LibraryThing vs Destiny Discover
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.
Destiny Discover
Access your school library's digital and print resources from anywhere. Search for eBooks and physical books, read online, or download for offline access. Ideal for students and teachers seeking educational materials and leisure reading.
- Access school library catalog
- Search for Follett eBooks
- Read eBooks online
- Download eBooks for offline access
- Search for print materials
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The Follett Destiny Discover® app is your personalized gateway to all of the great content provided by your school’s library. Whether you are a student or teacher looking for leisure reading/entertainment, or materials to support homework or lesson planning, the Destiny Discover app is for you! • Easily find and login to your school library’s catalog of materials. • Search for Follett eBooks provided by your school library. • Read eBooks while you’re online, or download them to your device when you check them out for offline access. • Search for print materials like books in your school library. Please note: your district or school needs appropriate licensing for Destiny® Library Manager (version 18.0 or later) to use this app. When using the Destiny Discover app your server needs to setup to communicate over SSL. If you are hosted with Follett do not worry, we handle this for you. If not and you cannot connect to your school, please contact your librarian, and have them work with the district to change the setting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LibraryThing at 3.5 against Destiny Discover's 2.0. LibraryThing also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
LibraryThing holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 278 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of LibraryThing's written reviews are positive against 14% of Destiny Discover's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Destiny Discover every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Destiny Discover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (278 ratings) — better | 2.0 (131 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 13.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 131 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Follett School Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Destiny Discover
User reviews
LibraryThing
From 278 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick barcode scanning
- 👍 Useful for cataloging library
- 🚀 Fast book addition
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🔍 Limited search and editing capabilities
- 🤖 Outdated and dated UI
Destiny Discover
From 131 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Access to ebooks and audiobooks in one app
- 🔍 Quick search functionality for books
- ⬇️ Ability to download books for offline reading
- ✅ Checkout and return features work smoothly
- 🎧 Audiobook playback generally functional
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent 'Unable to process request' errors
- ❌ Login and authentication issues
- 🔌 App crashes and freezes regularly
- ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance lag
- 🚫 Inconsistent functionality across devices (Android vs iOS)
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
Destiny Discover
Reported bugs
14 issues- Unable to process request error on login and school selection
- Cannot find school in database during login
- App signs out users without notification
- Book title previews and details won't load
- Checked out books not visible in library
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- Cannot access saved favorites from online version
- Favorite button missing from app tabs
- Search results won't load or display
- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Password reset not working
- iPad web version unstable
- Highlighting near frame edges triggers toolbars
- Restricted content access issues
- Error messages on every login attempt
Requested features
14 requests- Hold/reserve functionality for books
- Advanced search and filtering by genre, publication date, popularity
- Browse collections without search terms (new arrivals, popular titles, awards)
- Default search to print collection instead of ebooks
- Guest login option for casual browsing
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- Audiobook speed controls with standard speeds (0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.0x)
- Favorites/bookmarks feature accessible from app
- Reading level and grade level filters
- Digital library card in Apple Wallet
- Search by author with linked results
- Ability to edit recently read list
- Create and access reading lists
- Highlighting and annotation features without toolbar interference
- Expand school database options
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Destiny Discover
No in-app purchases
Questions
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