Carver County Library Mobile vs LibraryThing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carver County Library Mobile
Access library services on your smartphone. Search the catalog, find locations and hours, and check event calendars. Manage your account by renewing and reserving items.
- Search library catalog
- Find library locations and hours
- View event and class calendar
- Renew items
- Reserve items
- Access account features
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You can access Carver County Library services from your smartphone with our free mobile application. With the Library’s app you can search the catalog, find library locations and hours, and check the calendar for events and classes. You can also access your account features such as renewing and reserving items.
LibraryThing
Catalog your personal book, DVD, and CD collections. Easily add items by searching or scanning barcodes. Enhance your catalog with high-resolution cover photos and browse your collection visually.
- Catalog books, DVDs, and CDs
- Search for media items
- Scan ISBN barcodes
- Add high-resolution cover photos
- Browse collection by cover type
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The LibraryThing app allows LibraryThing members to catalog and browse their collections. LibraryThing is focused on books, but you can add most media, including books, DVDs and CDs. LibraryThing relies on data from Amazon, and over 65 million library records. Add books by searching for them or scanning their ISBN barcode with the camera. Add high-resolution cover photos of your books with the cover editor and browse your books by cover type to find copies that need better covers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LibraryThing at 3.5 against Carver County Library Mobile's 3.0. LibraryThing also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (288 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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.
LibraryThing holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Carver County Library Mobile's written reviews are positive against 47% of LibraryThing's.
Carver County Library Mobile ships an update every 4 months, LibraryThing every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carver County Library Mobile | LibraryThing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (10 ratings) | 3.5 (288 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 47.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 288 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carver County Library | LibraryThing.com |
Customer experience
Carver County Library Mobile
LibraryThing
Bugs and requests
Carver County Library Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LibraryThing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Barcode scanner not working
- Books disappearing from catalog
- Editing and saving issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create custom collections
- Offline access to library
- Integration with other book apps
- Lending/loan tracking feature
In-app purchases
Carver County Library Mobile
No in-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Carver County Library Mobile free?
Is LibraryThing free?
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Do Carver County Library Mobile or LibraryThing have ads?
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