Comparison

Delaware Library vs Calvert Library

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

Head to head
About

Delaware Library

Access library services from your mobile device. Browse new releases, search the catalog, manage your account, and discover upcoming events. Enjoy easy access to digital collections and renewals, bringing the library to you.

Highlights
  • Search library catalog
  • Access digital collections
  • Manage user account
  • View upcoming events
  • Find branch locations and hours
  • Renew borrowed items
Features
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Access the Delaware County District Library with the tap of a finger. Explore recent releases, search the catalog, check your account, find out about upcoming events, and check branch locations and hours. With easy access to digital collections and easy renewals, it’s your library at your fingertips.

About

Calvert Library

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The Calvert Library app is your portal to the library's services from your mobile devices. Check your account, search the catalog, use your digital library card, renew items, check out ebooks from OverDrive and get the latest recommended reads suggestions. You can even use it to check out books while you’re visiting a Calvert Library location. Summary and detailed descriptions are at your fingertips, plus reviews and lists of similar items. All our events are shown in the app and you can filter by location, age and event type. Want to check whether we have a book you've just seen in a café? You can scan the book's barcode and we'll check whether any branches have it. Our location finder shows you the nearest branch to where you are. You can see opening hours at a glance and get directions to any of our four library locations. Access digital content - ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, magazines and more with quick links to apps from Overdrive, Freegal, Lynda, Hoopla, Beanstack and RBDigital. For OverDrive you can check out and read or listen all from within the app.

Screenshots

Delaware Library4 screens
Calvert Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

Delaware Library and Calvert Library are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Delaware Library ships an update every 5 months, Calvert Library every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Delaware Library versus Calvert Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelaware LibraryCalvert Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelaware County District LibraryCalvert County Public Library

In-app purchases

None

Delaware Library

No in-app purchases

None

Calvert Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Delaware Library free?
Delaware Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calvert Library free?
Calvert Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Delaware Library or Calvert Library have ads?
Neither Delaware Library nor Calvert Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delaware Library or Calvert Library?
Delaware Library ships an update every 5 months, and Calvert Library every 4 months. Most recently, Delaware Library was updated on October 7, 2026 and Calvert Library on September 26, 2026.

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