NLB Mobile vs Destiny Discover
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
Destiny Discover
Access your school library's digital and print resources from anywhere. Search for eBooks and physical books, read online, or download for offline access. Ideal for students and teachers seeking educational materials and leisure reading.
- Access school library catalog
- Search for Follett eBooks
- Read eBooks online
- Download eBooks for offline access
- Search for print materials
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The Follett Destiny Discover® app is your personalized gateway to all of the great content provided by your school’s library. Whether you are a student or teacher looking for leisure reading/entertainment, or materials to support homework or lesson planning, the Destiny Discover app is for you! • Easily find and login to your school library’s catalog of materials. • Search for Follett eBooks provided by your school library. • Read eBooks while you’re online, or download them to your device when you check them out for offline access. • Search for print materials like books in your school library. Please note: your district or school needs appropriate licensing for Destiny® Library Manager (version 18.0 or later) to use this app. When using the Destiny Discover app your server needs to setup to communicate over SSL. If you are hosted with Follett do not worry, we handle this for you. If not and you cannot connect to your school, please contact your librarian, and have them work with the district to change the setting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NLB Mobile at 3.3 against Destiny Discover's 2.0. NLB Mobile also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 14%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Destiny Discover's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 35). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NLB Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of NLB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 14% of Destiny Discover's.
NLB Mobile ships an update monthly, Destiny Discover every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NLB Mobile | Destiny Discover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (35 ratings) — better | 2.0 (131 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews — better | 13.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Library Board Singapore | Follett School Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
NLB Mobile
Destiny Discover
Bugs and requests
NLB Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Destiny Discover
Reported bugs
14 issues- Unable to process request error on login and school selection
- Cannot find school in database during login
- App signs out users without notification
- Book title previews and details won't load
- Checked out books not visible in library
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- Cannot access saved favorites from online version
- Favorite button missing from app tabs
- Search results won't load or display
- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Password reset not working
- iPad web version unstable
- Highlighting near frame edges triggers toolbars
- Restricted content access issues
- Error messages on every login attempt
Requested features
14 requests- Hold/reserve functionality for books
- Advanced search and filtering by genre, publication date, popularity
- Browse collections without search terms (new arrivals, popular titles, awards)
- Default search to print collection instead of ebooks
- Guest login option for casual browsing
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- Audiobook speed controls with standard speeds (0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.0x)
- Favorites/bookmarks feature accessible from app
- Reading level and grade level filters
- Digital library card in Apple Wallet
- Search by author with linked results
- Ability to edit recently read list
- Create and access reading lists
- Highlighting and annotation features without toolbar interference
- Expand school database options
In-app purchases
NLB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Destiny Discover
No in-app purchases
Questions
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