SMPL Mobile vs Poth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMPL Mobile
Access your local public library's collection from your phone. Search for books, e-books, and audiobooks, manage your account, check due dates, and find branch information.
- Search and discover titles
- Manage library account
- Check due dates and renew
- Find e-books and audiobooks
- Browse bestsellers and new arrivals
- Check branch hours and directions
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Keep your favorite public library in your pocket! SMPL Mobile makes it easy to find and discover titles, manage your account, and get the branch and availability information you need, anytime and anywhere. Features: • Quickly search, with filters to help you zero-in on what you want • Get descriptions and community reviews for titles • Save titles to your ‘For Later’ list • Check availability – and map the locations where your title is available now • Instantly check your due dates and renew • Check if your holds are ready • Find and download e-books and audiobooks • Browse bestsellers, new arrivals, and recent reviews • Rate titles with one touch • Check branch hours or get directions to the nearest branch of Santa Monica Public Library
Poth
Access a vast collection of ebooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers to download and read anytime, anywhere. Search for your favorite titles and save them to your in-app library for offline access. The app also welcomes writers and publishers to list their works.
- Downloadable ebooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers
- Offline reading capability
- In-app library for saved publications
- Search for favorite books
- Option to request unlisted books
- Platform for writers and publishers
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Poth is a proud product of Pinnacle Technologies (pvt) ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poth app contains collection of ebooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers for you to download and read. Do you like to read eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers or any other online content? No problem! With Poth you have access to your favorite eBooks and other publications at any time of the day. These publications can be downloaded directly to the library in the application and you can read them whenever you want, whether you are online or offline it does not matter with this application. Our aim is to have a large collection of ebooks and other publications in the near future. Application Features: • Users can search their favourite books in the application • Some books are available for free and some are paid • Downloaded books are saves in to a library • Books are not saved to your device (Mobile/ Tablet/ PC/ Laptop) Can’t find your favorite book inside the application? Contact us, we will get back to you. For writers and publishers: Your book is not listed in the application? No problem! Please do not hesitate to contact us 24/7 and we are very happy to help you publish your book in our application. eBooks listed in this application is covered by the copyright of the author/ writer/ publisher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Poth at every 3 weeks against SMPL Mobile's every 4 months. Poth also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SMPL Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Poth every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMPL Mobile | Poth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santa Monica Public Library | Treinetic private limited |
Customer experience
SMPL Mobile
Poth
In-app purchases
SMPL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Poth
No in-app purchases
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