SCLENDS vs Blackauthored
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCLENDS
This app allows users to access a library catalog, manage their accounts, and find physical branch locations directly from their mobile devices. It provides a convenient way to interact with library services on the go.
- Search library catalog
- Manage user account
- Locate nearest branch
- Mobile access
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Access SCLENDS from your phone! Search the catalog, manage your account and locate the nearest branch.
Blackauthored
Discover and organize books by Black authors with this app. Filter by genre, trope, and spice level, track your reading progress, and explore community-curated lists. Connect with other readers and manage your reading goals.
- Filter by genre, trope, spice level
- Track reading status (want to read, reading, read,DNF)
- Explore community-made lists
- Discover author's full catalogs
- Rate reads with decimal precision
- Track reading goals and streaks
- Connect with other readers
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Finding books by Black authors shouldn’t be a challenge. So we built Blackauthored—a space designed to help you discover, track, and obsess over your next read. Because finding one good Black-authored read often leads to needing ten more, Blackauthored helps you: - Filter by genres, tropes, spice level and more to find exactly the kind of mess you’re craving - Track books by Black authors that you want to read, are currently reading, have read, or did not finish. - Explore community-made lists with oddly-specific recommendations that hit the spot - Discover authors’ catalogs in their recommended reading order because accidentally starting with book 4 is stressful enough - Rate your reads with decimal precision because sometimes a book is a 4.5, not a 5 - Stay on top of your reading goals and streaks while pretending you’ve got your TBR under control. - Become mutuals with readers who put you onto hidden gems before the hype catches on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackauthored at 4.5 against SCLENDS's 3.0. Blackauthored also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). 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.
Blackauthored holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackauthored has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SCLENDS's written reviews are positive against 80% of Blackauthored's.
SCLENDS ships an update every 3 months, Blackauthored every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCLENDS | Blackauthored |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #202 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | South Carolina State Library | Blackauthored |
Customer experience
SCLENDS
Blackauthored
In-app purchases
SCLENDS
No in-app purchases
Blackauthored
No in-app purchases
