Long Beach Public Library vs Placentia Library District
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Long Beach Public Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on books and other materials directly from your mobile device.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Reserve items
- Access anytime, anywhere
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Access Long Beach Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books. With our mobile app, you can connect with the Long Beach Public Library anytime, anywhere.
Placentia Library District
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.
- Account management
- Catalog search
- Renew books
- Reserve books
- Mobile access
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Access Placentia Library District from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Long Beach Public Library at 69% against Placentia Library District's 0%. Long Beach Public Library also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). Placentia Library District's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Long Beach Public Library holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Long Beach Public Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of Placentia Library District's.
Long Beach Public Library ships an update every 3 months, Placentia Library District every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Long Beach Public Library | Placentia Library District |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | City of Long Beach | Placentia Library District |
Customer experience
Long Beach Public Library
Placentia Library District
In-app purchases
Long Beach Public Library
No in-app purchases
Placentia Library District
No in-app purchases
Questions
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