from within the app - Access important school documents - View the school calendar - Report absence to school - Push notifications to alert you of important tasks that need your attention e.g. important school news, consent forms requiring completion, payments due, etc. Bookings - View the school's extra-curricular clubs programme - Book places on clubs - View school trip opportunities that are available for your child - Book places on school trips - Book tickets for school events e.g. concerts & productions Consent - Push notifications to inform you when consent forms have been sent to you - Digitally complete consent forms from within the app - Quick, secure and convenient process. Pay - Fast, convenient, and secure payments. - Pay for extra-curricular clubs - Pay for school trips - Pay in full or instalments - Pay student bills e.g. School Photographs, bus passes, DofE registration fees etc. - Pay for school shop purchases e.g. textbooks, equipment, uniform etc. - Top-up your child's wallet for school meals - Keep on top of bills with push notifications and reminders Student Profile - View your contact details to ensure they are up-to-date - Access to student timetable - View and monitor attendance - View awards, commendations and behaviour marks - Keep track of involvement in trips, clubs & school sports *In order to use myEVOLVE your school will need to be using the EVOLVE platform. The features available to you will depend on those activated by your child's school. Your school will provide you with account activation details.

Screenshots

Elsevier eLibrary Reader3 screens
myEVOLVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Elsevier eLibrary Reader at every 4 months against myEVOLVE's every 23 months. On price, review sentiment, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elsevier eLibrary Reader ships an update every 4 months, myEVOLVE every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Elsevier eLibrary Reader versus myEVOLVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsevier eLibrary ReadermyEVOLVE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElsevier (Singapore) Pte LtdeduFOCUS

Customer experience

Elsevier eLibrary Reader

All ratings79 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

myEVOLVE

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Elsevier eLibrary Reader

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login failure
  • Invalid login credentials
  • App does not work
  • Cannot sign into apps
  • Credentials not being accepted
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  • Login issues persist for years

Requested features

3 requests
  • Fix the login issue
  • Improve app functionality
  • Make the app compatible with online books

myEVOLVE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elsevier eLibrary Reader

No in-app purchases

None

myEVOLVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsevier eLibrary Reader free?
Elsevier eLibrary Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myEVOLVE free?
myEVOLVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elsevier eLibrary Reader or myEVOLVE have ads?
Neither Elsevier eLibrary Reader nor myEVOLVE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elsevier eLibrary Reader or myEVOLVE?
Elsevier eLibrary Reader ships an update every 4 months, and myEVOLVE every 23 months. Most recently, Elsevier eLibrary Reader was updated on September 21, 2026 and myEVOLVE on September 15, 2026.

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