MetroShare Libraries vs Grapevine Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetroShare Libraries
Access your local library's catalog from your mobile device. Search for books, movies, and games, place holds, and manage your account by checking due dates and renewing items.
- Search library catalog
- Find books, movies, games
- Place holds on items
- Check due dates
- Renew eligible titles
- Explore eContent
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The MetroShare app allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates and renew eligible titles. MetroShare is a library consortium featuring Benbrook Public Library, Burleson Public Library, Decatur Public Library, Forest Hill Public Library, Haltom City Public Library, Haslet Public Library, Keller Public Library, Richland Hills Public Library, Roanoke Public Library, Saginaw Public Library, and Watauga Public Library. MetroShare is funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Grant Number CAP-22081). (2022)
Grapevine Library
Access your local library's catalog from your mobile device. Search for books, movies, and games, place holds, and manage your account by checking due dates and renewing items.
- Search entire catalog
- Find books, movies, games
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Renew items
- Access eContent
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The Grapevine Public Library app allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grapevine Library at 5.0 against MetroShare Libraries's 1.4. MetroShare Libraries's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Grapevine Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MetroShare Libraries has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetroShare Libraries | Grapevine Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benbrook Public Library | City of Grapevine |
Customer experience
MetroShare Libraries
Grapevine Library
In-app purchases
MetroShare Libraries
No in-app purchases
Grapevine Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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