Comparison

Whakatāne Libraries vs Upper Hutt City Libraries

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

Head to head

Upper Hutt City Libraries

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

No ratingsView app →

About

Whakatāne Libraries

Features

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Access Whakatāne Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

About

Upper Hutt City Libraries

Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.

Highlights

Manage library account
Search catalog
Renew books
Reserve books
Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Features

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Access Upper Hutt City Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

Screenshots

Whakatāne Libraries4 screens

Upper Hutt City Libraries4 screens

Verdict

The call

Whakatāne Libraries and Upper Hutt City Libraries are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whakatāne Libraries ships an update every 3 months, Upper Hutt City Libraries every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Whakatāne Libraries versus Upper Hutt City Libraries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Whakatāne Libraries	Upper Hutt City Libraries
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 5 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	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	Department of Internal Affairs	Upper Hutt City Council

In-app purchases

None

Whakatāne Libraries

No in-app purchases

None

Upper Hutt City Libraries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whakatāne Libraries free?

Whakatāne Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Upper Hutt City Libraries free?

Upper Hutt City Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Whakatāne Libraries or Upper Hutt City Libraries have ads?

Neither Whakatāne Libraries nor Upper Hutt City Libraries shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Whakatāne Libraries or Upper Hutt City Libraries?

Whakatāne Libraries ships an update every 3 months, and Upper Hutt City Libraries every 5 months. Most recently, Whakatāne Libraries was updated on November 3, 2026 and Upper Hutt City Libraries on November 3, 2026.