Licon Collection vs DAIG Bookshelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Licon Collection
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Licon lets you browse historical photographs and documents from the U.S. Library of Congress right on your TV. You can explore photographs from the Civil War, baseball cards, negatives of the Wright Brothers' first flight, and more! Select an item to view a zoomed up version and view metadata to learn more about it. If you know just what you're looking for, you can quickly find items by keywords. Note: Licon is not affiliated with the U.S. government and uses the public Library of Congress photograph API.
DAIG Bookshelf
Access a local library of commonly used, publicly available Army Inspector General publications. This app is designed for offline use, saving you time and providing essential documents when disconnected.
- Local copy of publications
- Publicly available IG documents
- Time-saving access
- Disconnected use
- Reference material
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The DAIG (Department of the ARMY Inspector General) bookshelf is a time-saving application that provides a local copy of commonly used publicly available IG publications. These are intended for disconnected use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DAIG Bookshelf at Free against Licon Collection's $2.99. DAIG Bookshelf also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On 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
DAIG Bookshelf is free to download; Licon Collection costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Licon Collection ships an update every 16 months, DAIG Bookshelf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Licon Collection | DAIG Bookshelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | Apple TV | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 402 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furnace Creek Software LLC | TRADOC Mobile |
In-app purchases
Licon Collection
No in-app purchases
DAIG Bookshelf
No in-app purchases
