Alameda County Library vs Pleasanton Library
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
Pleasanton Library
Manage your library account, access your digital library card, and discover new books and upcoming events. Keep track of your checkouts, holds, and explore the collection with ease.
- Manage library account
- Save library card
- Search collection
- Create title lists
- Manage holds
- Renew checkouts
- View upcoming events
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The Pleasanton Library app lets you manage your library account, save your library card, find new titles, and see upcoming events. - Search the collection and create title lists - Save your library card - Manage holds and renew checkouts - See upcoming events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pleasanton Library at 4.0 against Alameda County Library's 3.6. Alameda County Library's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (8 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.
Pleasanton Library holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Alameda County Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pleasanton Library's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alameda County Library | Pleasanton Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 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 | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alameda County Library | City of Pleasanton |
Customer experience
Alameda County Library
Pleasanton Library
In-app purchases
Alameda County Library
No in-app purchases
Pleasanton Library
No in-app purchases
