FMPL vs Grapevine Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FMPL
Access your local library's catalog, place holds on items, and discover upcoming events. Manage your account and explore digital resources on the go.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- View upcoming events
- Manage account
- Access digital resources
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Take Flower Mound Public Library everywhere you go! Search the library catalog, reserve items, view upcoming events, manage your account and access digital resources.
Grapevine Library
Access your local library's catalog from your mobile device. Search for books, movies, and games, place holds, and manage your account by checking due dates and renewing items.
- Search entire catalog
- Find books, movies, games
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Renew items
- Access eContent
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The Grapevine Public Library app allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grapevine Library at 5.0 against FMPL's 4.0. FMPL's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Grapevine Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
FMPL ships an update every 3 weeks, Grapevine Library every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FMPL | Grapevine Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Town of Flower Mound | City of Grapevine |
Customer experience
FMPL
Grapevine Library
In-app purchases
FMPL
No in-app purchases
Grapevine Library
No in-app purchases
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