SHARE Mobile Library vs SPI Catholic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHARE Mobile Library
Access the SHARE shared library catalog for central and southern Illinois. Browse new books, manage your borrowed items, and discover digital content. Find your local library branch easily.
- Search library catalog
- Browse new books
- Renew borrowed items
- Search digital content
- Find local library branches
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Search the SHARE shared library catalog in central and southern Illinois. Browse new books, renew your items, search digital content, and find your nearest library, all on the SHARE app. Your local library is at your fingertips!
SPI Catholic
This app fosters a devoted community of missionary disciples and stewards of creation, guided by Catholic teachings. It focuses on hospitality, prayer, formation, and service to live out the discipleship and stewardship way of life.
- Missionary disciple community
- Stewardship of creation
- Four Pillars: Hospitality, Prayer, Formation, Service
- Catholic teachings and scripture
- Faith-based community building
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Our mission is to build a fervent community of intentional and dedicated missionary disciples of the Risen Lord and steadfast stewards of God’s creation who seek to become saints. Accordingly, the community of Catholic faithful in this diocese is committed to the discipleship and stewardship way of life as commanded by Christ Our Savior and as revealed by Sacred Scripture and Tradition. To further this mission, the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is committed to implementing the Four Pillars of Discipleship and Stewardship, namely: Hospitality, Prayer, Formation, and Service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SPI Catholic at 5.0 against SHARE Mobile Library's 4.4. SHARE Mobile Library's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 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.
SPI Catholic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHARE Mobile Library has 43 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SHARE Mobile Library ships an update every 2 months, SPI Catholic every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHARE Mobile Library | SPI Catholic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (43 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Illinois Heartland Library System | The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Trustee Corporation |
Customer experience
SHARE Mobile Library
SPI Catholic
In-app purchases
SHARE Mobile Library
No in-app purchases
SPI Catholic
No in-app purchases
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