NetGalley Shelf vs Alamance County Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetGalley Shelf
Access and review digital books and audiobooks provided by publishers and authors. Discover new titles, download them for offline reading, or stream audiobooks directly within the app. This platform is designed for book advocates and industry professionals to provide valuable feedback.
- Access digital review copies
- Listen to audiobooks
- Download books for offline reading
- Stream audiobooks
- Discover new titles
- Request and review books
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NetGalley Shelf is a reading and listening app for NetGalley members. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. NetGalley does not sell any content, including books or audiobooks. Each book on NetGalley is provided to specific members by the publisher directly, at no cost to the NetGalley member. Books on the NetGalley site are used for review and promotional purposes only. Users of the NetGalley Shelf app will need to register as NetGalley members on NetGalley.com or NetGalley.co.uk, then all your approved NetGalley books and audiobooks will automatically appear in this app. No need to press Download on the NetGalley website! Reading is easy and convenient using the NetGalley Shelf app. Download approved books for access on the go, or start listening right away with streaming for audiobooks.
Alamance County Libraries
Access your local library's catalog, manage your account, and reserve items on the go. This app allows you to check out materials using your device and access a variety of online resources. Stay connected with essential library information wherever you are.
- Search and reserve catalog items
- Manage library account
- Device-based item checkout
- Access online resources
- Get library information
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Take the Alamance County Libraries everywhere you go! -Search the catalog and reserve items -Manage your library account -Check out items using your device -Access online resources -Get Library Information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alamance County Libraries at 4.7 against NetGalley Shelf's 2.1. Alamance County Libraries also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). NetGalley Shelf's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). 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.
Alamance County Libraries holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 58 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of NetGalley Shelf's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alamance County Libraries's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NetGalley Shelf ships an update every 6 months, Alamance County Libraries every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | NetGalley Shelf | Alamance County Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (87 ratings) | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetGalley, LLC | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
NetGalley Shelf
Alamance County Libraries
Bugs and requests
NetGalley Shelf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- Downloading issues with audiobooks
- Books disappearing from shelf
- Inability to remove expired books
- Inconsistent behavior when opening books
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to write reviews within the app
- Improve audiobook playback controls
- Add font size adjustment
- Implement dark mode
- Sync reading progress across devices
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- Add highlighting and note-taking features
- Improve organization and sorting of books
Alamance County Libraries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NetGalley Shelf
No in-app purchases
Alamance County Libraries
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NetGalley Shelf free?
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