connectMLS MRED vs PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
connectMLS MRED
Access comprehensive property listings and real estate data for professionals in the Chicagoland area and surrounding counties. This top-rated service provides essential information for real estate transactions in Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana.
- Property information access
- MLS data for Chicagoland
- Service for real estate professionals
- Regional property listings
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Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) serves nearly 50,000 real estate professionals in Chicagoland and the surrounding counties. As a top-rated multiple listing service (MLS), we provide property information for Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana.
PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
Access your library's catalog, manage your account, and discover digital resources from your mobile device. Place holds, renew items, and stay informed about library events and notifications. Store digital library cards for convenient access to participating PrairieCat libraries.
- Search library catalog
- Manage account
- Place holds
- Renew materials
- Access digital resources
- View library events
- Store digital library cards
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Connect with your library right from your device - search the catalog, manage your account, place holds, renew materials, access digital resources, view events and library information, store digital library cards, get library notifications, and more. Access participating PrairieCat libraries through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PrairieCat Libraries Mobile at every 2 months against connectMLS MRED's every 8 months. connectMLS MRED's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.8 for connectMLS MRED against 1.8 for PrairieCat Libraries Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of connectMLS MRED's written reviews are positive against 11% of PrairieCat Libraries Mobile's.
connectMLS MRED ships an update every 8 months, PrairieCat Libraries Mobile every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | connectMLS MRED | PrairieCat Libraries Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (32 ratings) — better | 1.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dyna Connections | PrairieCat Libraries Mobile |
Customer experience
connectMLS MRED
PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
In-app purchases
connectMLS MRED
No in-app purchases
PrairieCat Libraries Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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