Comparison

BOX5 vs MidPointe Library System

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BOX5

Access exclusive streaming content designed to inspire aspiring performers in marching bands, drum corps, color guards, and dance teams. This app delivers high-quality video experiences from compelling performances worldwide, produced by a team deeply passionate about the arts.

Highlights
  • Exclusive streaming content
  • Inspires performers
  • High-quality video experiences
  • Focus on marching arts
  • Content for dance teams
Features
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Box5 TV streams exclusive media that inspires the next generation of performers, marching bands, concert bands, color guards, drum corps and dance teams. BOX5 Media strives to create and deliver the highest quality streaming experiences for the most compelling performances anywhere in the world. The BOX5 team is extremely passionate about video production and the arts and believe no other company can match this level of detail and expertise in the marching activity and media production. Founded in 1999 as an audio company, BOX5 Media is still a family business in 2021. Every person that works with BOX5 Media has been a member of; or taught; marching band, concert band, color guard, drum corps and / or a dance team. We know the arts, inside and out, we live and breathe to support the arts every way possible. The president of BOX5, Tim Snyder, is currently the brass caption head of the Troopers Drum Corps, from Casper, WY. “We have built BOX5 with our employees and our love for our activity. Every person associated with BOX5 knows the activity intimately. I don’t know of any other company that you can find that level of commitment in our field. To me, that is something very special and truly exciting. This is my passion; providing quality archiving and production for the arts programs and participants around the country. It’s not just what we do, It’s who we are. I LOVE MY JOB”

About

MidPointe Library System

Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Manage library account
  • Search catalog
  • Renew books
  • Place holds
  • Access on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Features
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Access MidPointe Library System from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

Screenshots

BOX51 screens
MidPointe Library System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MidPointe Library System at 50% against BOX5's 5%. MidPointe Library System also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). BOX5's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MidPointe Library System holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOX5 has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of BOX5's written reviews are positive against 50% of MidPointe Library System's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOX5 ships an update every 6 months, MidPointe Library System every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BOX5 versus MidPointe Library System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOX5MidPointe Library System
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (42 ratings)2.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGIDEO LLCMidPointe Library System

Customer experience

BOX5

All ratings38 ratings
Positive15.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.0%

MidPointe Library System

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

BOX5

No in-app purchases

None

MidPointe Library System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOX5 free?
BOX5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MidPointe Library System free?
MidPointe Library System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BOX5 or MidPointe Library System?
MidPointe Library System is rated higher. BOX5 averages 1.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while MidPointe Library System averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BOX5 or MidPointe Library System have ads?
Neither BOX5 nor MidPointe Library System shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOX5 or MidPointe Library System?
BOX5 ships an update every 6 months, and MidPointe Library System every 5 weeks. Most recently, BOX5 was updated on October 12, 2026 and MidPointe Library System on September 23, 2026.

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