LibraryThing vs SageCat
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.
SageCat
Access and manage your library account for the Sage Library System. Search for materials, place holds, and review your checked-out items. Requires a library card from a participating SageCat member library.
- Search library catalog
- Place holds on materials
- Review checked-out items
- Renew borrowed items
- Access materials from 70+ libraries
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This catalog is shared by members of the Sage Library System, a group of libraries in 15 counties of Eastern and Central Oregon. SageCat gives you access to library materials from more than 70 libraries in Oregon. To use this app, you must have a library card with a SageCat member library and know your password. SageCat lets you: * Search the catalog * Place a hold * Review the items you have checked out * Renew items
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LibraryThing at every 4 weeks against SageCat's every 8 months. LibraryThing also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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 ships an update every 4 weeks, SageCat every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | SageCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (278 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Kenneth Cox |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
SageCat
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
SageCat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
SageCat
No in-app purchases
