Libib vs The Meridian
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
The Meridian
Capture and organize thoughts, notes, links, and context in a connected workspace. Discover connections between ideas with visual tools and powerful search. Create private or shared spaces for projects, coursework, and everyday inspiration.
- Capture thoughts instantly
- Add notes, links, and context
- Connected workspace for projects
- Visual idea exploration (Observatory)
- Powerful search functionality (Index)
- Private or shared workspaces
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Your ideas don’t always fit in one category. The Meridian gives them room to grow—and a way to find them again. Capture a thought before it disappears, then add notes, links, and context when you’re ready. Keep projects, coursework, reading, and everyday ideas in one connected workspace. Use the Observatory to see what’s on your mind, and the Index to search across everything you’ve saved. Create spaces that suit the way you work, keep a Meridian private, or share a workspace with others. The Meridian is built for students, writers, researchers, planners, and anyone with more than one thing on their mind. Capture the thought. Follow the connection. Find your way back.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Meridian at 5.0 against Libib's 4.4. The Meridian also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Libib's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). 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.
The Meridian holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libib has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Libib ships an update fortnightly, The Meridian every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libib | The Meridian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Libib, Inc. | CNTRL Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Libib
The Meridian
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
The Meridian
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libib
No in-app purchases
The Meridian
No in-app purchases
