Parish Giving vs STELLA Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parish Giving
Make secure, online donations to your parish or church. Log in once and use your fingerprint for quick and safe access to your account, eliminating the need to remember passwords.
- Secure online donations
- Parish and church payments
- Fingerprint login
- Password-free access
- Easy account entry
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Parish Giving is a safe, secure and easy way to make on-line parish and church-related donations and payments. This application allows you to log on securely once and then use your fingerprint to quickly and securely enter your account in the future without having to remember a password.
STELLA Libraries
Easily search millions of library items, place holds, and manage your account. Access digital content, view event calendars, and connect with your library's community.
- Search millions of library items
- Place holds and choose pickup locations
- Manage library account (holds, checkouts, renewals)
- Store digital library card
- View library social media feeds
- Access event calendars
- Connect to digital content
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STELLA Libraries, the new name for the LMxPRESS PLUS app. Search and place holds on millions of items available in the STELLA catalog with our new and improved app! Search all STELLA member libraries for your favorite books, movies, music, and more. Download and connect to digital content, and stay in touch with your library's community through social media feeds and event calendars. Use the STELLA app to: * Place holds on items across all STELLA member libraries and choose your pickup location. * Manage your library account: view holds, checkouts, and renew items. * Store a digital copy of your library card on your device so you always have it with you. * Check your favorite library's social media feeds. * See upcoming library events on each member library's calendar. * Access digital content offered by individual libraries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: STELLA Libraries at 60% against Parish Giving's 0%. STELLA Libraries also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 52 months). 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.
STELLA Libraries holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STELLA Libraries has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Parish Giving's written reviews are positive against 60% of STELLA Libraries's.
Parish Giving ships an update every 52 months, STELLA Libraries every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parish Giving | STELLA Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Patrick Publishing Company | Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium |
Customer experience
Parish Giving
STELLA Libraries
In-app purchases
Parish Giving
No in-app purchases
STELLA Libraries
No in-app purchases
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