Comparison

mPolona vs Bookowska

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

Head to head

mPolona

Polona - The National Library

About

mPolona

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Polona Digital Library mobile app offers all the basic functionalities of the web service and many more. Browse and interact with our resources in mobile friendly interface and see what's new: - search in full texts of items and in the whole library, - explore our personalized suggestions based on your favourite items, - create public notes and curate public collections - share your work with the community, - save PDF items and audiobooks for offline use - read and listen to Polona even without internet connection, - use our new Press panel and browse newspapers and magazines even more easily, - listen to audiobooks in the background of other apps, - visit pages of cooperating institutions who share their digitized resources and community of scientists and researchers who share their work through Polona.

About

Bookowska

Features

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Korzystaj z aplikacji Bookowska z dowolnego miejsca na świecie! Dzięki aplikacji mobilnej masz nieskrępowany dostęp do treści edukacyjnych z poziomu swojego smartfonu! Oglądaj filmy, czytaj lekcje tekstowe i odtwarzaj materiały. Wszystko w zasięgu jednego kliknięcia i odpalenia aplikacji!

Screenshots

mPolona4 screens

Bookowska3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mPolona at every 5 months against Bookowska's every 14 months. mPolona also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mPolona ships an update every 5 months, Bookowska every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

mPolona versus Bookowska: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	mPolona	Bookowska
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months — better	Every 14 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	70 MB	177 MB
Age rating	12+	17+
Developer	Biblioteka Narodowa	NEURE Sp. z o.o.

In-app purchases

None

mPolona

No in-app purchases

None

Bookowska

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mPolona free?

mPolona is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Bookowska free?

Bookowska is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do mPolona or Bookowska have ads?

Neither mPolona nor Bookowska shows ads.

Which is updated more often, mPolona or Bookowska?

mPolona ships an update every 5 months, and Bookowska every 14 months. Most recently, mPolona was updated on September 28, 2026 and Bookowska on October 3, 2026.