Ray’z vs PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ray’z
Easily book and manage barber appointments with this app. View services, check availability, and pay securely without cash. Receive reminders and manage your bookings.
- View services and prices
- Check availability
- Book appointments
- Secure in-app payments
- Appointment reminders
- Reschedule or cancel appointments
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Welcome to Ray’z Barbershop! With a few taps, you can check availability, book appointments, & pay! With our app, you can: -View our full menu of services and prices -View availability and reserve a time that fits your schedule -Quickly and securely pay and tip so you never need cash -Receive notifications and appointment reminders -Manage Appointments: Reschedule, Cancel, Get Directions Schedule your next appointment today!
PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
Access your library's catalog, manage your account, and discover digital resources from your mobile device. Place holds, renew items, and stay informed about library events and notifications. Store digital library cards for convenient access to participating PrairieCat libraries.
- Search library catalog
- Manage account
- Place holds
- Renew materials
- Access digital resources
- View library events
- Store digital library cards
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Connect with your library right from your device - search the catalog, manage your account, place holds, renew materials, access digital resources, view events and library information, store digital library cards, get library notifications, and more. Access participating PrairieCat libraries through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ray’z at 4.9 against PrairieCat Libraries Mobile's 1.8. Ray’z also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 11%) and ratings volume (176 vs 12). PrairieCat Libraries Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ray’z holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ray’z has 176 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Ray’z's written reviews are positive against 11% of PrairieCat Libraries Mobile's.
Ray’z ships an update every 14 months, PrairieCat Libraries Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ray’z | PrairieCat Libraries Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (176 ratings) — better | 1.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ray'z Inc | PrairieCat Libraries Mobile |
Customer experience
Ray’z
PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
In-app purchases
Ray’z
No in-app purchases
PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
No in-app purchases
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