RSAcat Mobile Catalog vs SHARE Mobile Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RSAcat Mobile Catalog
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds directly from your mobile device. Access your local library's collection conveniently.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew checkouts
- Place holds
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Access RSAcat Mobile Catalog from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew checkouts and place holds.
SHARE Mobile Library
Access the SHARE shared library catalog for central and southern Illinois. Browse new books, manage your borrowed items, and discover digital content. Find your local library branch easily.
- Search library catalog
- Browse new books
- Renew borrowed items
- Search digital content
- Find local library branches
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Search the SHARE shared library catalog in central and southern Illinois. Browse new books, renew your items, search digital content, and find your nearest library, all on the SHARE app. Your local library is at your fingertips!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHARE Mobile Library at 67% against RSAcat Mobile Catalog's 20%. SHARE Mobile Library also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (43 vs 14). On price, update cadence, 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.
SHARE Mobile Library holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of RSAcat Mobile Catalog's written reviews are positive against 67% of SHARE Mobile Library's.
RSAcat Mobile Catalog ships an update every 4 months, SHARE Mobile Library every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | RSAcat Mobile Catalog | SHARE Mobile Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 49 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resource Sharing Alliance Nfp | Illinois Heartland Library System |
Customer experience
RSAcat Mobile Catalog
SHARE Mobile Library
In-app purchases
RSAcat Mobile Catalog
No in-app purchases
SHARE Mobile Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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