Anna Community Library vs Melissa Public Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anna Community Library
Access your community library's digital services from your device. Manage your library card, browse the catalog, place holds, and check due dates. Stay updated with library events through the calendar.
- Digital library card access
- Catalog search
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Library calendar
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The Anna Community Library app allows you to connect to your community library on your digital device. Check the library calendar, access your library card, quickly search the entire catalog, place holds, check due dates, and more.
Melissa Public Library
Access the library's entire collection of books, movies, and games from your mobile device. Search the catalog, place holds on items, and manage your account by checking due dates and renewing items.
- Explore library catalog
- Search eBooks and audiobooks
- Place holds on items
- Check due dates
- Renew eligible titles
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The Melissa Public Library App allows you to explore the library's catalog on the go! Find new books, movies, games, and put them on reserve so they're ready for pick up! Quickly search our catalog, including eBooks and audiobooks, place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Melissa Public Library at weekly against Anna Community Library's every 6 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Anna Community Library against 4.0 for Melissa Public Library. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Anna Community Library ships an update every 6 weeks, Melissa Public Library weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anna Community Library | Melissa Public Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ByWater Solutions | Melissa Public Library |
Customer experience
Anna Community Library
Melissa Public Library
In-app purchases
Anna Community Library
No in-app purchases
Melissa Public Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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