Dublin City Libraries vs DLR Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dublin City Libraries
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Access Dublin City Public Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
DLR Libraries
Manage your Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Library account on your mobile device. Search the catalog, renew and reserve books, and use in-app self-checkout for a contactless library experience.
- Manage library account
- Search library catalog
- Renew books
- Reserve books
- In-app self-checkout
- Contactless library access
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Access Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books. Self-service in your library is here! Avoid touching anything in the library other than your own phone - use self service in the app to check materials out to you and then walk straight out the door.
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Verdict
Dublin City Libraries and DLR Libraries are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Dublin City Libraries ships an update every 4 months, DLR Libraries every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dublin City Libraries | DLR Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dublin City Libraries | DLR Libraries |
In-app purchases
Dublin City Libraries
No in-app purchases
DLR Libraries
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dublin City Libraries free?
Is DLR Libraries free?
Do Dublin City Libraries or DLR Libraries have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dublin City Libraries or DLR Libraries?
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