Comparison

TRL Go vs SCLD Libraries

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Instant library card access
  • Create reading/watching lists
  • Request and borrow items
  • View library hours and locations
  • Manage account and renewals
  • Discover recommendations
Features
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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.

About

SCLD Libraries

Access a vast collection of books, movies, music, and more from your local library. Search the catalog, manage loans, place holds, and access your digital library card. Keep track of your interests and manage family accounts.

Highlights
  • Search entire catalog
  • Manage holds and due dates
  • Renew eligible items
  • Access digital library card
  • Create interest lists
  • Manage family accounts
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Spokane County Library District brings you the SCLD Libraries app to find new books, movies, music, and more! Quickly search the entire catalog, including the Library of Things and our digital collection of eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming music, movies, and TV. Place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles right in the app. With the SCLD Libraries app, you can: – Search the catalog – Check due dates – Place and manage holds – Renew eligible items – View your borrowing history – Access your digital library card barcode – Create lists to track your interests – Manage your family's borrowing through Linked Accounts Spokane County Library District includes 10 full-service libraries: Airway Heights Library, Argonne Library, Cheney Library, Deer Park Library, Fairfield Library, Medical Lake Library, Moran Prairie Library, North Spokane Library, Otis Orchards Library, and Spokane Valley Library as well as its mobile library, LINC. Spokane County Library District serves Spokane County, Washington, and the affiliated cities and towns of Cheney, Deer Park, Fairfield, Latah, Medical Lake, Millwood, Rockford, Spangle, Spokane Valley, Waverly, and Airway Heights.

Screenshots

TRL Go4 screens
SCLD Libraries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TRL Go at 4.5 against SCLD Libraries's 2.6. TRL Go also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). SCLD Libraries's advantage is update cadence (monthly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TRL Go holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TRL Go's written reviews are positive against 33% of SCLD Libraries's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRL Go ships an update every 3 months, SCLD Libraries monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TRL Go versus SCLD Libraries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRL GoSCLD Libraries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better2.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimberland Regional LibrarySpokane County Library District

Customer experience

TRL Go

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SCLD Libraries

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

TRL Go

No in-app purchases

None

SCLD Libraries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TRL Go free?
TRL Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCLD Libraries free?
SCLD Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TRL Go or SCLD Libraries?
TRL Go is rated higher. TRL Go averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while SCLD Libraries averages 2.6 from 13 ratings.
Do TRL Go or SCLD Libraries have ads?
Neither TRL Go nor SCLD Libraries shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TRL Go or SCLD Libraries?
TRL Go ships an update every 3 months, and SCLD Libraries monthly. Most recently, TRL Go was updated on October 6, 2026 and SCLD Libraries on October 5, 2026.

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