Darien Library vs BKLYN Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Darien Library
Access a vast collection of books, audiobooks, movies, and more from your local library. Search the catalog, place holds, and borrow digital items instantly. New content is added weekly, offering endless entertainment and learning opportunities.
- Search library catalog
- Place and manage holds
- Borrow digital items
- Access online learning resources
- Manage family borrowing
- View borrowing history
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Enjoy instant access to all the collections that Darien Library has to offer. Search for and place holds on books, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines, and tech gadgets. Explore our digital collection of books, audiobooks, movies, music, magazines, TV shows, and online learning resources. For many of our digital items, there's no wait, so you can borrow items right away! We add new items each week, so check back frequently to see what your library has for you. With the Darien Library app, you can: - Search the catalog - Check due dates - Renew eligible items - Place and manage holds - View your borrowing history - Access your library barcode - Create lists to track your interests - Manage your family's borrowing through Linked Accounts More features are coming soon, so stay tuned. Our mission is to provide education, entertainment, enrichment, and community building through compassionate service to all.
BKLYN Library
Access and manage your library account from your mobile device. Browse physical and digital collections, manage checkouts and holds, and utilize mobile checkout features. The app also supports managing multiple library cards.
- Browse physical and digital collections
- Manage checkouts and holds
- Mobile checkout
- Manage multiple library cards
- Create booklists
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-Browse the library's physical and digital collection -Manage your checkouts, holds, and booklists. -Mobile checkout -Manage multiple library cards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Darien Library at 5.0 against BKLYN Library's 4.2. Darien Library also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). BKLYN Library's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 1) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Darien Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BKLYN Library has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Darien Library ships an update every 5 weeks, BKLYN Library every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Darien Library | BKLYN Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (104 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 104 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #207 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darien Library | Brooklyn Public Library |
Customer experience
Darien Library
BKLYN Library
Bugs and requests
Darien Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BKLYN Library
Reported bugs
13 issues- App broken, page blank, books overdue
- App stops working after a while, needs re-download
- Mobile checkout involves buffering
- Constantly signing out, need to re-enter details
- Added accounts disappear after re-login
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- App doesn't load, says not connected to internet
- App stuck on blank screen, no sign-in option
- Books disappear under Checkouts and Holds
- App is super slow and glitchy
- App doesn't load, gets stuck, can't change accounts
- App stops working after a few days, kicks user off
- Cannot get app to work on library WiFi
- Age restricted to 17+
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back location finder with hours
- Keep users logged in
- Improve branch hours/closures display
- Allow offline access to library card
In-app purchases
Darien Library
No in-app purchases
BKLYN Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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