North Country Libraries vs Delaware County Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
North Country Libraries
Access your local library's catalog, manage your account, and discover events and digital resources. Borrow books, access digital downloads, and keep your library card handy.
- Search library catalog
- Manage library account
- Request items
- View library events
- Access digital downloads
- Digital library card
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The North Country Libraries app gives patrons of NCLS access to the library catalog, events and programs, digital downloads, digital library card and many more features. –Search the Catalog -Manage your Library Account -Request items -View Events at Nearby Libraries
Delaware County Libraries
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew items, and place holds from your mobile device. Access resources from 26 member libraries in the western Philadelphia suburbs.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Place holds
- Access 26 member libraries
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Access Delaware County Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Take the library wherever you go. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books. Delaware County Libraries, DCL, is a federated system comprised of 26 member libraries located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: North Country Libraries at 67% against Delaware County Libraries's 0%. North Country Libraries also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Delaware County Libraries's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
North Country Libraries holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of North Country Libraries's written reviews are positive against 0% of Delaware County Libraries's.
North Country Libraries ships an update every 4 months, Delaware County Libraries every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | North Country Libraries | Delaware County Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — 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 | 50 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | North Country Library System | Delaware County Library system |
Customer experience
North Country Libraries
Delaware County Libraries
In-app purchases
North Country Libraries
No in-app purchases
Delaware County Libraries
No in-app purchases
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