Make Way for Books vs Buckeye Public Library System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Make Way for Books
This app offers a collection of engaging books for young readers to enjoy with an adult. It provides interactive story elements, conversation starters, and unique tips to build early reading skills and foster a love for storytelling. Discover fun educational videos and activities, and track progress in a learning journal.
- Downloadable free books
- Interactive story elements
- Conversation starters and questions
- Tips for repeated readings
- Educational videos and activities
- Bilingual content (English/Spanish)
- Learning Journal for progress tracking
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Read books together with your developing reader directly on your phone or tablet for free — anytime, anywhere. With this app, you’ll be able to: • Download free books to share together. • Interact with favorite stories with fun recommended ideas, conversation-starters and questions that will build early reading skills and help you learn how to be an engaging storyteller. • Use our unique tips with multiple readings to learn how sharing these books over and over again and connecting them to simple activities can build early reading skills and lead to success in school and beyond. • Find fun, easy, and educational videos and activities you can do together using what you already have at home. • Explore all content in English, Spanish, or bilingually. • Track observations and vocabulary growth in our Learning Journal. Make Way for Books, a nonprofit organization, has nearly three decades of experience helping families and educators build critical early literacy skills to prepare for success in school and in life. Our activities and content are based on science and designed to be engaging, culturally relevant, and developmentally appropriate.
Buckeye Public Library System
Access library resources 24/7 with this app. Browse titles, place holds, renew items, and access digital content like eBooks and audiobooks. Discover library programs and use your digital library card.
- Browse books, DVDs, audiobooks
- Place and cancel holds
- Renew checked out items
- Access eBooks and audiobooks
- Digital library card
- Find programs and events
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In 2017 the Buckeye Public Library System conducted the Library Community Assessment Survey and received some great input including the need of our customers to have easier access to library resources 24/7. So it is with great pleasure that we are able to launch the Falcon Digital Library App to the residents of Buckeye. The Falcon Digital Library App will allow customers to browse titles, renew books, place holds, read eBooks and more. The app is a way to bring 24/7 services to all 600+ square miles of the City of Buckeye helping our residents Be Inspired, Be Engaged, Be Connected. Features of the Falcon Digital App: - Browse for books, DVDs, audiobooks, and more - Place & cancel holds on items - Renew checked out items with one touch - Access eBooks, Audiobooks, and digital magazines - Access to online learning tools and databases - Access to safe, reliable research tools - Read reviews and summaries for books, DVDs, etc. - Use the “digital card” which will act just like a physical card - Find programs and events at the Buckeye Public Library System - Find hours and locations for library locations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buckeye Public Library System at 5.0 against Make Way for Books's 4.5. Make Way for Books's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Buckeye Public Library System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 6 respectively.
Make Way for Books ships an update every 4 months, Buckeye Public Library System every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make Way for Books | Buckeye Public Library System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 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 | 29 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Make Way for Books | City of Buckeye |
Customer experience
Make Way for Books
Buckeye Public Library System
In-app purchases
Make Way for Books
No in-app purchases
Buckeye Public Library System
No in-app purchases
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