Waukee Public Library vs Brinley’s Big Backyard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waukee Public Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds for books and other materials directly from your mobile device.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew items
- Place holds
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Access Waukee Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books.
Brinley’s Big Backyard
Manage your pet's care with ease. Schedule appointments, receive real-time updates with photos, communicate directly with staff, and handle payments securely. Experience top-tier pet services conveniently through this app.
- Schedule appointments
- Receive pet status updates
- Get pet pictures
- Chat with staff
- Contactless payments
- Pet care management
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Brinley’s Big Backyard offers the very best in pet care! Use our app to schedule appointments, receive status updates & pet pictures, chat with us, make contactless payments, and much more! Come see us at Brinley’s Big Backyard where we delight you and your pets!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Brinley’s Big Backyard at 35 against Waukee Public Library's 4. Waukee Public Library's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
Brinley’s Big Backyard holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brinley’s Big Backyard has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Waukee Public Library ships an update every 2 months, Brinley’s Big Backyard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waukee Public Library | Brinley’s Big Backyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Waukee | iTrust Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Waukee Public Library
Brinley’s Big Backyard
In-app purchases
Waukee Public Library
No in-app purchases
Brinley’s Big Backyard
No in-app purchases
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