Boundless vs Fox River Valley Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boundless
Access a vast collection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, and videobooks from your local library or school. Enjoy a seamless reading, listening, and watching experience with personalized recommendations and engaging reading programs.
- Discover ebooks, audiobooks, and videobooks
- Read, listen, and watch in one app
- Personalized recommendations
- Join library reading programs
- Track reading progress and earn badges
- Customizable reading experience
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Boundless by Baker & Taylor gives users the ability to discover and enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, video and videobooks from their library or school on mobile devices. • Read, listen, and watch all in one app • Supports eRead-Along and videobook content • Recommendations based on your interests • Join reading programs and challenges from your library • See your progress and earn badges for reading achievements • Notetaking, bookmarking, page layout and font controls Boundless is a digital content service from Baker & Taylor, the premier distributor of books and entertainment products to libraries. Boundless Library is a service from Baker & Taylor, the premier distributor of books and entertainment products.
Fox River Valley Library
Access your local library's catalog, manage checkouts, and discover upcoming events. Reserve items, explore online resources, and easily contact library staff. Your library is now accessible from anywhere.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- Manage checkouts and holds
- View upcoming events
- Access online resources
- Contact library staff
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Take the Fox River Valley Libraries everywhere you go! Use the library app on the go to: -Search the library catalog and reserve items -Manage your checkouts and holds -View upcoming events at the library -Access online resources -Contact library staff and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fox River Valley Library at 100% against Boundless's 32%. Fox River Valley Library also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Boundless's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 22). 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.
Fox River Valley Library holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boundless has 18K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Boundless's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fox River Valley Library's.
Boundless ships an update monthly, Fox River Valley Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boundless | Fox River Valley Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18K ratings) | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baker & Taylor | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
Boundless
Fox River Valley Library
Bugs and requests
Boundless
Reported bugs
4 issues- Books disappearing from user's shelf
- Inability to return or renew books
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between profiles
- Audiobook playback issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improved page turning and navigation controls
- Ability to adjust margins and font settings
- Offline access to downloaded content
- Better integration with other reading apps
- More detailed progress tracking and analytics
Fox River Valley Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boundless
No in-app purchases
Fox River Valley Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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