Montana Shared Catalog vs SolArc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Montana Shared Catalog
Easily search and manage your library account on the go. Access the Montana Shared Catalog directly from your Apple device. Keep track of your borrowed items and explore the collection.
- Search library collection
- Manage user account
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
- Explore catalog
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Access the Montana Shared Catalog from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Search the library collection and manage your account.
SolArc
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Mobile Application for SolArc customers. Customers can register for push notifications, see their loadshedding schedules as well as historical messages sent to them.
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Verdict
Montana Shared Catalog and SolArc are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Montana Shared Catalog ships an update every 4 months, SolArc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Montana Shared Catalog | SolArc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Montana State Library - Montana Shared Catalog | SolrBoost Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Montana Shared Catalog
No in-app purchases
SolArc
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Montana Shared Catalog free?
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Do Montana Shared Catalog or SolArc have ads?
Which is updated more often, Montana Shared Catalog or SolArc?
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