LA County Library vs Riverside Library Cooperative
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!
Riverside Library Cooperative
Easily manage your library account, search catalogs, and access digital materials. Reserve items, schedule pickups, and discover library events all from your mobile device. Enjoy convenient library access anytime, anywhere.
- Manage library accounts
- Search library catalogs
- Access digital materials
- Reserve items
- Schedule pickups
- Discover library events
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Riverside Library Cooperative, powered by myLIBRO, makes library access easy. Patrons can manage accounts, search ILS catalogs, and digital materials, reserve, schedule pickups, and engage in events—all from their mobile devices. Stay connected and enjoy library services anytime, anywhere!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Riverside Library Cooperative at 4.9 against LA County Library's 3.1. Riverside Library Cooperative also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and ratings volume (610 vs 78). LA County Library's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 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.
Riverside Library Cooperative holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riverside Library Cooperative has 610 ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of LA County Library's written reviews are positive against 50% of Riverside Library Cooperative's.
LA County Library ships an update every 2 months, Riverside Library Cooperative every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA County Library | Riverside Library Cooperative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (78 ratings) | 4.9 (610 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 610 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LA County Library | Gopinath Jagamohan |
Customer experience
LA County Library
Riverside Library Cooperative
Bugs and requests
LA County Library
Reported bugs
17 issues- 🐛 Screen zooms in during search, making app unusable
- 🐛 Search results page won't scroll down
- 🐛 Tapping on a title loads forever
- 🐛 'Find a copy' button instead of 'Place a hold'
- 🐛 App unable to connect to server
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- 🐛 Linked accounts not retained when app is closed
- 🐛 Unhandled exception: class Java.lang.nullpointerexception on login
- 🐛 Errors out when trying to add library card to Apple Wallet
- 🐛 Search for 'Mifi' or 'Hotspot' doesn't show results, but website does
- 🐛 Cannot log in, credentials not recognized
- 🐛 Constantly logs out and shows incorrect credentials
- 🐛 E-card library numbers and pins not working at login
- 🐛 No option to retrieve ebook from holds
- 🐛 Forces music to pause
- 🐛 Cannot scan barcode or log in manually
- 🐛 Linked family accounts not showing checked out books
- 🐛 App glitches and signs out
Requested features
14 requests- 💡 Need a save book function/list
- 💡 Ability to make lists of books
- 💡 Migrate lists from website
- 💡 Add lists feature
- 💡 Ability to change default branch
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- 💡 Isolate search to one branch
- 💡 Add comment or like a book feature
- 💡 Allow people to read reviews
- 💡 Follow/add friends feature
- 💡 Date range for hold wait times
- 💡 Notifications for due dates
- 💡 Renew items all at once
- 💡 Make searches more accessible
- 💡 Add card to Apple Wallet
Riverside Library Cooperative
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LA County Library
No in-app purchases
Riverside Library Cooperative
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA County Library free?
Is Riverside Library Cooperative free?
Which has better reviews, LA County Library or Riverside Library Cooperative?
Do LA County Library or Riverside Library Cooperative have ads?
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