Provo Library vs Spine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Provo Library
Access the Provo City Library's collection from your mobile device. Browse the catalog, place holds, manage your account, and discover new books and events.
- Browse library catalog
- Place holds on items
- Manage your library account
- Discover new books
- Find library events
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Connect with the Library’s catalog, access your account, place and renew holds, store your library card number, download materials, discover events and programs, and find a location near you.
Spine
Organize your reading life by creating tiered lists of books you've finished. Track your reading progress, see what friends are reading, and discover personalized recommendations.
- Create book tier lists
- Track reading progress
- Follow friends' reading habits
- Discover personalized recommendations
- Import Goodreads library
- Log start and finish dates
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Your profile is a tier list. Rank every book you finish, follow friends, and find what to read next. Import your Goodreads library in a few taps. Follow your friends and see what they're reading, create a blend, share books that mattered, recommend books. [ READING LOG ] Mark books read, currently reading, or queued. Note when you started, when you finished, and what you thought. [ TIER LISTS ] S, A, B, C, D. Easily drag-and-drop your favorites into a tier list. [ FRIENDS ] See what your people have read. Let them know what you've read and what you think about it. [ DISCOVER ] Personalized recommendations based on what you’ve read, rated, and exactly what you're specifically looking for. [ IMPORT ] Easily bring your Goodreads library over. Mr. Bezos won't miss you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spine at 5.0 against Provo Library's 4.2. Spine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (86 vs 22). Provo Library's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Spine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 86 respectively.
Provo Library ships an update every 2 months, Spine weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Provo Library | Spine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Provo City Library at Academy Square | Tanner Flake |
Customer experience
Provo Library
Spine
In-app purchases
Provo Library
No in-app purchases
Spine
No in-app purchases
