DC Public Library vs LiveCarta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DC Public Library
Access a vast collection of books, DVDs, and digital media from your local library. Manage your account, place holds, and discover nearby branches and events.
- Search library catalog
- Manage library account
- Place and cancel holds
- Renew checked-out items
- Find nearest library branch
- Access digital library resources
- Browse library events
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All DC Public Library has to offer -- in your hands! The DC Library app is your portal to enjoying DC Public Library services on your mobile device. With it, you can quickly search library resources, find information and materials and get full access to your library account -- wherever you are! With the DC Library app, you can: - Search the catalog for books, DVDs and more - Access your account and pay fines - Place or cancel holds on items - Renew checked-out materials - Find the library nearest to you in the District - Access ebooks, eaudiobooks, music, classes and more from our Digital Library - Browse events at your nearest library - Interact with DC Public Library social media
LiveCarta
Access your entire digital library of books and learning materials on any device. Sync your progress, highlights, and notes seamlessly. Enjoy offline reading, text-to-speech, and personalized reading settings.
- Cross-device syncing
- Offline reading mode
- Highlighting and note-taking
- Keyword search within books
- Read Aloud text-to-speech
- Customizable reading settings
- Chapter quizzes
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A library in your bag! Read all your LiveCarta books & learning materials from the LiveCarta app. Your LiveCarta account syncs your library across your computer, tablet, and phone so you can switch from one device to the next. Features: ∙ Automatically sync books & materials across your devices. ∙ Read anywhere anytime with offline mode. ∙ Highlight text and add notes, and automatically sync your highlights and notes across devices. ∙ Search for keywords within the current subchapter or the entire book. ∙ Listen on the go with Read Aloud – customize the voice, pitch, and speed. ∙ Personalize font size, color theme, line spacing, and more for more comfortable reading. ∙ Explore LiveCarta’s Catalog of books and study materials, and save book Samples to your account for free. ∙ Take self-assessment quiz for each chapter of the book. This is a companion app for LiveCarta books and materials, an existing LiveCarta account is needed to use this app. WHAT’S COMING: Recommended materials and minor bug fixes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DC Public Library at 4.2 against LiveCarta's 3.4. DC Public Library also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DC Public Library holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of DC Public Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of LiveCarta's.
DC Public Library ships an update every 2 months, LiveCarta every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DC Public Library | LiveCarta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (19 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | District of Columbia Public Library | Teqspring |
Customer experience
DC Public Library
LiveCarta
In-app purchases
DC Public Library
No in-app purchases
LiveCarta
No in-app purchases
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