LA County Library vs OCPLVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA County Library
Access a vast collection of books, movies, and music from your local library. Manage your account, place holds, find branches, and discover upcoming events.
- Search catalog
- Place holds
- Manage account
- Find locations
- Reserve study rooms
- View events
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Take LA County Library with you wherever you go! Search our catalog, place holds, manage your account, find a location near you, reserve a study room, view our upcoming events, and more!
OCPLVA
Access your library account on the go. Search the catalog, reserve items, and check out materials using your device. Explore a wide range of online resources from your mobile device.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- Manage library account
- Mobile checkouts
- Access online resources
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Take the Orange County Library everywhere you go! -Search the catalog and reserve items -Manage you library account -Check out items using your device -Access online resources and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OCPLVA at 3.5 against LA County Library's 3.1. OCPLVA also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). LA County Library's advantage is ratings volume (78 vs 2) and chart position (#161 vs unranked). 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.
OCPLVA holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LA County Library has 78 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LA County Library ships an update every 2 months, OCPLVA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA County Library | OCPLVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (78 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #161 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LA County Library | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
LA County Library
OCPLVA
In-app purchases
LA County Library
No in-app purchases
OCPLVA
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA County Library free?
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