Comparison

Elsevier eLibrary Reader vs Brainy

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

Brainy

Features
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Brainy is a calm, science-inspired brain training app. Spend a few focused minutes a day across memory, attention, processing speed, and reasoning, all wrapped in a gentle brain-wellness design. Build a daily habit with a guided 21-day journey, then keep your streak going. Track real progress with clear insights, and wind down with breathing and reflection. TWELVE BRAIN GAMES - Reaction Go - attention and processing speed - Spot the Change - visual short-term memory - Memory Span - sequence recall - N-Back - working memory under pressure - Stroop - focus and impulse control - Flanker - attention amid distraction - Math Sprint - mental arithmetic - Word Pairs - verbal memory - Pattern Matrix - visual reasoning - Story Recall - read and remember - Tower of Hanoi - planning - Card Sort - mental flexibility A 21-DAY JOURNEY Start simple and unlock new practices as you go. Each day suggests a short, balanced set so you gradually train every cognitive domain. GENTLE INSIGHTS See your weekly clarity trend, your focus pattern through the day, and a cognitive balance chart that shows how your domains compare. Progress you can actually feel. BUILD THE HABIT A daily streak, a 10-week activity heat-map, levels, and achievements keep you coming back, calmly. CALM BY DESIGN Daily mood and energy check-ins, box breathing, and short reflection help you slow down, not speed up. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, and no data collected. Works fully offline. English and Tiếng Việt supported. Brainy is for everyday brain wellness. It is not a medical device and is not a substitute for professional care.

Screenshots

Elsevier eLibrary Reader3 screens
Brainy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Elsevier eLibrary Reader at 13.0 against Brainy's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Elsevier eLibrary Reader versus Brainy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsevier eLibrary ReaderBrainy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElsevier (Singapore) Pte LtdHuy Le

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

Brainy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elsevier eLibrary Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Brainy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsevier eLibrary Reader free?
Elsevier eLibrary Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brainy free?
Brainy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elsevier eLibrary Reader or Brainy have ads?
Neither Elsevier eLibrary Reader nor Brainy shows ads.

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