JustServe vs NCW Libraries Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JustServe
Discover and sign up for local volunteer opportunities directly from your phone. This app integrates with your device's location, calendar, and maps to streamline community service.
- Find volunteer opportunities
- Search by location
- Sign up for opportunities
- Add to calendar
- Integrates with maps
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JustServe app gives you the main features of JustServe.org to help you find volunteer opportunities while on the go. It can link into your phone’s location services, calendar, and map apps to make volunteering in the community easier than ever. • Search for opportunities based on your account location, your current location, or by an inputted location • Volunteer for opportunities • Easily add opportunities and locations to your mobile device’s calendar and maps apps
NCW Libraries Self
This app allows library patrons to bypass queues and conveniently check out their own materials. Enjoy a faster, more private borrowing experience at your local library.
- Skip the line
- Convenient borrowing
- Speedy checkouts
- Private transactions
- Self-service library materials
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Introducing Self Check- Skip the line and make borrowing a breeze while enjoying convenience, speed, and privacy by checking out your own materials at your local library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: JustServe at 73% against NCW Libraries Self's 0%. JustServe also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (235 vs 2). NCW Libraries Self's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JustServe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JustServe has 235 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of JustServe's written reviews are positive against 0% of NCW Libraries Self's.
JustServe ships an update every 2 months, NCW Libraries Self every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JustServe | NCW Libraries Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (235 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 235 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 408 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Meescan Inc. |
Customer experience
JustServe
NCW Libraries Self
Bugs and requests
JustServe
Reported bugs
15 issues- No authentication/login issues
- Cannot save events due to login problems
- App crashes during registration
- Registration is broken
- Problem registering, try again later
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- No response for setting up events
- Login via Facebook broken
- Unable to login with Facebook
- Facebook login failed
- App Support link leads to 'Page not found'
- Only allows preview, no sign up
- App only works in portrait view on iPad
- Does not rotate to landscape view on iPad
- No allowance for sign up on app
- Cannot type letters for postal code in Canada
Requested features
12 requests- Add a share button
- Include a map with service opportunities
- Add a 'Serve Today' button
- Ability to mark/star opportunities as 'favorite'
- Ability to save or favorite volunteer activities
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- Search/filter for volunteer opportunities vs. donations only
- Make the app more like the website
- View results on a calendar
- View results on a map
- Push notifications
- Fix sharing feature for projects
- Add landscape view on iPad
NCW Libraries Self
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JustServe
No in-app purchases
NCW Libraries Self
No in-app purchases
Questions
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