LOC Collections vs Old Net Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LOC Collections
Access and explore millions of digitized items from the world's largest library. Discover iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, and manuscripts. Save, share, and zoom in on details within the vast digital archives.
- Access millions of digitized items
- Explore photos, maps, books, and films
- Search and browse collections
- Save and share favorites
- Zoom in for detailed image exploration
- Read historic books and newspapers
- Watch early films
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Explore the Library of Congress digital collections. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. Use LOC Collections to access iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, newspapers, manuscripts and sound recordings. Search and browse millions of items. Save and share your favorites. Zoom in to explore images in detail. Read books. Search historic newspapers. Watch early films from Thomas Edison and other pioneers. Explore the papers of U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and more). View iconic photos and maps documenting the Civil War. View letters, diaries and notes in the papers of Rosa Parks, Mary Church Terrell, Susan B. Anthony and other changemakers.
Old Net Navigator
Experience the authentic 90s internet with this dedicated browser. Surf archived websites from 1996-2001, save bookmarks, share links, and print full web pages.
- Authentic 90s browsing experience
- Surf archived websites (1996-2001)
- Access TheOldNet.com and Internet Archive
- Save bookmarks
- Share links
- Print full web pages
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The Old Net Navigator is a dedicated browser for TheOldNet.com and Internet Archive. This browser gives you an authentic 90's internet browsing experience. Great effort has gone into the details of this experience. Using this browser you can surf archived websites from 1996 - 2001. You can save bookmarks, share links and even print full web pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Old Net Navigator at 75% against LOC Collections's 27%. Old Net Navigator also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Old Net Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of LOC Collections's written reviews are positive against 75% of Old Net Navigator's.
| Parameter | LOC Collections | Old Net Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Library Of Congress | Richard Bettridge |
Customer experience
LOC Collections
Old Net Navigator
In-app purchases
LOC Collections
No in-app purchases
Old Net Navigator
No in-app purchases
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