LibraryThing vs Sno
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.
Sno
Access your library card instantly, search the collection, and manage your loans. Discover new titles and get recommendations from library staff. Find library hours and locations easily.
- Instant library card access
- Search and save titles
- Place and manage holds
- Renew checked out items
- Check library hours and locations
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Use the Sno-Isle Libraries app to discover new titles, plan your visit, and browse recommendations curated by your library staff. Features Include: Instant access your library card Search the collection and save titles for later Place and manage holds Renew checked out items Check library hours and locations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LibraryThing at every 4 weeks against Sno's every 3 months. LibraryThing also leads on ratings volume (288 vs 31) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
Sno holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of LibraryThing's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sno's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Sno every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Sno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) | 3.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Sno-Isle Libraries |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Sno
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
Sno
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Sno
No in-app purchases
