Harper Hub vs Rolling Meadows Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harper Hub
Manage your academic life and campus experience with this app. Stay organized with a calendar, to-do lists, and event reminders. Access campus resources and receive important notifications.
- Calendar with events, classes, and assignments
- Push notifications for deadlines and announcements
- Access to academic tools
- Class management and to-do lists
- Campus event discovery and reminders
- Information on campus services
- Campus map with navigation
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Harper Hub is your place to connect, engage and navigate Harper College. Connect with clubs, organizations, events and departments on campus. Explore opportunities on campus and ways to make your student experience shine. Navigate campus with campus maps right at your fingertips.
Rolling Meadows Library
Discover books, movies, music, and more through the library catalog. Manage your account, place holds, and renew items on the go. Access digital resources and register for library programs and classes easily.
- Search library catalog
- Manage account information
- Place holds and renew materials
- Register for programs and classes
- Access digital content
- Use eCard for checkouts
- Scan ISBN barcodes
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Search the library catalog for books, movies, music, and more. Access your account information, place holds, and renew materials from anywhere. Easily register for programs and classes at the Library. Access online resources and digital content 24/7 from your mobile device. Check out materials at the Library with your eCard. Scan ISBN barcodes at bookstores or other locations to see if the item is available at the Library. Need help with the app? You can call or email the Library directly from the app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Harper Hub at every 6 weeks against Rolling Meadows Library's every 15 months. Harper Hub also leads on ratings volume (264 vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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.
Harper Hub holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harper Hub has 264 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Harper Hub ships an update every 6 weeks, Rolling Meadows Library every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harper Hub | Rolling Meadows Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (264 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 264 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harper College | Rolling Meadows Library |
Customer experience
Harper Hub
Rolling Meadows Library
Bugs and requests
Harper Hub
Reported bugs
14 issues- Unable to reply to posts on iPhone app
- Cannot see assignments on iPhone app
- No due dates available to put in calendar
- Homework assignments not linked to the app
- Announcements lag
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- Directory feeds to a 404
- Other features barely work
- App is unpolished and needs more testing
- Latest update v3.2.2 is worthless
- Icons unorganized and text garbled after update
- Needs iOS 7 compatibility
- No "remember me" button
- Login screen freezes (implied by frequent re-login)
- Notifications received but message not visible in app
Requested features
4 requests- Simplify the app slightly
- Integrate Harper email
- Add a "remember me" button
- Have college email on the app
Rolling Meadows Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Harper Hub
No in-app purchases
Rolling Meadows Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Harper Hub free?
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