CloudLibrary vs Lerner AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudLibrary
Manage your library account and discover new content. Borrow physical items, access eBooks and audiobooks, and receive helpful reminders. Personalize your reading experience and stay organized with this intuitive library companion.
- Borrow physical and digital items
- Access eBooks and Audiobooks
- Manage multiple library accounts
- Receive due-date reminders
- Discover library events
- Personalize reading experience
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A must-have app for library users! Easily borrow physical items using your mobile device, receive reminders, manage receipts and discover new digital content all within the CloudLibrary app! Extremely intuitive, all it takes is a library card to login and get started! Designed for an enjoyable experience, users can benefit from many new features, depending on their library’s subscription. - Easily accessible library card, which conveniently displays when you’re near the library - Switch accounts with ease and manage multiple library cards from one mobile device - Download and enjoy free eBooks and Audiobooks - Keep track of your physical and digital library activity in one place - Receive helpful receipts, due-date reminders and packable checklists - Visible push notifications alert when hold items are available - View upcoming library events and programs - Checkout print items at your library using your mobile device - Fun and loveable customizations include Themes, Avatars and Nicknames For libraries that have a subscription to offer eBooks and Audiobooks: - Customize your homepage bookshelves to display your preferred genres - Simple interface makes browsing and saving titles a breeze - Filter content by format, availability and language to display exactly what you are looking for - Mark titles as favorites or read to help with literary conversations with friends - Sync digital content across multiple devices to easily pick up where you left off - View current books, full reading history, items on hold and saved titles in one place - Sort titles by name or author to easily find what you’re looking for - Receive reading recommendations or view additional titles by author or series - Select font size, margins and background colors to create your preferred reading experience - Search eBooks for a particular phrase to get back to that one spot you wanted to reference - Bookmark pages and add notes if needed - Return titles early when you’re finished and make available for other readers Elevate your library experience today with the CloudLibrary app!
Lerner AR
This app enhances reading by bringing book content to life through augmented reality. Scan images in companion books to unlock interactive 3D models and animations related to the text. Explore space, the human body, and insects in an engaging, digital format.
- Augmented reality content viewer
- Interactive 3D models
- Educational book companion
- Intuitive AR interface
- Content related to space, biology, and insects
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NOTICE: This app requires a minimum iOS of 11.0 and an A9 chip. Find out if your device meets requirements at www.apple.com/augmented-reality/. Augment your reading experience with Lerner AR! Download this free app to pair with a Lerner AR book. As you read, look for the Lerner AR icon throughout the book. It means there is an augmented reality experience on that page! Use the app to scan the picture near the icon to access bonus augmented reality content related to that page. Features - Easy to use, intuitive augmented reality viewer - Pop-up tips and interactive instruction help you get the most out of the experience - Brings digital content to the reading experience in a way that short links or QR codes simply can’t provide Companion books Creepy Crawlers in Action, Folding Tech, Space in Action, and The Gross Human Body in Action let readers explore space, bugs, and the human body through interactive augmented reality experiences! Watch a black hole eat a star, see the moon's orbit, look around on Mars as if you're actually there. Learn how boogers work, see inside an artery, and find out how what you eat affects your poop. Watch creepy crawlers lay eggs, hunt prey, and perform a mating dance. Each book contains multiple AR experiences to bring learning to life. It's like a pop-up book for your digital device! Augmented reality experiences in Folding Tech and the Space in Action series include: - Insight’s folding solar panels - PUFFER, the Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot - A star going supernova and exploding - A humanoid robot built for space exploration - Cassini orbiting Saturn and crashing into it - A complete animated model of the solar system - Looking around the surfaces of the moon and Mars as well as the International Space Station Augmented reality experiences in The Gross Human Body in Action series include: - Interactive stomach digestion process - Zit cross section, with interactive popping - Lice on hair - Mouth amoeba eating bad bacteria - Healthy tooth transforming into a cavity - Bruise time lapse - Femur with different kinds of bone breaks - Typical ear morphing into cauliflower ear Augmented reality experiences in Creepy Crawlers in Action series include: -Jumping spider performing a mating dance -Praying mantis hunting a mosquito -Locust laying eggs underground -Stick insect hatching -Tick sucking blood and swelling To learn more about Lerner AR and the books that include augmented reality content, please visit lernerbooks.com/go/AR. Watch your books come to life with Lerner AR! Be aware of your surroundings while using this app, as there are hazards associated with using a camera-based application while driving, walking, or otherwise being distracted or disoriented from real world situations. By downloading the app you agree to the collection, storage and use by PTC and its affiliates and service providers of Statistics from the Software and the transfer of Statistics between PTC and its affiliates and service providers (which may be in the United States or in other countries), in each case for the purposes of (a) providing the Software and Services, (b) facilitating the provision of new products, updates, enhancements and other services, (c) improving the Software, the Services, and other products, services and technologies, and (c) providing new products, services or technologies customers of PTC or its affiliates. No personally identifiable information is collected or stored.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudLibrary at 4.8 against Lerner AR's 4.3. CloudLibrary also leads on ratings volume (253K vs 6) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). Lerner AR's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CloudLibrary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudLibrary has 253K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of CloudLibrary's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lerner AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudLibrary | Lerner AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (253K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 253K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #41 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OCLC | Lerner Publishing Group |
Customer experience
CloudLibrary
Lerner AR
Bugs and requests
CloudLibrary
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to open/download books
- Losing place in books when reopening app
- Random page skipping and jumps
- Corrupted library data and lost reading history
- Frequent login issues and errors
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved search and browsing functionality
- Better integration with other reading apps (e.g. Kindle)
- Progress tracking and bookmarking improvements
- Option to extend loan periods
Lerner AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudLibrary
No in-app purchases
Lerner AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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