Comparison

Allegheny County Libraries vs BookSylo

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

Head to head
About

Allegheny County Libraries

Manage your library experience on the go with this app. Search the catalog, reserve items, track checkouts, and discover events. Access library hours, locations, and online learning resources from any of the participating Allegheny County libraries.

Highlights
  • Search library catalog
  • Reserve items
  • Manage multiple library accounts
  • Track checkouts and holds
  • View and register for events
  • Access library hours and locations
  • Use online learning resources
Features
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Take the Allegheny County Libraries everywhere you go! -Search the library catalog and reserve items -Add one or more library accounts to your device, allowing you to manage holds, checkouts, and more -View and register for events at the library -See information about hours, locations and services offered -Access online learning resources and so much more! Allegheny County Libraries include: ACLA Mobile Library Services Bookmobile Andrew Bayne Memorial Library Avalon Public Library Baldwin Borough Public Library Bethel Park Public Library Braddock Carnegie Library Association Brentwood Library Bridgeville Public Library Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale Carnegie Library of McKeesport Carnegie Library of McKeesport – White Oak Branch Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh CLP – Allegheny CLP – Beechview CLP – Brookline CLP – Carrick CLP – Downtown CLP – East Liberty CLP – Hazelwood CLP – Hill District CLP – Homewood CLP – Knoxville CLP – Lawrenceville CLP – LAMP CLP – Main (Oakland) CLP – Mt. Washington CLP – Sheraden CLP – South Side CLP – Squirrel Hill CLP – West End CLP – Woods Run Carnegie of Homestead CC Mellor Memorial Library CC Mellor Memorial Library – Forest Hills Clairton Community Library of Allegheny Valley Community Library of Castle Shannon Cooper-Siegel Community Library Coraopolis Memorial Library Crafton Public Library Dormont Public Library F.O.R. Sto-Rox Public Library Green Tree Public Library Hampton Community Library Jefferson Hills Public Library Millvale Community Library Monroeville Public Library Moon Township Public Library Mt. Lebanon Public Library North Versailles Public Library Northern Tier Regional Library Northern Tier Regional Library – Pine Branch Northland Public Library Oakmont Carnegie Library Penn Hills Library Pleasant Hills Public Library Plum Borough Community Library Robinson Township Library Scott Township Public Library Sewickley Public Library Shaler North Hills Library Sharpsburg Community Library South Fayette Township Library South Park Township Library Springdale Free Public Library Upper St. Clair Township Library Western Allegheny Community Library

About

BookSylo

Features
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Know the moment your book moves on Amazon. BookSylo watches your book's public Amazon pages and tells you when something meaningful changes — a rating, your rank, the price, or a bestseller badge — so you can stop refreshing and get back to writing. No Amazon login. Ever. BookSylo reads public Amazon information only. It is not connected to KDP, it is not a sales or revenue tracker, and it never asks for your Amazon password. WHAT BOOKSYLO WATCHES • Rating alerts — a new rating lands, or your star average shifts. • Rank movement — store rank plus every category your book is listed in, with thresholds so small noise stays quiet. • Category rank goals — set the Top N you are aiming for and see the goal line on your history graph. • Milestones and badges — an alert when you break into a Top N, and a Best Seller signal in the Top 10. • Price watch — public price changes, alongside every other signal. • Listing health — an alert when Amazon stops listing an edition, and again when it returns. CAMPAIGNS Running a price drop, a newsletter feature, or an ad push? Start a Campaign for that window and see what changed in your book's public Amazon signals while it ran: typical rank before against typical rank during, the best position observed, and whether you reached a Top N you set — per book and per category, with the window marked on your graph. Finish with a result card you can share. Every campaign says plainly what the numbers do and don't show: public observations, not sales, and no proof of what caused a change. ALERTS ON YOUR TERMS • The numbers are in the notification — "now at 48 ratings (+1)", not "something changed". • Per-category control — each category can carry its own threshold, or be muted on its own. • Daily summaries — one digest a day if you would rather not be pinged. • Quiet hours, pause, and snooze. • Activity feed — every rating, rank, price, badge, and milestone moment for a book, in one list. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET One book at a glance — rank, stars, ratings, and price, with when it was last checked. Tap to open it. Choose any title or edition; it is then checked as often as BookSylo checks anything. (Pro) YOUR CATALOG AND ITS HISTORY • Add a book by ASIN, ISBN, or a title search with an optional author hint. • Kindle, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions across 22 Amazon marketplaces, from the US and UK to Japan, India, and Brazil. • Rating, rank, and price history as graphs or a table, with your notes marked on the graph. • Private notes and labels — pin a note to the day a promo ran and see it marked on your history. • Your most important books are checked most often; pin up to 3 into the fastest group. • Share a KPI snapshot, an Activity moment, or a finished campaign result — only public metrics, never your labels, notes, or email. PLANS Free — track 1 Amazon ASIN: one edition of one book in one marketplace. Full rating, rank, price, and badge tracking, notification controls, private labels and notes, one campaign at a time, to a shareable result, and 14 days of history. No account required. Pro — required to track 2 or more ASINs. Up to 50 ASINs across books, editions, formats, and marketplaces; multi-select from title search; edition grouping into one Home title card; the home-screen widget; comp title tracking; unlimited campaigns; Check now, once per hour per book and up to 20 a day; and 90 days of history. A 14-day free trial is available where offered. BookSylo Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. It renews until cancelled, and you can cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Available in English, German, and Spanish. Works on iPhone and iPad. BookSylo is an independent product and is not affiliated with Amazon. A title only has data in a marketplace where it is actually listed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.booksylo.com/privacy/ Support: support@mail.booksylo.com

Screenshots

Allegheny County Libraries4 screens
BookSylo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookSylo at every 9 days against Allegheny County Libraries's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Allegheny County Libraries ships an update every 3 weeks, BookSylo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Allegheny County Libraries versus BookSylo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllegheny County LibrariesBookSylo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCapira Technologies, LLC.Data Pro Analytics LLC

In-app purchases

None

Allegheny County Libraries

No in-app purchases

None

BookSylo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Allegheny County Libraries free?
Allegheny County Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookSylo free?
BookSylo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Allegheny County Libraries or BookSylo have ads?
Neither Allegheny County Libraries nor BookSylo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Allegheny County Libraries or BookSylo?
Allegheny County Libraries ships an update every 3 weeks, and BookSylo every 9 days. Most recently, Allegheny County Libraries was updated on October 24, 2026 and BookSylo on October 12, 2026.

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