Jointly vs Libraries Unlimited
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jointly
Coordinate care for loved ones with a dedicated app. Organize tasks, medications, and communication within a secure group. Designed by carers for carers, it simplifies caregiving.
- Circles of care for group coordination
- Task and to-do list management
- Medication tracking
- Group messaging and photo sharing
- Calendar for event scheduling
- Profile and contact management
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Care together from anywhere with Jointly! Jointly works with circles of care. To initially set up a circle for the person you are looking after you will need to make a one-off payment of £2.99. Once a Jointly circle has been purchased there is no additional cost for you or the people you invite to join you. You can invite as many people as you want to share the care with you. They can download the app or use the web version at jointlyapp.com Jointly requires version 9.0 of IOS or later, if you are running an older version of IOS we recommend that you use the web version of Jointly at https://jointlyapp.com. An application created by carers for carers. It is designed to make caring a little easier, less stressful and a lot more organised. It combines group messaging with other useful features including to-do and medication lists, calendar and more! Jointly is now available in Welsh language at https://jointlyapp.com Developed by Carers UK (www.carersuk.org) How does Jointly work? With Jointly you can create a circle of care for the person you are looking after. Once you have set up your Jointly circle you can start using Jointly to organise care. You can use it on your own or you can invite other people to join you and share the care. Jointly features include: • Homepage: See latest activity at a glance • Profile: Store useful information about the person you are looking after and have it available to access any time at a click of a button! Make a note of their date of birth, condition and caring needs, likes and dislikes or anything else you may think is relevant. • Group messaging: Communicate with everyone in your Jointly circle at a touch of a button! Simply post a message or upload an image. Members of your circle will receive a notification and can respond. • Tasks: Keep organised and on top of things by using tasks and task lists. Simply create a task and assign it to any member of your Jointly circle, including yourself, and monitor its status. • Calendar: Create date/time specific events and invite anyone in your circle. You can also use the field provided to invite people outside your Jointly circle. You can keep tabs of all planned events in Jointly's calendar while at the same time sending and accepting invitations in your personal calendar. • Notes: You can use Notes to store a wide range of information and add images or document attachments. This can include bills and information about the household or how someone is feeling. • Medication: Use Jointly's Medications feature to keep track of current and past medication of the person you are caring for. You can also upload an image to quickly recognise a medicine. • Devices: Receive, store and share messages from connected health and care devices. • Contacts: Jointly stores the contact details of the members of your circle and also allows you to store more useful contacts so that you can access their details anytime, anywhere! ******************************************************************************************************************* We are always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns please email us at: jointlyapp@carersuk.org
Libraries Unlimited
Access your library's digital catalog, including books, e-books, and audiobooks. Manage your account, renew loans, and place holds. Discover events, find library locations, and get important announcements.
- Browse and search library catalog
- Access digital resources
- Manage library account
- Renew loans and place holds
- Scan barcodes for check-in/out
- Discover library events
- Find library locations and hours
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Connect with Libraries Unlimited App any time on mobile phone and tablet! Enjoy easy browsing and searching of our library catalogue of books, E-books, E-Magazines, digital newspapers and E-audiobooks. Access and use our great digital resources. Manage your library account, renew loans, place holds and check your reservations. Scan barcodes to check books and other materials in and out yourself. Book public computer access. Contact us with your questions and connect with us on social media. Discover upcoming events at a library near you and get important library announcements. Find your nearest library, get library hours and directions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libraries Unlimited at none against Jointly's 1. Libraries Unlimited also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Jointly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Libraries Unlimited asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jointly ships an update every 5 weeks, Libraries Unlimited every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jointly | Libraries Unlimited |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Carers UK | Devon Libraries |
Customer experience
Jointly
Libraries Unlimited
In-app purchases
Jointly
- Jointly Circle Token$2.99
Libraries Unlimited
No in-app purchases
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