Montana Shared Catalog vs Embering
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.
Embering
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Embering is a one-quote-a-day companion built around a simple ritual: each morning, a single line arrives — from André, Mary-Anne, poetry, or scripture — and stays with you through the day. One line, kept glowing. VOICES Follow your favorite writers or turn to poetry and ancient wisdom for variation. A new voice takes its turn each day, so your line never repeats. REMEMBER, DON'T JUST READ Three gentle spaced-repetition check-ins through the day help a line actually stick — not one more thing you scroll past and forget. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A home-screen and lock-screen widget keeps today's line where you'll actually see it, refreshed automatically. QUIET BY DESIGN No feed. No likes. No infinite scroll. Just one line, and the space to sit with it. Founding Readers — anyone who installs before the cutoff — keep every feature free for life: the memory coach, all widget styles, streaks, and the ability to save your own affirmations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Embering at 5.0 against Montana Shared Catalog's 3.1. Embering also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Montana Shared Catalog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Embering sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Montana Shared Catalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Embering holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Montana Shared Catalog has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Montana Shared Catalog ships an update every 4 months, Embering every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Montana Shared Catalog | Embering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Montana State Library - Montana Shared Catalog | Embering LLC |
In-app purchases
Montana Shared Catalog
No in-app purchases
Embering
- Founding ReaderFree
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