Dakota County Library vs Live Bader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dakota County Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, download digital books and audiobooks, place holds, and renew materials. Find library hours and directions, and connect on social media.
- Search library catalog
- Manage account
- Download eBooks and Audiobooks
- Place and renew holds
- Find library hours and directions
- Social media connection
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Access Dakota County Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. · Search the catalog · Manage your account · Download eBooks and Audiobooks · Place holds · Renew materials · Find library hours and directions · Connect with us on social media
Live Bader
Manage your rental property experience seamlessly from your mobile device. This app allows for easy rent payments, submission and tracking of maintenance requests, and access to resident rewards and community updates.
- One-time rent payments
- Automatic monthly payments
- Submit maintenance requests with media
- Track maintenance progress
- Community announcements and events
- Resident rewards
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The Live Bader app is a convenient and easy-to-use tool for managing your Bader experience on the go. Pay your rent, submit maintenance requests, access exclusive resident rewards and more with just a few clicks on your phone. Features include: - One-time rent payments by bank account or credit card - Setup monthly automatic payments - Submit maintenance requests with photos, voice memos and track progress - Community announcements and events - …and more! Ask your Property Manager for more information. Features vary by location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Bader at 64% against Dakota County Library's 20%. Live Bader also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (267 vs 6). Dakota County Library's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 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.
Live Bader holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Bader has 267 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Dakota County Library's written reviews are positive against 64% of Live Bader's.
Dakota County Library ships an update every 4 months, Live Bader every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dakota County Library | Live Bader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dakota County Library | Yardi Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dakota County Library
Live Bader
Bugs and requests
Dakota County Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Live Bader
Reported bugs
10 issues- Autopay doesn't work
- Login information not remembered even with 'remember me'
- App is wildly slow, takes 10 minutes to pay rent
- App times out or has errors, especially on the 1st of the month
- App crashes frequently
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- App is slow to load
- Maintenance request bug: uploading a photo deletes all entered text
- Issues with linking card info correctly, orphaned records
- Maintenance ticketing system: tickets show open for over a month with no status updates
- Payment processing issues where app declines payment after credit union flags it
Requested features
2 requests- Need a way to edit maintenance requests
- Wish there was a way to put a note or memo in the app for payments
In-app purchases
Dakota County Library
No in-app purchases
Live Bader
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dakota County Library free?
Is Live Bader free?
Which has better reviews, Dakota County Library or Live Bader?
Do Dakota County Library or Live Bader have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dakota County Library or Live Bader?
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