Comparison

BiblioBoard Library vs Ferguson Library

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BiblioBoard Library

Access a vast collection of digital books, multimedia, and local content from your community. Enjoy unlimited access to titles with no holds or waitlists, and discover unique creations from independent creators. Read offline, take notes, and share your favorite discoveries.

Highlights
  • Unlimited access, no holds or waitlists
  • Community-created content
  • Multimedia collection (books, video, audio, images)
  • Offline reading
  • Bookmarks and notes
  • Sharing capabilities
Features
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BiblioBoard, in partnership with your library, is devoted to providing your community with powerful tools to Create, Share, and Discover local content. Your patrons now have unlimited access to collections for your community, by your community. It’s the easiest library app you’ll ever use. And there are NEVER holds, waitlists, or complicated checkout processes. All items on BiblioBoard are ALWAYS AVAILABLE. On BiblioBoard, you'll find hundreds of digital books, images, articles, documents, videos, and audio from around the world and across time, curated by subject and accessible from anywhere. These include items from local creators (indie books, original film, local music, community art), content from the community (local yearbooks, historic town photographs, oral histories, school projects), and contemporary content in a variety of genres, including comics & graphic novels, romance, mystery, and more. BiblioBoard Features: NO HOLDS OR CHECKOUTS — ALWAYS AVAILABLE BOOKS, MOVIES, AND MORE Content from writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers and more from your community Comics & graphic novels, romance novels, mystery books, and more Multimedia content (audio, video, images, books, documents) Offline Bookshelf—Download your favorite pieces for easy viewing, anytime Bookmarks and Notes—Earmark your favorite pages and jot down your thoughts Share capabilities—let your friends know about your favorite indie books Free and fantastic Patron Technical Support Single-tap reading on all mobile platforms And more! To learn more, visit https://www.biblioboard.com. If you have problems with this application, please contact us through our support website, at http://support.biblioboard.com.

About

Ferguson Library

Access your library's catalog, manage holds and checkouts, and discover upcoming events. Explore online learning resources and find library hours and locations. This app brings library services to your fingertips.

Highlights
  • Search library catalog
  • Reserve items
  • Manage holds and checkouts
  • Register for library events
  • Access online learning resources
  • View library hours and locations
Features
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Take a Ferguson Library everywhere you go! -Search the library catalog and reserve items -Add one or more library accounts to your device, allowing you to manage holds, checkouts and more -View and register for events at the library -See information about hours, locations and services offered -Access online learning resources and so much more!

Screenshots

BiblioBoard Library4 screens
Ferguson Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ferguson Library at 4.9 against BiblioBoard Library's 3.7. Ferguson Library also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). BiblioBoard Library's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ferguson Library holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ferguson Library has 130 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of BiblioBoard Library's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ferguson Library's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BiblioBoard Library ships an update every 4 months, Ferguson Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BiblioBoard Library versus Ferguson Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiblioBoard LibraryFerguson Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (12 ratings)4.9 (130 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBiblioLabs, LLCCapira Technologies

Customer experience

BiblioBoard Library

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Ferguson Library

All ratings128 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BiblioBoard Library

No in-app purchases

None

Ferguson Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BiblioBoard Library free?
BiblioBoard Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ferguson Library free?
Ferguson Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BiblioBoard Library or Ferguson Library?
Ferguson Library is rated higher. BiblioBoard Library averages 3.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Ferguson Library averages 4.9 from 130 ratings.
Do BiblioBoard Library or Ferguson Library have ads?
Neither BiblioBoard Library nor Ferguson Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BiblioBoard Library or Ferguson Library?
BiblioBoard Library ships an update every 4 months, and Ferguson Library every 3 weeks. Most recently, BiblioBoard Library was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ferguson Library on October 25, 2026.

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