Libib vs MODiscovery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Libib
Easily catalog your books, movies, music, and games by scanning barcodes. Organize your personal library and manage your collection through a connected website, adding notes, ratings, and tags.
- Scan books, board games, movies, music, and video games
- Barcode scanner
- Tag, review, and rate items
- Add notes to items
- Publish your library online
- Syncs with website
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Libib is a small org and home library cataloging app that allows you to scan in your books, board games, movies, music and video games. Mobile app works in concert with Libib's website, where you can tag, review, rate, import, make notes and publish your library! Includes a built-in high quality barcode scanner! We are committed to your privacy: • We do not have advertisements • We do not sell or share your data
MODiscovery
Search a shared library catalog to find books, place holds, and renew loans. Access ebooks and eaudio from participating Missouri Evergreen member libraries. A library card from a member library is required to use the service.
- Search library catalog
- Place holds on books
- Renew loans
- Access ebooks
- Access eaudio
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Download the Missouri Evergreen Discovery app to search the shared library catalog of Missouri Evergreen member libraries. Search books, place holds, renew loans, and access ebooks and eaudio. To use this app, you need a library card at a participating member library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Libib at 4.4 against MODiscovery's 3.7. Libib also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). 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.
Libib holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libib has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Libib's written reviews are positive against 50% of MODiscovery's.
Libib ships an update fortnightly, MODiscovery every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libib | MODiscovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Libib, Inc. | Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc. |
Customer experience
Libib
MODiscovery
Bugs and requests
Libib
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes after adding multiple items
- Deleted items not recoverable
- Syncing issues between app and website versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort by author, series, or publication date
- Option to view collections in grid/cover view
- Functionality to mark books as read/unread
- Integration with e-book/reading apps
- Sharing/collaboration features for libraries
MODiscovery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libib
No in-app purchases
MODiscovery
No in-app purchases
