CloudLibrary NewsStand vs Reading Cinemas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudLibrary NewsStand
Access thousands of magazines and newspapers from around the world for free with your library membership. Enjoy unlimited reading, download issues, and sync across all your devices. Discover a vast selection of titles in multiple languages and categories.
- Unlimited reading of magazines and newspapers
- Access to over 9500 titles
- Available in 60 languages
- Download issues for offline reading
- Sync across multiple devices
- Bookmark pages and articles
- Daily updates and featured content
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Welcome to OCLC digital solutions for library users, a non-profit organization trusted by over 30,000 libraries worldwide for our digital services, conceived for and by librarians. With CloudLibrary NewsStand you have unlimited access to thousands of magazines and newspapers in English and from around the world, free only with your participating library located in the US, Canada (except Quebec), Australia and New Zealand. CloudLibrary NewsStand by BibliMags(tm), powered by Magzter, presents the widest catalog from the most popular to the often hard to find specialized titles. You also have access to a whole world of cultural diversity from local and worldwide communities! Users will enjoy the simplicity and ease to find their preferred magazines and newspapers, download them and read them on any mobile device, PC or Mac. Patrons may also use the ‘CloudLibrary’ app from OCLC, which integrates the CloudLibrary NewsStand service. Features: - THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TITLES: Over 9500 titles from the most popular to the most specialized magazines and newspapers - ALL-YOU-CAN-READ: Unlimited reading of all titles, issues and articles! - EXTENSIVE SELECTION: Enjoy titles in all categories: entertainment, fashion, well-being, health, teen, culture, sport, celebrities, history, travel, newspapers, journals, nature, and many more - AVAILABLE IN 60 LANGUAGES: Find an extensive offering in English, along with the most complete international catalog including in: Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Swedish and more - NEVER MISS OUT ON AN ISSUE: Get the latest issues and back issues - DAILY UPDATES: Get our daily featured magazines, newspapers and news - READ ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME: Read online or download and keep issues on your device - BOOKMARK pages and articles you want to read again - DOWNLOAD ONCE AND READ ANYWHERE: Sync your magazines, newspapers and account info on all your compatible devices on PC/Mac, iPhone, iPad and other smartphone/tablet devices IT’S ALL FREE TO YOU, only with your participating library membership! Check with your local library for availability.
Reading Cinemas
Browse movie showtimes and purchase tickets for your preferred cinema location. You can also pre-order food and drinks, and redeem gift cards. Create an account to save your movie history and personal information.
- Browse movies and showtimes
- Purchase tickets
- Pre-order food and drinks
- Redeem gift cards
- Save movie history
- View upcoming screenings
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Browse movies & purchase tickets for your favorite Reading Cinemas location. - Find out what’s playing at your local cinema - Buy advance tickets on-the-go from your mobile device -Skip the line and place your food and drink orders in advance. - Redeem your Reading Cinemas gift card for tickets - Create a user account to save your movie history & personal information - View upcoming screenings & exclusive events By downloading, installing, and using this App, you agree to the Reading Cinemas/Reading International Mobile Application Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudLibrary NewsStand at 2.9 against Reading Cinemas's 1.5. CloudLibrary NewsStand also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 3%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Reading Cinemas's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 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.
CloudLibrary NewsStand holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of CloudLibrary NewsStand's written reviews are positive against 3% of Reading Cinemas's.
CloudLibrary NewsStand ships an update every 3 months, Reading Cinemas fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudLibrary NewsStand | Reading Cinemas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (33 ratings) — better | 1.5 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 2.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | Reading International, Inc. |
Customer experience
CloudLibrary NewsStand
Reading Cinemas
Bugs and requests
CloudLibrary NewsStand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Reading Cinemas
Reported bugs
58 issues- App freezes
- App is slow
- App has tons of glitches
- App is beyond useless
- App uses almost 3GB of data in less than 10 min
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- Lose tickets if switching apps or clicking elsewhere
- Impossible to make an account
- Cannot log into account
- Offers little functionality
- Normal usability things don't work
- Cannot autofill name and address
- Payment options don't work (no Apple Pay, no saved cards)
- Predictive typing doesn't work
- 'Save to Apple Wallet' button doesn't work
- Cannot buy tickets
- App glitches and forces closure
- App opens and then closes immediately
- Re-ordering multiple times and losing seats
- Food order ahead keeps getting cancelled
- Screen goes white and doesn't release tickets
- Only works in portrait mode
- Takes a whole lot more time switching between screens
- No 'back' arrow
- Cannot check movie times
- Cannot view bought tickets
- Crashes all the time
- Cannot view purchased tickets in profile
- Menu was missing items for food order
- Wouldn't recognize email
- Difficult to purchase tickets
- Couldn't email tickets, issued refund
- App wouldn't undo previous choice of seats
- Cannot add rewards card
- Will not recognize existing rewards membership
- Will not accumulate points
- Won't acknowledge purchase history
- Cannot access purchased tickets within the app
- Cannot add tickets to phone's wallet
- No way to view purchased tickets
- Maneuverability is not there
- How to find things is not easy
- Sensitivity is too much, keeps going to wrong links
- New app is worse than previous
- Cannot use app in landscape orientation on iPad
- To get to movie details, must click image, not title
- Runs way too slow
- Complicated and not user-friendly
- Cannot find tickets
- Charged twice
- UI is terrible
- Half of the necessary components don't function
- Try to buy a ticket and it just spins for eternity
- No back button
- Cannot get app to work
- Unsure if tickets are purchased
- No one is helping with app problems
- All style no intuitiveness
- Impossible to navigate and find anything
Requested features
15 requests- Allow landscape mode on tablets
- Add a 'back' arrow
- Bring back the old, working app
- Offer a subscription service
- Improve user experience and navigation
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- Allow viewing purchased tickets
- Allow adding tickets to phone wallet
- Fix the 'Save to Apple Wallet' button
- Add Apple Pay and saved credit card options
- Improve predictive typing
- Allow autofill for name and address
- Make the app intuitive and easy to navigate
- Allow ordering ahead with all menu items
- Revert to the original app's functionality
- Merge interfaces of previous and updated versions
In-app purchases
CloudLibrary NewsStand
No in-app purchases
Reading Cinemas
No in-app purchases
Questions
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