LibraryThing vs Collierville Burch Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibraryThing
Catalog your personal book, DVD, and CD collections. Easily add items by searching or scanning barcodes. Enhance your catalog with high-resolution cover photos and browse your collection visually.
- Catalog books, DVDs, and CDs
- Search for media items
- Scan ISBN barcodes
- Add high-resolution cover photos
- Browse collection by cover type
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The LibraryThing app allows LibraryThing members to catalog and browse their collections. LibraryThing is focused on books, but you can add most media, including books, DVDs and CDs. LibraryThing relies on data from Amazon, and over 65 million library records. Add books by searching for them or scanning their ISBN barcode with the camera. Add high-resolution cover photos of your books with the cover editor and browse your books by cover type to find copies that need better covers.
Collierville Burch Library
Access the library's collection, register for events, and manage your account on the go. This app provides a digital library card for easy checkouts and allows you to track due dates and renew items.
- Explore library collection
- Register for events
- Digital library card
- Check due dates
- Renew items
- Manage holds
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Take the Collierville Burch Library anywhere you go! The Collierville Burch Library app makes it easy to stay connected with the Library. Features: Explore the Library collection Register for upcoming events Digital Library card for easy checkouts Check due dates, renew items, and manage holds ...and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LibraryThing at 47% against Collierville Burch Library's 0%. LibraryThing also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
LibraryThing holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 278 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of LibraryThing's written reviews are positive against 0% of Collierville Burch Library's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Collierville Burch Library every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Collierville Burch Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (278 ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | The Town of Collierville |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Collierville Burch Library
Bugs and requests
LibraryThing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Barcode scanner not working
- Books disappearing from catalog
- Editing and saving issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create custom collections
- Offline access to library
- Integration with other book apps
- Lending/loan tracking feature
Collierville Burch Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Collierville Burch Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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