LibrariesWest vs Shall We Pray?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibrariesWest
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Reserve books
- Mobile access
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Access LibrariesWest from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
Shall We Pray?
This app provides a collection of over fifty prayers categorized by life situations like joy, transition, and crisis. It serves as a guide for communal prayer, offering templates and inspiration to help users express themselves or construct their own prayers.
- Over fifty prayers
- Five prayer categories
- Prayers for joy, transition, caring, emotion, crisis
- Templates for prayer creativity
- Guidance for communal prayer
- Inspiration for personal prayer construction
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Sometimes we find ourselves at a loss for the right way to pray with others, whether in happy, sad or even tragic situations. These prayers can offer a template for creativity or a ready-made outline of what to pray and in which situation. The more-than-fifty prayers contained in this app are split into five groups, covering different pastoral settings: joy, transition, caring, emotion, and crisis. Each group of prayers concludes with one which focuses on a particular aspect of God’s loving nature. By keeping this collection close at hand on phones or tablets, visitors will be equipped with the confidence needed both to provide a ready-made prayer for a wide range of challenging settings and – as importantly – to start constructing their own prayers based upon what they find here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LibrariesWest at every 2 months against Shall We Pray?'s every 46 months. LibrariesWest also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 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.
LibrariesWest ships an update every 2 months, Shall We Pray? every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibrariesWest | Shall We Pray? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Somerset County Council Library Service | Sanctus Media Ltd |
Customer experience
LibrariesWest
Shall We Pray?
Bugs and requests
LibrariesWest
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login PIN not recognized
- App freezes and becomes unusable
- Camera not working for verification
- App stops music playback
- FastBack renewal error
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- App won't open unless via App Store
- Unable to connect to server
- Linked accounts repeatedly unlinked
- App doesn't work at night
- Invalid date error when reserving
- Charges appear on returned books
- App stops working after update
- White screen on launch after update
- Hangs on loading screen
- Blank screen with 'image not available'
- Scrolling not working on loans
- Cannot search or reserve
- Linked accounts disappear
- Catalogue search not working
- Barcode scanner not working
Requested features
6 requests- Add loan history section
- Indicate font size in book info
- Add wish list option
- Improve search functionality
- Add browsing by categories
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- Add notes area
Shall We Pray?
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibrariesWest
No in-app purchases
Shall We Pray?
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LibrariesWest free?
Is Shall We Pray? free?
Do LibrariesWest or Shall We Pray? have ads?
Which is updated more often, LibrariesWest or Shall We Pray??
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