CLAMS Library Network vs PaperPlane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
PaperPlane
Send and receive anonymous messages of kindness and encouragement globally. Connect with a supportive community facing similar challenges and build a collection of digital stickers. Relax with ambient music while crafting your messages.
- Send anonymous kind letters
- Receive words of encouragement
- Connect with a supportive community
- Collect digital stickers
- Listen to relaxing music
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PaperPlane is a community where you can anonymously share nice letters with people around the world. Write your thoughts down onto a page, and it will be folded into a paper plane and sent to our community of real people. We're here to help you when times are tough and to remind you that you're never alone. Features: - Learn from a supportive community that has faced similar struggles - Receive and send kind words of encouragement - Build your collection of stickers until you've collected them all - Listen to relaxing music as you read and create posts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PaperPlane at 5.0 against CLAMS Library Network's 2.3. CLAMS Library Network's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
PaperPlane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CLAMS Library Network has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CLAMS Library Network | PaperPlane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing, Inc. | Paige Thompson |
Customer experience
CLAMS Library Network
PaperPlane
In-app purchases
CLAMS Library Network
No in-app purchases
PaperPlane
No in-app purchases
Questions
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