LibraryThing vs WYLDCat
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.
WYLDCat
Explore your library's collection of books, movies, and games from anywhere. Search the entire catalog, manage your account, place holds, and renew items on the go.
- Explore library catalog
- Search books, movies, games
- Manage library account
- Place holds on titles
- Renew eligible items
- Search eContent
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The WYLD Catalog allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent. Check your library account, place holds, and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LibraryThing at 3.5 against WYLDCat's 1.3. LibraryThing also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 13%) and ratings volume (288 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 9, 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 13% of WYLDCat's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, WYLDCat monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | WYLDCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) — better | 1.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Wyoming State Library |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
WYLDCat
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
WYLDCat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
WYLDCat
No in-app purchases
