성북u vs Tastory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
성북u
This app unifies multiple libraries in the Seongbuk district, offering a single platform to search for and manage library resources. Users can reserve books, check loan status, and access their borrowing history across all integrated branches.
- Integrated library search
- Book reservations and cancellations
- Loan status and history
- Renewal requests
- Interlibrary loan applications
- User authentication for services
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성북u-도서관은 성북정보도서관, 아리랑도서관, 해오름도서관, 종암동새날도서관, 서경로꿈마루도서관, 석관동미리내도서관, 달빛마루도서관, 정릉도서관, 청수도서관, 월곡꿈그림도서관, 아리랑어린이도서관, 장위행복누림도서관, 성북길빛도서관, 오동숲속도서관을 하나로 통합한 전용 어플리케이션 입니다. 도서관 소장자료 검색 및 통합검색이 가능하며 도서관 회원은 인증을 통하여 도서관 서비스를 이용할 수 있습니다. 도서의 예약,예약취소,반납연기,상호대차신청 및 대출이력, 대출현황,예약현황을 확인 할 수 있습니다.
Tastory
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Meet Tastory, a personal archive where your taste turns into meaningful records. Books, movies, and TV shows you loved— save them all in your own private collection of taste. ■ How it works - Easily search for books, movies, and TV shows by title - Add what you find directly to your personal taste shelf ■ Record your taste - Log the date you watched or read - Rate, highlight memorable lines, and leave notes - From short thoughts to deeper reflections - Capture why it mattered to you, in your own words ■ Build your personal taste shelf - View everything you’ve collected at a glance - See how your taste evolves over time - Edit, revisit, and rediscover your memories anytime ■ Why Tastory is different - Manage books, movies, and TV shows in one place - Not reviews for others, but records for yourself - The more you save, the clearer your personal archive becomes ■ Service information - Tastory is a personal record–focused service, so login is required - Start easily with email login - Currently in early access, with new features coming soon ■ Perfect for you if… - You enjoy keeping records and memories - You don’t want your experiences to end at “I watched it” - You want to build a personal library of taste to revisit someday ■ Contact - Email: komjirak.studio@gmail.com
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Verdict
성북u and Tastory are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
성북u ships an update every 3 weeks, Tastory fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 성북u | Tastory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | (주)이씨오 | Eunae Park |
In-app purchases
성북u
No in-app purchases
Tastory
No in-app purchases
