Long Beach Public Library vs SBPL
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.
SBPL
Manage your San Bernardino Public Library account on your Apple device. Search the library catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Reserve books
- Access on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Access SBPL-GO, the San Bernardino Public Library app, 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 rating: Long Beach Public Library at 3.8 against SBPL's 3.0. Long Beach Public Library also leads on ratings volume (8 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.
Long Beach Public Library holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Long Beach Public Library has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Long Beach Public Library | SBPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| 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 | SBPL-GO |
Customer experience
Long Beach Public Library
SBPL
In-app purchases
Long Beach Public Library
No in-app purchases
SBPL
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Long Beach Public Library free?
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