Comparison

LA County Library vs Anthologized

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Search catalog
  • Place holds
  • Manage account
  • Find locations
  • Reserve study rooms
  • View events
Features
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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!

About

Anthologized

This app helps readers of short-form literature track, rate, and remember individual stories, poems, essays, and plays within their anthology collections. Easily add new books by scanning barcodes or searching, and organize your reading with custom lists and wishlists.

Highlights
  • Track individual stories, poems, essays, and plays
  • Rate and write notes on literary works
  • Mark reading status (read, want to read, abandoned)
  • Add new books via barcode scan or search
  • Organize reading with custom lists and wishlists
  • Track magazines and journals
Features
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Anthologized You've read hundreds of stories across dozens of anthologies. But ask yourself which book "The Lottery" was in, or which collection had that perfect essay about grief, and the answer is gone. Anthologized fixes that. Anthologized is the only app built for readers of short-form literature. Track, rate, and remember every story, poem, essay, and play inside your anthology collections — not just the books themselves. What you can do: Track every story inside every anthology you own. Rate them individually. Write notes on the ones that stayed with you. Mark what you've read, what you want to read, and what you abandoned halfway through. If we don't have the book or story you're reading it is easy to add new books by scanning the barcode or searching by title. Anthologized pulls in the cover, publication details, and lets you build out the table of contents at your own pace. Organize your reading with custom lists. Keep a wishlist for anthologies you want to pick up next. Track magazines and journals alongside your books. Built for anthology lovers: The Best American series. The Norton anthologies. Year's Best collections. Prize anthologies. Themed collections. These books don't fit neatly into apps built around novels — Anthologized was designed specifically for them. No more losing track of who wrote that story about the lighthouse. No more buying an anthology only to realize you've already read half of it elsewhere. No more forgetting that haunting tale from page 47. Your reading, your way: Keep your library private or share it publicly. Follow other readers and see what they're discovering. Earn badges as your collection grows. Anthologized is free to download.

Screenshots

LA County Library4 screens
Anthologized4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Anthologized at 5.0 against LA County Library's 3.1. LA County Library's advantage is ratings volume (78 vs 2). 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

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

Anthologized holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LA County Library versus Anthologized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLA County LibraryAnthologized
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (78 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLA County LibraryTim Peysar

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

Anthologized

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LA County Library

No in-app purchases

None

Anthologized

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LA County Library free?
LA County Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anthologized free?
Anthologized is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LA County Library or Anthologized?
Anthologized is rated higher. LA County Library averages 3.1 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Anthologized averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LA County Library or Anthologized have ads?
Neither LA County Library nor Anthologized shows ads.

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