Houston Public Library vs JaxLibrary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Houston Public Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Place holds
- Mobile access
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Access Houston Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books.
JaxLibrary
Manage your Jacksonville Public Library account on your mobile device. Search the library's catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on books and other materials.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Place holds
- Mobile access
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Access Jacksonville Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JaxLibrary at 4.0 against Houston Public Library's 2.8. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
JaxLibrary holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of Houston Public Library's written reviews are positive against 13% of JaxLibrary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Houston Public Library | JaxLibrary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (42 ratings) | 4.0 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Houston Area Library Automated Network | City of Jacksonville, FL |
Customer experience
Houston Public Library
JaxLibrary
In-app purchases
Houston Public Library
No in-app purchases
JaxLibrary
No in-app purchases
Questions
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