Comparison

BookFunnel vs PCL Mobile

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

Head to head
About

BookFunnel

Access and read your digital books and audiobooks from a single library. Organize your collection, customize reading settings, and enjoy a built-in reader and audiobook player. Sync your progress across devices for a seamless reading experience.

Highlights
  • Manage digital book library
  • Send books to favorite reading apps
  • Built-in reader
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Audiobook player
  • Sync reading progress across devices
Features
Currently charting
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MANAGE YOUR BOOKS Your BookFunnel library is at your fingertips! Search and sort through all of your BookFunnel books and send them right to your favorite reading app. Or, save time and space, and read right in our all new reader! HOW DOES IT WORK Most books you receive from a BookFunnel author are added to your library automatically. Or, you can enter the book’s download code into the app and add it manually. Tapping any book cover in the app will open it instantly You can also get instructions on downloading the book to a different device entirely. READ COMFORTABLY Read in our app or cloud reader and customize the settings for your comfort. Choose your ideal font type and text size, line spacing, and margins. Tap any book cover in your library to open it in our reader and get started. START LISTENING NOW Our brand-new audiobook player has the features you expect— bookmarks, download quality, and a beautiful, easy-to-navigate player. The BookFunnel app also gives you the ability to fine-tune the settings you really care about, including playback speed, custom skip-back and skip-forward buttons, and a sleep timer. READ WHERE YOU LIKE Sync your books across devices and never lose your place. When you’re reading a book in our app, BookFunnel will automatically mark your last page read and zing you back to it the next time you open the book, so switch freely between your phone and tablet and back again.

About

PCL Mobile

Access your library account, search the catalog, and reserve items. Discover digital collections, view event calendars, and make program reservations. Enjoy a comprehensive library experience on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Catalog search
  • Item reservation
  • Account management
  • Event calendar
  • Program reservations
  • Digital collections access
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PCL Mobile allows you to search the catalog, reserve items for pickup, take a look at your account, view our calendar, make reservations for programs and events, access our digital collections, and so much more!

Screenshots

BookFunnel4 screens
PCL Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PCL Mobile at 100% against BookFunnel's 46%. PCL Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). BookFunnel's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (428 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PCL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookFunnel has 428 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of BookFunnel's written reviews are positive against 100% of PCL Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookFunnel ships an update every 3 weeks, PCL Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BookFunnel versus PCL Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookFunnelPCL Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (428 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings428 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBookFunnelPendleton Community Public Library

Customer experience

BookFunnel

All ratings427 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral11.0%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative44.4%

PCL Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BookFunnel

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to swipe pages on iPad
  • Books disappearing from library
  • Inconsistent behavior when pausing/resuming audiobooks
  • Corrupted book downloads
  • Unreliable 'send to Kindle' functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Continuous scroll option
  • Ability to add notes to bookmarks
  • Integration with other reading apps (e.g., Audible, Apple Books)
  • Support for CarPlay and other in-car integrations
  • Improved book organization tools (e.g., series, collections)

PCL Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BookFunnel

No in-app purchases

None

PCL Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookFunnel free?
BookFunnel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PCL Mobile free?
PCL Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BookFunnel or PCL Mobile?
PCL Mobile is rated higher. BookFunnel averages 3.7 out of 5 from 428 ratings, while PCL Mobile averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BookFunnel or PCL Mobile have ads?
Neither BookFunnel nor PCL Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookFunnel or PCL Mobile?
BookFunnel ships an update every 3 weeks, and PCL Mobile every 6 months. Most recently, BookFunnel was updated on November 7, 2026 and PCL Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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