WLS Mobile vs Tomes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WLS Mobile
Discover new and favorite books, movies, and games from your library. Search the full catalog, place holds, and manage your checkouts remotely. Renew eligible items and track due dates with ease.
- Explore library catalog
- Search for books, movies, games
- Include eContent in searches
- Place holds on items
- Check due dates
- Renew eligible titles
Read full descriptionHide full description
WLS Mobile allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog - including eContent - place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles.
Tomes
Easily search for books across multiple New York library systems in one place. Instantly view book availability at various branches without checking individual catalogs.
- Search multiple library catalogs
- Compare book availability
- View branch locations
- Instant search results
Read full descriptionHide full description
Tomes makes it easy to search for books across New York library systems and instantly see where they’re available. Instead of checking multiple library catalogs one by one, search once and compare availability across branches in a single app.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tomes at 5.0 against WLS Mobile's 1.6. WLS Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Tomes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WLS Mobile has 65 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | WLS Mobile | Tomes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ByWater Solutions | Marco Angeli-Ayello |
Customer experience
WLS Mobile
Tomes
Bugs and requests
WLS Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on opening
- Doesn't stay logged in
- Server errors preventing access
Requested features
2 requests- Bring back the older app
- Allow login without library card
Tomes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WLS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Tomes
No in-app purchases
