Delaware Library vs COOL Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Search library catalog
- Access digital collections
- Manage user account
- View upcoming events
- Find branch locations and hours
- Renew borrowed items
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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.
COOL Catalog
Access a shared library catalog to search for books, place holds, and renew loans. You can also access ebooks and eaudio. A library card from a participating member library is required to use the app.
- Search shared library catalog
- Place holds on books
- Renew loans
- Access ebooks
- Access eaudio
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Download the COOL Libraries app to search the shared library catalog of the Consortium of Ohio Libraries. Search books, place holds, renew loans, and access ebooks and eaudio. To use this app, you need a library card at a participating member library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Delaware Library at 100% against COOL Catalog's 0%. Delaware Library also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). COOL Catalog's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
Delaware Library holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Delaware Library has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Delaware Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of COOL Catalog's.
Delaware Library ships an update every 5 months, COOL Catalog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Delaware Library | COOL Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 45 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delaware County District Library | Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc. |
Customer experience
Delaware Library
COOL Catalog
In-app purchases
Delaware Library
No in-app purchases
COOL Catalog
No in-app purchases
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