NLB Mobile vs Delaware Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NLB Mobile
Access a vast collection of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and newspapers. Borrow physical items, take online courses, and manage your library account and family's accounts easily. Discover new digital resources and log in securely with QR Login.
- Read ebooks and audiobooks
- Access eMagazines and eNewspapers
- Take online courses
- Borrow physical library items
- Manage library accounts
- QR Login for easy sign-in
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This application is brought to you by the National Library Board, a Singapore Government Agency. Discover a world of learning with the NLB Mobile app, anywhere, anytime: • Read ebooks and listen to audiobooks • Read current eMagazines and eNewspapers • Access online courses • Borrow physical library items using your mobile device • Discover new digital resources and sign in to our websites easily with QR Login • Manage your library account, and also your family’s accounts
Delaware Library
Access library services from your mobile device. Browse new releases, search the catalog, manage your account, and discover upcoming events. Enjoy easy access to digital collections and renewals, bringing the library to you.
- Search library catalog
- Access digital collections
- Manage user account
- View upcoming events
- Find branch locations and hours
- Renew borrowed items
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Access the Delaware County District Library with the tap of a finger. Explore recent releases, search the catalog, check your account, find out about upcoming events, and check branch locations and hours. With easy access to digital collections and easy renewals, it’s your library at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Delaware Library at 100% against NLB Mobile's 41%. Delaware Library also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3). NLB Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Delaware Library holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of NLB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Delaware Library's.
NLB Mobile ships an update monthly, Delaware Library every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NLB Mobile | Delaware Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (35 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Library Board Singapore | Delaware County District Library |
Customer experience
NLB Mobile
Delaware Library
In-app purchases
NLB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Delaware Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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