Sutherland Shire Libraries vs UOW Library Borrowing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sutherland Shire Libraries
Manage your library account on the go. Borrow items, reserve new titles, and access library resources from your mobile device. Discover events, find branch locations, and use your phone as a library card.
- Digital library card
- Search library catalog
- Reserve and borrow items
- Scan barcodes for availability
- View upcoming events
- Find branch locations and hours
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Access Sutherland Shire Libraries with your iPhone and take the library everywhere you go. Everything the library has to offer is at your fingertips. - Sign into the app and use it like your library card, add other family members and manage everyone’s accounts in the one place. - Search any Sutherland Shire library branch to find books, movies, magazines and more. Browse bestsellers, new titles and recommended reads. - Reserve items, check when they’re ready to collect, borrow them with your phone, check when their due and renew what you’d like to keep a little longer. - Found a good book in a store? Scan the barcode to see if it’s at your local library to borrow. - See upcoming events and news. - Check library hours and get directions to the nearest location.
UOW Library Borrowing
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Borrow Library items right from the shelves using your mobile device (currently available at Wollongong and Shoalhaven Campus Libraries).
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Verdict
Sutherland Shire Libraries and UOW Library Borrowing are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Sutherland Shire Libraries ships an update every 2 months, UOW Library Borrowing every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sutherland Shire Libraries | UOW Library Borrowing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 408 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sutherland Shire Council | Meescan Inc. |
In-app purchases
Sutherland Shire Libraries
No in-app purchases
UOW Library Borrowing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sutherland Shire Libraries free?
Is UOW Library Borrowing free?
Do Sutherland Shire Libraries or UOW Library Borrowing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sutherland Shire Libraries or UOW Library Borrowing?
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