Cast vs BKLYN Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cast
This interactive edition of the ancient Chinese divination text helps you explore life's important questions. Focus universal energies to seek guidance and discover what fortune holds for you.
- Interactive I Ching edition
- Ask life's important questions
- Focus universal energies
- Discover your fortune
- Carefully designed interface
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Cast: I Ching is a carefully designed interactive edition of the I Ching – the Book of Changes. Focus the energies of the universe on answering the important questions of your life. Ask the I Ching what fortune holds for you.
BKLYN Library
Access and manage your library account from your mobile device. Browse physical and digital collections, manage checkouts and holds, and utilize mobile checkout features. The app also supports managing multiple library cards.
- Browse physical and digital collections
- Manage checkouts and holds
- Mobile checkout
- Manage multiple library cards
- Create booklists
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-Browse the library's physical and digital collection -Manage your checkouts, holds, and booklists. -Mobile checkout -Manage multiple library cards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cast at 5.0 against BKLYN Library's 4.1. Cast also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). BKLYN Library's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 5) and chart position (#209 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Cast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BKLYN Library has 85 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cast's written reviews are positive against 61% of BKLYN Library's.
Cast ships an update every 10 days, BKLYN Library every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cast | BKLYN Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 85 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #209 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AFSHIN DARIAN | Brooklyn Public Library |
Customer experience
Cast
BKLYN Library
Bugs and requests
Cast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BKLYN Library
Reported bugs
13 issues- App broken, page blank, books overdue
- App stops working after a while, needs re-download
- Mobile checkout involves buffering
- Constantly signing out, need to re-enter details
- Added accounts disappear after re-login
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- App doesn't load, says not connected to internet
- App stuck on blank screen, no sign-in option
- Books disappear under Checkouts and Holds
- App is super slow and glitchy
- App doesn't load, gets stuck, can't change accounts
- App stops working after a few days, kicks user off
- Cannot get app to work on library WiFi
- Age restricted to 17+
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back location finder with hours
- Keep users logged in
- Improve branch hours/closures display
- Allow offline access to library card
In-app purchases
Cast
No in-app purchases
BKLYN Library
No in-app purchases
