Hoover Library vs UABwell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoover Library
Access library services and resources from your mobile device. Borrow digital media, search the catalog, manage your account, and discover new reading material.
- Download movies, music, eBooks, magazines, audiobooks
- Search online catalog
- Renew items instantly
- Place items on hold
- Register for library programs
- Reserve meeting rooms
- Get reading recommendations
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Using the Hoover Public Library has never been easier. Simply download our new and improved app and access the library from the palm of your hand. Use our new app to: Download movies, music, eBooks, magazines and audiobooks Search for materials in our online catalog Instantly renew items Place items on hold Register for library programs Reserve meeting rooms Get reading recommendations Access your library account And much, much more….
UABwell
Create a personalized self-care plan focusing on sleep, movement, nutrition, and resilience. Track your progress with a habit checklist and wellness journal, and access mental health resources, mindfulness tools, and campus events.
- Personalized self-care plan creation
- Habit checklist for goal tracking
- Wellness journal for self-reflection
- Access to mental health services
- Mindfulness resources
- Campus event listings
- Crisis help availability
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Students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham can use the UABwell app to create a personalized self-care plan that builds good habits in sleep, movement, nutrition routine and resiliency. The habit checklist and wellness journal — visible only to you — help you meet your goals and track your journey to better self-care and mental health. In addition, self-help tools in the app put mental health services, mindfulness resources, and campus mental health and recreation events at your fingertips. Crisis help is also available. Build your plan today to help reach your mental health and wellness goals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UABwell at 4.1 against Hoover Library's 3.0. UABwell also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). Hoover Library's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%). 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.
UABwell holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Hoover Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of UABwell's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hoover Library ships an update every 5 months, UABwell every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoover Library | UABwell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoover Public Library | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Customer experience
Hoover Library
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In-app purchases
Hoover Library
No in-app purchases
UABwell
No in-app purchases
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