Comparison

BrowZine vs PolyU Library

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BrowZine

Access and read scholarly journals from your institution or via Open Access. Organize your research by browsing subjects, creating a personal bookshelf, and saving articles to your preferred citation managers or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Browse journals by subject
  • View table of contents
  • Personalize journal bookshelf
  • Save articles to citation managers
  • Share articles on social media
Features
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Use BrowZine to easily find, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals available from your university, hospital, or corporate library who has a BrowZine subscription, or through Open Access publishers, covering all disciplines. With BrowZine you can: • Browse titles by subject to easily find journals of interest • Easily view table of contents of current and past journals • Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals • Save articles to EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks, Dropbox, and other services • Share with other researchers by posting to Facebook, Twitter and more

About

PolyU Library

Features
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PolyU Library Mobile App gives you a whole new experience in using library services and facilities: - Search and locate book collections and facilities with Augmented Reality (AR) indoor navigation - Find the availability of computers, group rooms, studios, seats, and study space in real time - Make reservation for library facilities, manage iBooking records and onsite check in/out the reserved rooms - View personal records of requested items and loans, and receive alert messages for borrowing and returning records, due date reminders and pick-up notices for requested items - Check-out books via NFC - Make advanced reservation for borrowing notebook computer - Listen to the audio guide of students sharing sessions and learning experiences when visiting the Outstanding Work by Students Showcase in the Library

Screenshots

BrowZine4 screens
PolyU Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PolyU Library at 15.0 against BrowZine's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrowZine ships an update every 2 months, PolyU Library every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BrowZine versus PolyU Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrowZinePolyU Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (66 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThird Iron, LLCThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

In-app purchases

None

BrowZine

No in-app purchases

None

PolyU Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrowZine free?
BrowZine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PolyU Library free?
PolyU Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrowZine or PolyU Library have ads?
Neither BrowZine nor PolyU Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrowZine or PolyU Library?
BrowZine ships an update every 2 months, and PolyU Library every 3 months. Most recently, BrowZine was updated on October 22, 2026 and PolyU Library on October 25, 2026.

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