Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource

Name: Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource
Rating: 4.7 (8991 reviews)
Author: Elsevier Inc.

By: Elsevier Inc. App

Education

Overview

Version:

11.3.1

Last updated: 2026-04-02

Ranking

#19,168 ▼ 7

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource lets you download Elsevier textbooks to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and read offline or online. You can search across your entire library and create notes and highlights to help you study.

Key features include offline downloads, simple navigation, in-book and full-library search, text highlights and notes, tap-to-open figures with captions and zoom, and seamless sync of bookmarks, last page read, and notes between iOS devices and desktop/web apps. Requirements: an Elsevier eBooks account and iOS 17+.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Content

By:

Elsevier Inc.

Rating:

4.70

(8,991) 10 new ratings

Version:

11.3.1 Last updated: 2026-04-02

Version code:

884074410

Creation date:

2016-11-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

185.86MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 19,168 ▼ 7

Other platforms

Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource (v11.3.1)

210,796 4.02

(504)

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Developed by:

Elsevier Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elsevier-ebooks-on-vitalsource/id1147791956

Website:

https://evolve.elsevier.com/studentlife/elsevier-ebooks.html

User Reviews

Overall sentiment is mixed. Several reviewers praise convenient access to Elsevier content and quick information retrieval, especially from educators, but reliability and UX issues dominate. Frequent bugs, crashes, and updates disrupt reading and cause loss of progress; login problems across devices are common; navigation changes (no long-press page turns, jump-to-next, sensitive swipes) frustrate users. The read-aloud feature is weak, and there are notable gaps such as annotation tools, zoom, and iPad compatibility. When it works, the app is valuable, but stability and usability flaws undermine it.

Pros

Convenient on-the-go access to Elsevier content makes it a useful study tool.
Educators report quick, immediate access to information when needed.
The reading and highlighting features are functional and helpful.

Cons

Frequent bugs, crashes, and updates that reset progress and disrupt reading.
Login/authentication issues across devices; inability to log in within the app.
Navigation changes after updates (forced scrolling, jump-to-next) and over-sensitive side swipes.
Poor read-aloud/text-to-speech quality (robotic voices, mispronunciations).
Content and device compatibility gaps (some books not open on iPad, need multiple apps; missing features like underline/handwritten notes).

Recent reviews

Why if I accidentally touch one side of the screen, it sends me to a completely random page while on continuous scroll?? I also can’t highlight to look to define a word anymore, only highlight or add a note. I wish there was a feature where you could read without being able to click all the hyperlinks. I just want to stay on one page at a time while reading…