Donate Books vs CloudpilotEmu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donate Books
This app helps you identify which books from your collection are wanted by the Internet Archive for preservation and digitization. Scan book barcodes or printed identifiers using your phone's camera to receive immediate feedback on whether to donate.
- Scan book barcodes
- OCR printed identifiers
- Camera-based scanning
- Preservation feedback
- Digitization matching
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The Internet Archive Donate Books app helps donors determine which books from their collection to donate to the Internet Archive so they can be preserved and digitized. The app allows users to scan their book barcodes or identifiers to figure out which books to donate. Users can scan book barcodes or OCR printed identifiers in their books using their phone camera to identify their books and match to corresponding metadata. They will then receive feedback on whether the Internet Archive wants to preserve and digitize the book. The app includes modes for scanning barcodes or using OCR to scan printed identifiers. Simply place the barcode or identifier in the view of your phone camera and see a red or green response indicating whether to donate the book or not. For installation instructions, where to report bugs or request assistance, and information about physical item donations to the Internet Archive please see our help center page.
CloudpilotEmu
This application allows you to run classic PalmOS handheld devices on your modern iPhone or iPad. It emulates various devices and supports PalmOS versions up to 5, offering features like continuous state saves and file management.
- PalmOS handheld emulation
- Supports PalmOS 4.1 and 5
- Continuous state saves
- Savestate file import/export
- Manage .prc and .pdb files
- Emulated SD cards and memory sticks
- Audio emulation
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CloudpilotEmu runs PalmOS handhelds on modern devices. It emulates a wide range of devices up to PalmOS 4.1 and the Palm Tungsten E2 for PalmOS 5. Its features include: * Continuous state saves — reopen the app and continue right where you left off * Export and import of savestate files * Switch between multiple emulation sessions * Direct installation and export of .prc and .pdb files * Realistic emulation of timers and device speed * Emulated SD cards and memory sticks * File browser for managing memory cards * Audio emulation * Keyboard input on OS4 and earlier * Clipboard integration on OS4 and earlier * Network support (including network HotSync) on OS4 and earlier This app enables you to run CloudpilotEmu on your iPhone or iPad as a native app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudpilotEmu at 5.0 against Donate Books's 4.0. CloudpilotEmu also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
CloudpilotEmu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Donate Books's written reviews are positive against 100% of CloudpilotEmu's.
Donate Books ships an update every 4 months, CloudpilotEmu every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Donate Books | CloudpilotEmu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Archive | Christian Speckner |
Customer experience
Donate Books
CloudpilotEmu
In-app purchases
Donate Books
No in-app purchases
CloudpilotEmu
No in-app purchases









