Delaware Libraries vs Delaware County Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Delaware Libraries
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds for books from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Place holds
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Access Delaware Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books
Delaware County Libraries
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew items, and place holds from your mobile device. Access resources from 26 member libraries in the western Philadelphia suburbs.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Place holds
- Access 26 member libraries
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Access Delaware County Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Take the library wherever you go. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books. Delaware County Libraries, DCL, is a federated system comprised of 26 member libraries located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Delaware County Libraries at 3.7 against Delaware Libraries's 3.1. Delaware County Libraries also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Delaware Libraries's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Delaware County Libraries holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Delaware Libraries's written reviews are positive against 0% of Delaware County Libraries's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Delaware Libraries ships an update every 5 months, Delaware County Libraries every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Delaware Libraries | Delaware County Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (36 ratings) | 3.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Delaware Division of Libraries | Delaware County Library system |
Customer experience
Delaware Libraries
Delaware County Libraries
In-app purchases
Delaware Libraries
No in-app purchases
Delaware County Libraries
No in-app purchases
Questions
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