MCLS vs NetGalley Shelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MCLS
Access library resources from your mobile device. Search the catalog for books, audiobooks, movies, and more. Manage your account, renew items, and view event calendars.
- Search library catalog
- Place holds on items
- Manage library account
- Renew borrowed materials
- View event calendar
- Download ebooks and audiobooks
- Get branch directions
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Access the Muskingum County Library System (MCLS) from your mobile device. Easily search the MCLS catalog for books, audiobooks, movies, music, video games, and instantly place a hold to pick up your items at your favorite MCLS location. The MCLS app also allows you to manage your account to renew borrowed materials, check due dates, see when your holds have arrived, and even cancel or suspend holds. Instantly view our event calendar or download ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and music. You will also have up-to-date hours, addresses, phone numbers, and even the ability to get directions to our branch locations.
NetGalley Shelf
Access and review digital books and audiobooks provided by publishers and authors. Discover new titles, download them for offline reading, or stream audiobooks directly within the app. This platform is designed for book advocates and industry professionals to provide valuable feedback.
- Access digital review copies
- Listen to audiobooks
- Download books for offline reading
- Stream audiobooks
- Discover new titles
- Request and review books
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NetGalley Shelf is a reading and listening app for NetGalley members. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. NetGalley does not sell any content, including books or audiobooks. Each book on NetGalley is provided to specific members by the publisher directly, at no cost to the NetGalley member. Books on the NetGalley site are used for review and promotional purposes only. Users of the NetGalley Shelf app will need to register as NetGalley members on NetGalley.com or NetGalley.co.uk, then all your approved NetGalley books and audiobooks will automatically appear in this app. No need to press Download on the NetGalley website! Reading is easy and convenient using the NetGalley Shelf app. Download approved books for access on the go, or start listening right away with streaming for audiobooks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MCLS at 3.5 against NetGalley Shelf's 2.1. MCLS also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). NetGalley Shelf's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 2) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). 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.
MCLS holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetGalley Shelf has 87 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MCLS ships an update every 2 months, NetGalley Shelf every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MCLS | NetGalley Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.1 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 19.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #165 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muskingum County Library System | NetGalley, LLC |
Customer experience
MCLS
NetGalley Shelf
Bugs and requests
MCLS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NetGalley Shelf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- Downloading issues with audiobooks
- Books disappearing from shelf
- Inability to remove expired books
- Inconsistent behavior when opening books
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to write reviews within the app
- Improve audiobook playback controls
- Add font size adjustment
- Implement dark mode
- Sync reading progress across devices
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- Add highlighting and note-taking features
- Improve organization and sorting of books
In-app purchases
MCLS
No in-app purchases
NetGalley Shelf
No in-app purchases
