BKLYN Library vs 7Fables
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
7Fables
Embark on nautical adventures with interactive storybooks. Make choices to shape the outcome of seven illustrated fables, featuring hand-painted watercolor art and original music. Explore a unique world inspired by classic tales.
- Seven original nautical fables
- Branching narratives with multiple endings
- Hand-painted watercolor illustrations
- Author voiceover narration
- Original music score
- Interactive island map
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7Fables is an interactive storybook featuring seven carefully illustrated nautical tales. Each fable offers branching narratives where your choices shape the story's outcome. Explore a new, hand-painted world inspired by classic cartographers and writers, from sea monsters lurking in uncharted waters to mysterious islands waiting to be discovered. Every illustration is rendered in watercolor, bringing these timeless tales to life. FEATURES: - Seven original fables with nautical themes - Choose-your-own-adventure storytelling with multiple paths and endings - Hand-painted watercolor illustrations throughout - Author voiceover narration - Original music score - Interactive island map to navigate between stories TALES INCLUDE: - Black Pot - Blossoms - The Piglet Disciple - The Egg - Tortoise and Monkey - And more... 7Fables draws inspiration from Aesop, the Brothers Grimm, and folklore traditions from around the world, reimagined for a new generation of readers and adventurers. Perfect for readers of all ages who love fables, fairy tales, and stories where their choices matter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BKLYN Library at Free against 7Fables's $4.99. BKLYN Library also leads on ratings volume (104 vs 4) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). 7Fables's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 61%). On ads, in-app purchases 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
BKLYN Library is free to download; 7Fables costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
7Fables holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BKLYN Library has 104 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of BKLYN Library's written reviews are positive against 100% of 7Fables's.
| Parameter | BKLYN Library | 7Fables |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 460 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brooklyn Public Library | Mark Stephen Meadows |
Customer experience
BKLYN Library
7Fables
Bugs and 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
7Fables
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BKLYN Library
No in-app purchases
7Fables
No in-app purchases
