Plainfield Area Public Library vs Da Burbs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plainfield Area Public Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, place holds, and renew borrowed items directly from your mobile device.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Place holds
- Renew items
- Mobile access
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Access Plainfield Area Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, place holds and/or renew items.
Da Burbs
Discover local events and activities happening in over 30 Chicago suburbs. This app aggregates information from various community sources, making it easy to find weekend fun and happenings beyond the city.
- Browse events by suburb or region
- Filter by South, North, and West suburbs
- Push notifications for new events
- Friday digest of weekend events
- Add events to calendar
- Covers 30+ Chicago suburbs
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Da Burbs is the easiest way to discover what's happening in your Chicagoland suburb this weekend and beyond. We pull events from park districts, village halls, chambers of commerce, and local organizations across 30+ suburbs — so you don't have to check 10 different websites. FEATURES • Browse events by suburb or region • Filter by South, North, and West suburbs • Get push notifications when new events are added • Receive a Friday digest of weekend events near you • Add events directly to your calendar SUBURBS COVERED South: Tinley Park, Frankfort, New Lenox, Orland Park, Mokena, Lockport, Joliet, Bolingbrook West: Naperville, Downers Grove, Oak Park, Wheaton, Elmhurst, Aurora, Berwyn, Hinsdale, La Grange North: Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Des Plaines, Glenview, Wilmette, Elgin, Waukegan New suburbs added regularly. Da Burbs is free, with no ads and no account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Da Burbs at 5.0 against Plainfield Area Public Library's 4.4. Da Burbs also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 days 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.
Da Burbs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Plainfield Area Public Library's written reviews are positive against 100% of Da Burbs's.
Plainfield Area Public Library ships an update every 3 months, Da Burbs every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Plainfield Area Public Library | Da Burbs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Plainfield Public Library App | Michael Hossa |
Customer experience
Plainfield Area Public Library
Da Burbs
In-app purchases
Plainfield Area Public Library
No in-app purchases
Da Burbs
No in-app purchases
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