LibraryThing vs Altoona Library Mobile
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.
Altoona Library Mobile
Access your local library's collection and services from your mobile device. Search the catalog, manage your account, and discover upcoming events and online resources.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- Manage library account
- Check out items with device
- View and register for events
- Access online resources
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Take the Altoona Public Library everywhere you go! -Search the catalog and reserve items -Manage your library account -Check out items using your device -View and register for upcoming events -Access online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Altoona Library Mobile at 4.9 against LibraryThing's 3.5. LibraryThing's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 24) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Altoona Library Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Altoona Library Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Altoona Library Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Altoona Library Mobile
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
Altoona Library Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Altoona Library Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LibraryThing free?
Is Altoona Library Mobile free?
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