PDL Mobile vs PCDL
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!
PCDL
Access your library account, manage checkouts and holds, and renew items. Search the catalog for physical and digital materials, including books, movies, and music. Discover and register for library programs and events.
- Manage library account
- View checkouts and holds
- Renew items
- Search catalog for physical and digital items
- Access digital media
- Register for library programs
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- Download the Portage County District Library’s mobile app and take the library with you anywhere you go! Access your library card & manage your library account: view checkouts and holds & renew items. Search our catalog for physical and digital books, magazines, movies, music and more! Access digital music, movies, magazine and comics content from providers like Libby, Kanopy, Flipster and hoopla. Find and register for library programs and events. Keep up with the latest news from the library. Connect with us on social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PCDL at 5.0 against PDL Mobile's 4.0. PDL Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
PCDL 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | PDL Mobile | PCDL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portage District Library | Portage County District Library |
Customer experience
PDL Mobile
PCDL
In-app purchases
PDL Mobile
No in-app purchases
PCDL
No in-app purchases
