PDL Mobile vs Willard Library App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDL Mobile
Access your local library's catalog, place holds, and manage your account from your mobile device. Find library locations, reserve study rooms, and explore events. Your digital library card is always available for quick access.
- Search library catalog
- Place holds on items
- Manage user account
- Find library locations
- Reserve study rooms
- View upcoming events
- Digital library card
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Discover the Portage District Library on your mobile device! Search our catalog, place holds, manage your account, find a nearby location, reserve study rooms, and explore upcoming events—all in one convenient place. Your digital library card is always ready for quick access. You can even scan barcodes to check item availability. Take the Portage District Library with you wherever you go and make the most of your library experience!
Willard Library App
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds directly from your mobile device.
- Account management
- Catalog search
- Renew checkouts
- Place holds
- Mobile access
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Access Willard Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew checkouts and place holds.
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Verdict
PDL Mobile and Willard Library App both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Willard Library App's written reviews are positive against 40% of PDL Mobile's. PDL Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Willard Library App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of PDL Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Willard Library App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDL Mobile | Willard Library App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portage District Library | Willard Public Library |
Customer experience
PDL Mobile
Willard Library App
In-app purchases
PDL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Willard Library App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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