PDL Mobile vs Basics with Beth
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!
Basics with Beth
Access all your writing courses, ebooks, podcasts, and blogs in one convenient app. Get timely updates and easily save your favorite content for quick retrieval. Enjoy seamless access to all resources without needing to remember passwords.
- Unified access to videos, courses, ebooks, podcasts, and blogs
- Push notifications for news and updates
- Password-free resource access
- Save favorite content
- Easy-to-use interface
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Inside The Basics with Beth app, you can: Access all of your videos, courses, ebooks, podcasts, blogs and more in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your resources without having to remember your password Save your favorites so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basics with Beth at 100% against PDL Mobile's 40%. Basics with Beth also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). PDL Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Basics with Beth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDL Mobile has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of PDL Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basics with Beth's.
PDL Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Basics with Beth fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDL Mobile | Basics with Beth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portage District Library | KALAMAZOO VALLEY FAMILY CHURCH |
Customer experience
PDL Mobile
Basics with Beth
In-app purchases
PDL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Basics with Beth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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