VPL Mobile vs Brampton Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VPL Mobile
Access your Vancouver Public Library account on the go. Borrow ebooks and audiobooks, manage holds, and discover new titles with staff recommendations. Your library card is now digital.
- Borrow ebooks and audiobooks
- Manage holds
- Digital library barcode
- Search library catalog
- Save titles for later
- Check hours and locations
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Use Vancouver Public Library app to discover new titles, borrow ebooks and audiobooks, place and manage holds, check your account, browse staff recommendations and more. Features: - Search the library catalogue - Display your library barcode on your phone - Check library hours and locations - Scan ISBN barcodes - Save titles for later
Brampton Library
Access your library account on the go with this app. Scan book barcodes to check availability, manage loans, and access your digital library card. Discover new books, ebooks, audiobooks, and online learning resources.
- Scan book barcodes for availability
- Manage borrowed items and due dates
- Access digital library card
- Discover ebooks and audiobooks
- Find branch hours and locations
- Access online learning resources
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Take us with you when you download our app and enjoy features that include scanning the code on the back of any book to see if we have it in our collection, checking out books anywhere in our branches, accessing your library card from the app or adding it to your Apple or Google wallet, renewing borrowed items, checking due dates, checking our hours and locations, and discovering new books, ebooks, audiobooks, online learning, and more! In its nine modern branches and online, Brampton Library is building an inclusive community by inspiring learning, literacy, and social cohesion. Apply online for your free Brampton Library card at bramptonlibrary.ca, or in person at any of our branches. Discover in-person and virtual programs for all ages and interests in our quarterly library magazine, search our online calendar of events, and subscribe to our email updates to be among the first to hear about new library services and monthly highlights. Follow us on social media @BramptonLibrary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brampton Library at 67% against VPL Mobile's 47%. 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.
VPL Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Brampton Library every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VPL Mobile | Brampton Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vancouver Public Library Board | Brampton Library |
Customer experience
VPL Mobile
Brampton Library
Bugs and requests
VPL Mobile
Reported bugs
29 issues- Buggy after updating to iOS17
- Not remembering login/session
- Error messages when loading content
- Constantly need to sign in
- App crashes a lot
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- Puts books never ordered in completed section
- Crashes when trying to access shelves
- New app very slow to open
- Old UI with bad user experience
- App crashes and does weird things
- Terrible app for accessing ebooks
- No way to search ebooks by availability
- No way to put ebooks on hold
- App sucks
- Won't accept password
- Not optimized for iPhone X
- Clunky UI
- Library card screen unreadable by library scanners
- Crashy McCrasherson version 2.0
- App opens but crashes on any interaction
- Needs to be updated and optimized
- Newest update: cannot see pictures of books
- Since the update can't open this app
- Login screen is blank since updating to iOS 7
- No longer lets me log in with iOS 7
- Cannot log in with iOS 7
- Doesn't work on iOS 7
- App just loads and loads and nothing works with iOS 7
- Search function seizes up & times out
Requested features
13 requests- Apple Wallet support
- Notifications for book readiness
- Option to turn on notifications
- Add children's accounts to parent account
- Add library card to Wallet/Passbook
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- Optimize for newer iPhone models
- Improve barcode scanning for library scanners
- Add predictive search functionality
- Show book covers
- Map of nearby libraries
- Section for upcoming VPL events
- Dark mode option
- Option to choose 12/24 hour clock
Brampton Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VPL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Brampton Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VPL Mobile free?
Is Brampton Library free?
Do VPL Mobile or Brampton Library have ads?
Which is updated more often, VPL Mobile or Brampton Library?
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