Comparison

SLCPL vs YWCA USA

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

Head to head
About

SLCPL

Access your library's digital catalog, borrow e-books and magazines, and manage your account. Keep a digital library card handy for checkouts and stay connected with library services.

Highlights
  • Browse digital catalog
  • Borrow e-books and magazines
  • Manage holds and checkouts
  • Digital library card
  • Multi-account login
  • Find item availability
Features
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The City Library's app helps you browse the catalog, access items in the Digital Library, discover great new books, connect with The City Library's social media accounts, and have a digital version of your Library Card always available when it's time to check out. Featuring: - Multi-account login -you can now login with as many accounts as you’d like and easily toggle between them using the ‘more’ menu or simply clicking the initials in the top right corner. - Improved “find a copy” information so you can easily see where an item may be available. - New “my account” area – you can now see all your holds, checkouts, events, and appointments in this area. - Fully integrated OverDrive magazines with the option to select current and back issues (where available) of the magazine for checkouts. - Improved carousel navigation allowing for easy toggle between our most popular services and products. - Ability to add your digital library card to your device wallet.

About

YWCA USA

This app offers a virtual community for personal growth, focusing on developing social justice habits. It provides courses like the Racial Justice Challenge, guiding users through activities to understand and dismantle discrimination.

Highlights
  • Virtual community for growth
  • Develop social justice habits
  • Racial Justice Challenge
  • Learn about race and privilege
  • Identify ways to dismantle discrimination
  • Reflective learning activities
Features
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YWCA USA’s course collection is a virtual community of growth designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits through such courses as our Racial Justice Challenge and more. YWCA’s Racial Justice Challenge allows participants to hone their social justice habits dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership. Once you log in, you will be presented with challenges such as reading an article, listening to a podcast, reflecting on personal experience, and more. Participation in an activity like this helps us to connect with one another, to discover how racial injustice and social injustice impact our community, and to identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

Screenshots

SLCPL4 screens
YWCA USA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YWCA USA at 5.0 against SLCPL's 3.2. YWCA USA also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). SLCPL's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (36 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

YWCA USA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SLCPL has 36 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SLCPL ships an update every 3 months, YWCA USA every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SLCPL versus YWCA USA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSLCPLYWCA USA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (36 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB154 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSalt Lake City Public LibraryYWCA of the USA, National Board (Inc)

Customer experience

SLCPL

All ratings36 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative66.7%

YWCA USA

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SLCPL

No in-app purchases

None

YWCA USA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SLCPL free?
SLCPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YWCA USA free?
YWCA USA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SLCPL or YWCA USA?
YWCA USA is rated higher. SLCPL averages 3.2 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while YWCA USA averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do SLCPL or YWCA USA have ads?
Neither SLCPL nor YWCA USA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SLCPL or YWCA USA?
SLCPL ships an update every 3 months, and YWCA USA every 9 days. Most recently, SLCPL was updated on September 23, 2026 and YWCA USA on September 15, 2026.

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