BKLYN Library vs bookworm
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
bookworm
Track, rank, and discover books with friends. Organize your reading lists, capture thoughts, and set reading goals. Connect with a community to see what others are reading and find new favorites based on your taste.
- Rank books (Loved, Liked, OK)
- Build custom reading lists
- Add notes and reviews
- Set reading goals and streaks
- Import Goodreads shelves
- Follow friends' reading activity
- Create book clubs
- Personalized recommendations
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Bookworm helps book lovers reimagine their reading. An independent, community-first home for your reading life: track what you read, rank it honestly, see what your friends are loving, and discover new favorites. Your reading, reimagined: ⁃ Rank, don’t rate. Sort each book into Loved, Liked, or OK, then answer a few quick comparisons to get a ranking that reflects your real taste. ⁃ Build reading lists and shape them your way ⁃ Capture your thoughts through notes and reviews ⁃ Set a reading goal and keep your reading streak alive ⁃ Bring your whole library with you —import Goodreads shelves and ratings in one tap Connect with others ⁃ Follow friends and see what they’re reading, ranking, and loving ⁃ Start a book club and share your progress chapter by chapter ⁃ Stay in control with privacy settings for your shelf, activity, and reviews Find new favorites ⁃ Get personalized recommendations curated to your taste ⁃ Explore curated shelves, hand-picked by our team of readers just like you! Let’s start a new chapter… join Bookworm!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: bookworm at 5.0 against BKLYN Library's 4.2. bookworm also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). BKLYN Library's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 10) and chart position (#206 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.
bookworm 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 10, 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 bookworm's.
BKLYN Library ships an update every 5 months, bookworm every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BKLYN Library | bookworm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #206 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brooklyn Public Library | Lucas Abroms |
Customer experience
BKLYN Library
bookworm
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
bookworm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BKLYN Library
No in-app purchases
bookworm
No in-app purchases
