LibraryThing vs East Central Regional Library
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.
East Central Regional Library
Access your library's catalog from your mobile device. Search for books, movies, and more, place holds, check due dates, and renew items. Use your digital library card for easy self-checkout.
- Search entire catalog
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Renew items
- Digital library card
- Explore eContent
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The East Central Regional Library app allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, kits, and more- or rediscover your old favorites with ease! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible items. You can even access a digital version of your library card to make self-checkout at your favorite ECRL branch location even easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LibraryThing at 3.5 against East Central Regional Library's 3.0. LibraryThing also leads on ratings volume (288 vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 288 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, East Central Regional Library every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | East Central Regional Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (288 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| 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 | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LibraryThing.com | East Central Regional Library |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
East Central Regional Library
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
East Central Regional Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
East Central Regional Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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