BPL To Go vs Boundless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BPL To Go
Easily manage your Boston Public Library account on the go. Search the catalog, check item availability and due dates, renew items, and discover events and branch information.
- Search and filter catalog
- Manage account and due dates
- Renew items
- Check holds
- Download ebooks and audiobooks
- Browse new arrivals and reviews
- Find branch hours and events
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Use BPL To Go to search titles, manage your account, check branch hours, and find out what's happening at the Boston Public Library. Features: • Quickly search and filter to find what you want • Get the details on any title, including descriptions, community reviews and commentary • Save titles to your ‘For Later’ list • Check title availability – and map the locations where it's available now • Instantly check your due dates and renew items • Check if your holds are ready • Find and download ebooks and audiobooks • Browse bestsellers, new arrivals, and recent reviews • Search our calendar of events for all locations • Check branch hours or get directions to your nearest branch
Boundless
Access a vast collection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, and videobooks from your local library or school. Enjoy a seamless reading, listening, and watching experience with personalized recommendations and engaging reading programs.
- Discover ebooks, audiobooks, and videobooks
- Read, listen, and watch in one app
- Personalized recommendations
- Join library reading programs
- Track reading progress and earn badges
- Customizable reading experience
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Boundless by Baker & Taylor gives users the ability to discover and enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, video and videobooks from their library or school on mobile devices. • Read, listen, and watch all in one app • Supports eRead-Along and videobook content • Recommendations based on your interests • Join reading programs and challenges from your library • See your progress and earn badges for reading achievements • Notetaking, bookmarking, page layout and font controls Boundless is a digital content service from Baker & Taylor, the premier distributor of books and entertainment products to libraries. Boundless Library is a service from Baker & Taylor, the premier distributor of books and entertainment products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Boundless at 18K against BPL To Go's 22. Boundless also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Boundless holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boundless has 18K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of BPL To Go's written reviews are positive against 32% of Boundless's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BPL To Go ships an update every 3 months, Boundless monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BPL To Go | Boundless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (22 ratings) | 4.4 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 32.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON | Baker & Taylor |
Customer experience
BPL To Go
Boundless
Bugs and requests
BPL To Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boundless
Reported bugs
4 issues- Books disappearing from user's shelf
- Inability to return or renew books
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between profiles
- Audiobook playback issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improved page turning and navigation controls
- Ability to adjust margins and font settings
- Offline access to downloaded content
- Better integration with other reading apps
- More detailed progress tracking and analytics
In-app purchases
BPL To Go
No in-app purchases
Boundless
No in-app purchases
Questions
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