Black Gold Cooperative Library vs FolioSpace Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Gold Cooperative Library
Access your local library's catalog from your mobile device. Search for books, movies, and games, place holds, and manage your account by checking due dates and renewing items.
- Search entire catalog
- Find books, movies, games
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Renew eligible titles
- Access eContent
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The Black Gold Cooperative Library 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. Black Gold member libraries: ∙ Blanchard Community Library ∙ Carpinteria Community Library ∙ Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries ∙ Lompoc Public Library System ∙ Paso Robles City Library ∙ Santa Maria Public Library
FolioSpace Reader
This app allows you to read EPUB, TXT, PDF, comics, and webtoons on your iPhone and iPad. Customize your reading experience with typography options, bookmarks, and notes. Connect to a server for browsing and offline downloads.
- Read EPUB, TXT, PDF, comics, webtoons
- Customizable typography
- Bookmarks and notes
- Server connection for browsing
- Offline downloads
- Dual-screen reading support
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FolioSpace Reader brings your personal EPUB books, local TXT files, PDFs, comics, and webtoons to iPhone and iPad. Read without a local book limit. Customize typography, use bookmarks and notes, and connect one FolioSpace Library server for browsing, search, reading progress, and offline downloads. On iPhone Duo, keep your bookshelf and book cover on the outer display. Open a book to full-screen reading on the inner display, with side-by-side pages in landscape and a single page in portrait. Unlock Pro with a one-time purchase. Pro includes page-turn animations, the full ambient sound collection, up to five saved FolioSpace Library servers, Calibre-Web and Komga connections, and Markdown notes export. No subscription is required. Core reading, accessibility controls, and your existing books and reading data remain available in the free edition. AI translation and bilingual reading are not included in this release. Terms of Use: https://foliospace.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://foliospace.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FolioSpace Reader at 5.0 against Black Gold Cooperative Library's 3.7. FolioSpace Reader also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). Black Gold Cooperative Library's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. FolioSpace Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Black Gold Cooperative Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
FolioSpace Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Black Gold Cooperative Library ships an update every 5 weeks, FolioSpace Reader every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Gold Cooperative Library | FolioSpace Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Black Gold Cooperative Library System | 晓东 傅 |
Customer experience
Black Gold Cooperative Library
FolioSpace Reader
In-app purchases
Black Gold Cooperative Library
No in-app purchases
FolioSpace Reader
- Lifetime Pro$6.99
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