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
Log your reading progress, create custom tier lists of your favorite books, and discover new titles. Connect with friends to see their reading habits and share recommendations.
- Track reading progress
- Create book tier lists
- Follow friends' reading
- Personalized recommendations
- Import Goodreads library
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Track what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Build tier lists of your favorites. Reach your reading goals. 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 4.4. Spine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (75 vs 21). 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 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 75 respectively.
Provo Library ships an update every 2 months, Spine weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Provo Library | Spine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 75 — 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 | 32 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
