Richmond Public Library App vs Sochil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Richmond Public Library App
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Place holds
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Access Richmond Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books.
Sochil
Explore curated essays, guides, and photography covering humor, travel, and living. Members can create and attend intimate gatherings based on shared interests, fostering real-world connections. Membership requires application or referral and is managed through auto-renewable subscriptions.
- Curated editorial content
- Essays, guides, and photography
- Membership-based gatherings
- Group events by shared taste
- Profile and display name screening
- Report and block member features
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Sochil is a publication with a door: culture on the page, and the rooms behind it. THE EDITORIAL — Essays, guides, dossiers, photography and satire, filed by department and chosen piece by piece by our editors and vetted contributors. Humor, Travel, Living. Every piece chosen. TOU SAINT LOUX Gated membership opens the door. Members create and attend sochils — intimate gatherings of two to four, grouped by shared taste. Now gathering in Washington, DC. THE STANDARD Sochil is for adults, 18 and over. Membership is by invitation, referral, or application. Gatherings are group-format and built around culture. Every profile photo is screened, every display name reviewed, and you meet others only through mutual RSVPs. Any member may be reported or blocked; every report is reviewed by our team. Read, then arrive. The editorial is open. Membership opens Tou Saint Loux. Dues are collected via auto-renewable subscription, monthly or annual. Tou Saint Loux Monthly — $95 per month Tou Saint Loux Annual — $990 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://sochil.co/sochil/privacy Terms of Use: https://sochil.co/sochil/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Richmond Public Library App at none against Sochil's 2. Richmond Public Library App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Sochil's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price and rating 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. Sochil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $95.00 per month. Richmond Public Library App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Richmond Public Library App against 5.0 for Sochil. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sochil has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Richmond Public Library App ships an update every 2 months, Sochil every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Richmond Public Library App | Sochil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | City of Richmond, VA | Sochil, LLC |
Customer experience
Richmond Public Library App
Sochil
In-app purchases
Richmond Public Library App
No in-app purchases
Sochil
- Tou Saint Loux Monthly$95.001 Month
- Tou Saint Loux Annual$990.001 Year
