Alameda County Library vs SCCLD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alameda County Library
Access your library account on the go. Manage loans, place holds, and discover new books, movies, and audiobooks. Find library hours, locations, and upcoming events.
- Manage library account
- Renew items
- Place and manage holds
- Search catalog
- Download eBooks and eAudiobooks
- Find library hours and locations
- Discover events
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Get instant access to your favorite library! With the Alameda County Library app, you can quickly manage your account, renew items, place holds, and find new titles to read, watch, or listen to. Features: - Search the catalog - Place and manage holds - Renew items - Find and download eBooks and eAudiobooks - Check library hours and locations - Find events - Read reviews - Rate titles
SCCLD
This app provides convenient access to library services, allowing users to browse new titles, search the catalog, place holds, and manage their accounts. Discover upcoming events and find library locations easily.
- Browse new titles
- Search catalog
- Place holds
- Manage account
- Find library locations
- Discover events
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Access SCCLD anytime, anywhere! The Santa Clara County Library District mobile app makes it easy to browse our newest titles, search the catalog, place holds, manage your account, find a library location, discover upcoming events and programs in the events calendar, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SCCLD at 75% against Alameda County Library's 25%. SCCLD also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6). Alameda County Library's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SCCLD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Alameda County Library's written reviews are positive against 75% of SCCLD's.
Alameda County Library ships an update every 3 months, SCCLD every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alameda County Library | SCCLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alameda County Library | Santa Clara County Library |
Customer experience
Alameda County Library
SCCLD
In-app purchases
Alameda County Library
No in-app purchases
SCCLD
No in-app purchases
