RMU Mobile vs RedShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RMU Mobile
This official university app consolidates campus resources for students and prospective students. Access class schedules, track degree progress, view campus maps, and find contact information for university offices.
- Class schedule access
- Degree progress tracking
- Campus map viewing
- Campus office contact information
- Information for prospective students
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The official app of Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA). RMU Mobile brings together all of the essential campus components of Robert Morris University into one app. From viewing today's schedule, to calling a campus office, RMU Mobile has you covered. Students can access features such as class schedule, degree progress and more. Prospective students can view the Campus Map and learn more about RMU.
RedShelf
Access and read your digital textbooks on any device. Highlight text, take notes, create flashcards, and have content read aloud. Your notes and highlights sync across all your devices.
- Access textbooks on any device
- Highlight text and take notes
- Create flashcards from content
- Define unfamiliar words
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Sync notes and highlights across devices
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The RedShelf eReader companion app provides access to read and engage with your textbooks located in your RedShelf account on the My Shelf page. Access your textbooks no matter where you go with a unified experience across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. eReader Features: - Access textbooks on your device for seamless reading - Easily highlight text, take notes, and share with classmates - Create flashcards while reading to test your understanding of the content - Define unfamiliar words quickly and easily - Have text read aloud and select the voice and pace - Sync all of your notes and highlights to your account and across devices App Requirements: - Active RedShelf account - One or more books available in your RedShelf account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RMU Mobile at 57% against RedShelf's 3%. RedShelf's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RedShelf holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RedShelf has 7.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of RMU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 3% of RedShelf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RMU Mobile ships an update every 5 months, RedShelf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RMU Mobile | RedShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (7.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 3.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Morris University | RedShelf |
Customer experience
RMU Mobile
RedShelf
Bugs and requests
RMU Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RedShelf
Reported bugs
3 issues- Books not loading or showing blank screens
- Highlighting issues (selecting wrong text, unable to edit)
- Sync issues between devices and web version
Requested features
4 requests- Improve highlighting and annotation tools
- Add support for split-screen mode
- Enhance text-to-speech capabilities
- Allow offline access to downloaded books
In-app purchases
RMU Mobile
No in-app purchases
RedShelf
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RMU Mobile free?
Is RedShelf free?
Which has better reviews, RMU Mobile or RedShelf?
Do RMU Mobile or RedShelf have ads?
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