GCLS Mobile vs SCLENDS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GCLS Mobile
Manage your library account on the go. Access your digital library card, place holds, and find library locations. Connect with your local library system easily.
- Manage multiple library cards
- Digital library card for checkouts
- Place holds on materials
- Scan ISBN codes
- Library location directions
- Connect with the library
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Take the Greenville County Library everywhere you go! • Manage multiple library card accounts in one place. • Scan your digital library card to check out materials. • Place holds on library materials. • Scan ISBN Codes • Get directions to any Library System location with one tap. • Connect with us
SCLENDS
This app allows users to access a library catalog, manage their accounts, and find physical branch locations directly from their mobile devices. It provides a convenient way to interact with library services on the go.
- Search library catalog
- Manage user account
- Locate nearest branch
- Mobile access
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Access SCLENDS from your phone! Search the catalog, manage your account and locate the nearest branch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GCLS Mobile at 4.0 against SCLENDS's 3.0. GCLS Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). SCLENDS's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). 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.
GCLS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of GCLS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of SCLENDS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GCLS Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, SCLENDS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GCLS Mobile | SCLENDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Greenville County Library System | South Carolina State Library |
Customer experience
GCLS Mobile
SCLENDS
In-app purchases
GCLS Mobile
No in-app purchases
SCLENDS
No in-app purchases
