Comparison

Biblioteket vs Polylino

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Biblioteket

Search, find, and reserve books, magazines, movies, and music from public libraries in Gothenburg. Manage your loans, renewals, and get personalized book recommendations. Track the book bus and receive arrival notifications.

Highlights
  • Search and reserve library materials
  • Track loans and holds
  • Renew borrowed items
  • Receive book recommendations
  • Locate book buses and get arrival alerts
Features
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I "Biblioteket" kan du söka, hitta och reservera de böcker, tidskrifter, filmer, musik och mycket mer, som finns på något av folkbiblioteken i Göteborg. In "Biblioteket", you can search, find and place holds on the media in the public libraries in Gothenburg. I "Biblioteket" kan du bland annat: - Hitta och reservera böcker och annat material - Hålla koll på dina lån och reservationer - Låna om - Få boktips - Se var bokbussen befinner sig och få en notis om när bokbussen kommer till din hållplats. In "Biblioteket", you can among other things: - Find and place holds on books and other media. - Keep track of your holds and checked out items. - Renew your checked out items. - Get book tips - See the location of our bookbuses and get notifications when the bus is near your stop ”Biblioteket” är en app som ägs av Biblioteken i Göteborg. Om du upplever problem med appen kan du kontakta oss via ebok@kultur.goteborg.se. “Biblioteket” is an app that is owned by Bibliotek i Göteborg. In case you are experiencing issues with the app, you can contact us via ebok@kultur.goteborg.se. Praktisk information: För att maximera användandet av appen, måste du vara registrerad som låntagare. Om du inte redan är det rekommenderar vi att du besöker ditt närmaste bibliotek. Ta med dig ID-kort. Information: To maximize the use of the app, you have to be a registered patron. If you are not a patron, please visit one of our libraries and bring your ID.

About

Polylino

A multilingual digital picture book app designed for educators and teachers to foster emergent literacy in early childhood classrooms. It offers a diverse library of books with read-aloud and listening options in multiple languages, supporting curriculum and promoting a love for reading.

Highlights
  • Multilingual digital picture book library
  • Supports emergent literacy
  • Culturally diverse books
  • Read aloud and listen options
  • Curriculum support
  • Inclusive and accessible
Features
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Bring the magic of storytime to every child with Polylino! Polylino is a multilingual digital picture book app for educators and teachers to use in the classroom for early childhood education. The digital library of books on the app supports the curriculum, and develops a child’s emergent literacy. The books available can be read aloud or listened to in different languages. This is how Polylino supports your teaching: · Gives your students access to hundreds of age-appropriate books · Offers multilingual narrations so all children can be included · Strengthens a love of reading at a young age · Supports emergent literacy · Develops a child’s ability to read · Offers culturally diverse books · Supports the Learning Foundations and curriculum · Encourages personal, social, and emotional development · Has picture books, factual books, non-fiction, and more! · Inclusive and accessible to students Read along with Polylino and include all your students during storytime. Listen to many of our books in multiple languages, so all your students can be included, no matter their home language. For questions about our service, please email: support@ilteducation.com

Screenshots

Biblioteket4 screens
Polylino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polylino at 33% against Biblioteket's 0%. Polylino also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Biblioteket's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Biblioteket holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Biblioteket's written reviews are positive against 33% of Polylino's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Biblioteket ships an update every 3 months, Polylino every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Biblioteket versus Polylino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiblioteketPolylino
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCity of GothenburgILT Inläsningstjänst AB

Customer experience

Biblioteket

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Polylino

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

Biblioteket

No in-app purchases

None

Polylino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Biblioteket free?
Biblioteket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Polylino free?
Polylino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Biblioteket or Polylino?
Biblioteket is rated higher. Biblioteket averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Polylino averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Biblioteket or Polylino have ads?
Neither Biblioteket nor Polylino shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Biblioteket or Polylino?
Biblioteket ships an update every 3 months, and Polylino every 2 weeks. Most recently, Biblioteket was updated on November 6, 2026 and Polylino on November 6, 2026.

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