Newport Beach Public Library vs OCPLVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newport Beach Public Library
Access the Newport Beach Public Library's extensive catalog of books, movies, music, and video games. Manage your account, place holds, renew materials, and explore digital resources and upcoming events.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Place holds
- Renew materials
- Browse eBook/eAudio collection
- View event calendar
- Find library locations and hours
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With the NBPL app, you can tap into the full spectrum of Newport Beach Public Library resources from anywhere, at any time from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Looking for books, movies, music or video games? This app lets you manage your account, search the NBPL catalog, place holds, and renew your materials quickly and easily. Browse the eBook/eAudio collection, explore the Library’s valuable digital resources, view the calendar of Library programs and upcoming events. You can also find library locations and hours, connect with social media and contact the NBPL staff with questions all with this app.
OCPLVA
Access your library account on the go. Search the catalog, reserve items, and check out materials using your device. Explore a wide range of online resources from your mobile device.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- Manage library account
- Mobile checkouts
- Access online resources
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Take the Orange County Library everywhere you go! -Search the catalog and reserve items -Manage you library account -Check out items using your device -Access online resources and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OCPLVA at 3.5 against Newport Beach Public Library's 2.3. Newport Beach Public Library's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
OCPLVA holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newport Beach Public Library has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Newport Beach Public Library ships an update every 6 weeks, OCPLVA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newport Beach Public Library | OCPLVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Newport Beach | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
Newport Beach Public Library
OCPLVA
In-app purchases
Newport Beach Public Library
No in-app purchases
OCPLVA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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