Comparison

Schaumburg Library vs MakeKit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Schaumburg Library

Access library services from your mobile device. Search the catalog, place holds, register for programs, stream digital content, and manage your account. Find library locations and hours easily.

Highlights
  • Search catalog and place holds
  • Register for programs
  • Stream eBooks and audiobooks
  • Manage your account
  • Find library locations and hours
Features
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Schaumburg Library, Anytime, Anywhere Discover everything Schaumburg Library offers—right from your phone or tablet. With our easy-to-use app, you can search the catalog and place holds, register for programs, stream digital collections eBooks and audiobooks, manage your account, and find any of our three locations and hours. Download now and take the Library with you everywhere you go!

About

MakeKit

Effortlessly transform recipes into organized shopping lists. Plan meals, track pantry inventory, and get alerts for expiring food to reduce waste. Cook hands-free with step-by-step guides and share lists with family.

Highlights
  • AI recipe ingredient extraction
  • Smart shopping list organization
  • Meal and activity planning
  • Pantry inventory and expiry tracking
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Family sharing and real-time sync
Features
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Turn any recipe into a smart shopping list in seconds. MakeKit organizes your meals, groceries, and pantry so nothing gets forgotten, wasted, or bought twice. Paste a recipe URL from any website. MakeKit's AI reads the page, extracts every ingredient, categorizes it automatically, and adds it to your shopping list — organized by aisle so you shop smarter, not harder. MEAL & ACTIVITY PLANNING Plan your week with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack slots. Assign your saved recipes to each day. When your plan is ready, generate a single shopping list with every ingredient you need — quantities combined, duplicates merged. Scale recipes up or down with one tap. SMART SHOPPING LISTS Create separate lists for different stores. Items sort by category — produce, dairy, meat, pantry — so you move through the store once, not back and forth. Smart autocomplete learns from your history: the more you use MakeKit, the faster it gets. INVENTORY & EXPIRY TRACKING After you shop, move items to your fridge, freezer, or pantry with one tap. Track purchase dates, frozen dates, and expiration dates. MakeKit alerts you before food goes bad so nothing gets wasted. When you run out, one tap puts it back on your list. SAVE & REUSE GUIDES Save any recipe or project as a Guide with ingredients and step-by-step instructions. Build a personal cookbook of your go-to meals, then reuse them in your weekly plans. STEP-BY-STEP MODE Cook hands-free with large, easy-to-read instructions. Tap to advance through each step — no scrolling, no squinting, no messy phone screens. SHARE WITH FAMILY Share lists, plans, and recipes with your household. Everyone sees real-time updates, so you never double-buy or miss an item. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Start a list on your phone, check it on your tablet at the store. Everything stays in sync. MAKEKIT PRO ($0.99/month) - Import recipes from any URL with AI extraction - Meal and activity planning - Unlimited saved Guides - Share lists, plans, and recipes - Step-by-step cooking mode Whether you're meal prepping for the week or just trying to remember what you need at the store, MakeKit connects your recipes, your plan, and your pantry in one place. Less time planning. More time making.

Screenshots

Schaumburg Library4 screens
MakeKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Schaumburg Library at none against MakeKit's 1. Schaumburg Library also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). MakeKit's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MakeKit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Schaumburg Library asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Schaumburg Library against 5.0 for MakeKit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Schaumburg Library has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Schaumburg Library ships an update monthly, MakeKit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Schaumburg Library versus MakeKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchaumburg LibraryMakeKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB86 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSchaumburg LibraryTacteon LLC

Customer experience

Schaumburg Library

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MakeKit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Schaumburg Library

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MakeKit

Subscriptions1
  • MakeKit Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Schaumburg Library free?
Schaumburg Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MakeKit free?
MakeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Schaumburg Library or MakeKit?
Schaumburg Library and MakeKit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Schaumburg Library or MakeKit have ads?
Neither Schaumburg Library nor MakeKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Schaumburg Library or MakeKit?
Schaumburg Library ships an update monthly, and MakeKit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Schaumburg Library was updated on October 30, 2026 and MakeKit on October 31, 2026.

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