WYLDCat vs BookScape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WYLDCat
Explore your library's collection of books, movies, and games from anywhere. Search the entire catalog, manage your account, place holds, and renew items on the go.
- Explore library catalog
- Search books, movies, games
- Manage library account
- Place holds on titles
- Renew eligible items
- Search eContent
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The WYLD Catalog 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. Check your library account, place holds, and renew eligible titles.
BookScape
Enhance your reading with immersive soundscapes and ambient music tailored to your book's genre and mood. This app runs in the background, allowing you to enjoy curated audio experiences with physical books, e-readers, or other reading apps.
- Curated soundscapes for various genres
- Ambient music and subtle effects
- Background audio playback
- Save favorite soundscape combinations
- Supports physical, e-reader, and app reading
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- BookScape is an audio companion for readers that turns any book into an immersive experience with curated soundscapes, ambient music, and subtle effects that match your story’s mood. - Browse themed soundscapes for fantasy, sci‑fi, mystery, romance, and more - Start a session, press play, and let BookScape run in the background while you read in your favorite app, on your e‑reader, or with a physical book. - Save your favorite combinations and switch between them quickly as you move between different books or genres. - BookScape supports background audio so your soundscapes keep playing even when your device is locked or you switch apps. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BookScape at 90% against WYLDCat's 13%. BookScape also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). WYLDCat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. BookScape sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WYLDCat asks for nothing beyond the download.
BookScape holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of WYLDCat's written reviews are positive against 90% of BookScape's.
WYLDCat ships an update monthly, BookScape every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WYLDCat | BookScape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wyoming State Library | Early Insights Lab LLC |
Customer experience
WYLDCat
BookScape
In-app purchases
WYLDCat
No in-app purchases
BookScape
- BookScape Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly bookScape Plus Subscription$39.991 Year
- $0.99 tip$0.99
- Developer tip of $0.99$0.99
- Optional $1.99 tip for developer$1.99
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- $3.99 optional tip for developer$3.99
