TRL Go vs Seattle Public Library
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.
Seattle Public Library
Access the library's catalog, manage your account, and check out books from your mobile device. You can also find branches, reserve rooms, and explore library resources.
- Search catalog and place holds
- Digital library card
- Instant checkout by scanning
- Manage account and borrowing
- Scan ISBN to find books
- Find branches and hours
- Reserve rooms
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With The Seattle Public Library app, you can search our catalog, check out books and manage your account right from your phone or tablet! - Search our entire catalog and place holds directly from the app, then use your digital library card at a checkout station (you can add it to the wallet on your phone too). Or scan the material with the app to check it out instantly. - Check your account details and manage your borrowing on the go. - Scan an ISBN to quickly find it in our catalog, whether you're browsing in a bookstore or organizing your home collection. - Quickly find the branch nearest to you, and see open hours for every location. - Reserve a room and manage your reservations right from the app. - Switch the language you use to navigate the app to Spanish, Vietnamese or Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). - Explore our resources and see what’s happening at your Library!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seattle Public Library at 75% against TRL Go's 50%. Seattle Public Library also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). TRL Go's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TRL Go's written reviews are positive against 75% of Seattle Public Library's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TRL Go ships an update every 3 months, Seattle Public Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRL Go | Seattle Public Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 4.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timberland Regional Library | The Seattle Public Library |
Customer experience
TRL Go
Seattle Public Library
In-app purchases
TRL Go
No in-app purchases
Seattle Public Library
No in-app purchases







