TRL Go vs CLAMS Library Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRL Go
Access your library card, browse new titles, and manage your account. Discover recommendations, plan library experiences, and borrow items directly within the app. Stay updated on library hours, locations, and events.
- Instant library card access
- Create reading/watching lists
- Request and borrow items
- View library hours and locations
- Manage account and renewals
- Discover recommendations
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Discover new titles, plan fun experiences, uncover recommendations, and more with the Timberland Regional Library app. Features: * Access your library card instantly. * Create lists of your favorite titles and titles to read, watch, or listen to later. * Request items. * Borrow items right in the app. * See library hours, locations, and events. * Manage your account and renewals.
CLAMS Library Network
Manage your library account from your mobile device. Search the catalog for books, movies, and more, place holds, check due dates, and renew items. You can also use your phone for self-checkout and find library hours and locations.
- Search library catalog
- Manage multiple accounts
- Track reading history
- Check due dates and renew items
- Place and manage holds
- Mobile self-checkout
- View library information
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The CLAMS 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. Use the CLAMS app to manage your account and find new titles. Search the catalog, request books for pickup, use your phone for self-checkout, renew your materials, check out museum passes, and more. Features include: - Search the library catalog for books, magazines, movies, music, and more - Manage one or more accounts - Keep track of your reading history - Check due dates and renew items - Browse new and on order titles - Place and manage holds - View library hours, locations, and contact information - Check out your items on your mobile device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRL Go at 50% against CLAMS Library Network's 0%. TRL Go also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.4). CLAMS Library Network's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
TRL Go holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TRL Go's written reviews are positive against 0% of CLAMS Library Network's.
TRL Go ships an update every 3 months, CLAMS Library Network every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRL Go | CLAMS Library Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 2.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| 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 | 22 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timberland Regional Library | The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing, Inc. |
Customer experience
TRL Go
CLAMS Library Network
In-app purchases
TRL Go
No in-app purchases
CLAMS Library Network
No in-app purchases
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