North Country Libraries vs Rapides Parish Library
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
Rapides Parish 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
- Reserve books
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Access Rapides Parish Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rapides Parish Library at 5.0 against North Country Libraries's 4.0. Rapides Parish Library also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
Rapides Parish Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
North Country Libraries ships an update every 4 months, Rapides Parish Library every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | North Country Libraries | Rapides Parish Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — 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 | Rapides Parish Library |
Customer experience
North Country Libraries
Rapides Parish Library
In-app purchases
North Country Libraries
No in-app purchases
Rapides Parish Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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