Topeka Library vs Aspen LiDA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Topeka Library
Access your library's digital collection, including ebooks, audiobooks, music, and movies. Manage your account, find events, and discover new releases. Scan book ISBNs to check availability and utilize online resources for various interests.
- Digital downloads (ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies)
- Library account management (holds, renewals, loan history)
- Event discovery and bookmobile locations
- ISBN scanning for book availability
- Access to online resources
- Recommended reads and new releases
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With our mobile app the library is always with you! Get direct access to free digital downloads (ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies and TV shows) with quick links to library-provided services Libby, Hoopla, Flipster and Bookflix. Access your digital library card, find events, scan a book's ISBN to instantly see if we have the book available, find bookmobile locations, find library services and contact us. Log into the app to keep track of your holds, renew materials and check your loan history through My Account. Discover recommended reads and the newest releases. Reserve your copy or download a digital version. Use online resources for students, small business owners, hobbyists and researchers. You can also connect with us on social media with this powerful mobile app.
Aspen LiDA
Discover books, movies, and games from your library anywhere. Search the full catalog, including digital content, to find titles, place holds, and manage your loans.
- Search entire library catalog
- Discover books, movies, and games
- Access eContent
- Place holds on items
- Check due dates
- Renew eligible titles
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Aspen LiDA allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Topeka Library at 3.3 against Aspen LiDA's 1.4. Topeka Library also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 9%). Aspen LiDA's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (235 vs 11). 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.
Topeka Library holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aspen LiDA has 235 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Topeka Library's written reviews are positive against 9% of Aspen LiDA's.
Topeka Library ships an update every 4 months, Aspen LiDA monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Topeka Library | Aspen LiDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) — better | 1.4 (235 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 9.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 235 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOPEKA SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | ByWater Solutions |
Customer experience
Topeka Library
Aspen LiDA
Bugs and requests
Topeka Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Aspen LiDA
Reported bugs
58 issues- App kicks users out
- App doesn't renew books with holds
- App doesn't renew all books even when Renew All is pressed
- App won't open, shows spinning wheel
- App freezes
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- App constantly doesn't load things
- App boots users out and won't allow reopening
- App requires re-login every time
- App loads perpetually
- App won't open, just sits on initial page spinning
- App won't open on modern phone
- App stops working, sits on first screen with spinner
- App logs out in the middle of use
- App doesn't respond when opened
- App crashes
- App won't open at all
- App doesn't recognize number or password
- App has no way of resetting or crashes
- App has a Server Connection Error
- App doesn't load
- App is super slow to load anything
- App is hard to search by genre
- App won't let users search for their library to log in
- App continually logs out
- App won't let users type account number or anything
- App freezes when trying to type library card number
- App doesn't recognize user/new card
- App says 'select library' and nothing happens when searching
- App won't load after update
- App requires signing in every day and is not functional
- App has glitches
- App automatically checks out magazines
- App logs users out and won't let them enter location before login
- App crashes and logs users out
- App cannot search for library
- App search bar shrinks when typing, results not visible
- App is logged out every 3rd time it's opened
- App won't open, stuck at 'SELECT YOUR LIBRARY'
- App doesn't show library name when typed
- App barely works and constantly crashes
- App is slow
- App crashes often
- App doesn't load pages
- App almost never lets users place a hold
- App crashes immediately on opening
- App doesn't retain account data
- App prompts for volume title when placing holds
- App spins and never completes holds
- App crashes all the time
- App crashes after an update
- App cannot find library using location or search
- App doesn't load discover categories
- App indicates a problem after crashing, requires re-entry of library card and PIN
- App doesn't save login info in iPhone password feature
- App doesn't function properly, ebook checkouts don't appear
- App spins and spins and never loads
- App is impossible to search
- App shows 'bad request' when trying to place a hold
Requested features
7 requests- Show position in hold queue
- Allow saving login information
- Implement facial/fingerprint recognition for login
- Improve search functionality for genres/topics
- Allow managing multiple library cards
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- Fix automatic magazine checkouts
- Improve discover categories loading
In-app purchases
Topeka Library
No in-app purchases
Aspen LiDA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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