LA County Library vs NLVLD
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!
NLVLD
Access your library account on the go. Search the catalog, reserve items, and manage your loans directly from your device. Discover online resources and get essential library information.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- Manage library account
- Mobile checkouts
- Access online resources
- Get library information
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Take the North Las Vegas Library everywhere you go! -Search the catalog and reserve items -Manage your library account -Check out items using your device -Access online resources -Get Library Information and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NLVLD at 4.5 against LA County Library's 3.1. NLVLD 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 (#200 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.
NLVLD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 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, NLVLD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA County Library | NLVLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (78 ratings) | 4.5 (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 | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LA County Library | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
LA County Library
NLVLD
In-app purchases
LA County Library
No in-app purchases
NLVLD
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA County Library free?
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