LibraryThing vs Atlantic County Library System
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.
Atlantic County Library System
Discover books, movies, audiobooks, and music. Manage your account, place holds, and renew items. Get information on branch locations, hours, and events. Explore online databases and social media.
- Search catalog
- Manage account
- Place holds
- Renew items
- Branch information
- Event listings
- Explore databases
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Access the Atlantic County Library System from anywhere with our app: FIND books, movies, audiobooks, and music as well as manage your account, place holds and renew your items. ASK and answer questions about our branch locations and hours and learn what events we have planned. EXPLORE our databases and online services or connect with us on our social media pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LibraryThing at 47% against Atlantic County Library System's 0%. LibraryThing also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (278 vs 14). 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 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibraryThing has 278 ratings behind it against 14, 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 0% of Atlantic County Library System's.
LibraryThing ships an update every 4 weeks, Atlantic County Library System every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibraryThing | Atlantic County Library System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (278 ratings) — better | 1.8 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #207 — better | — |
| 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 | Atlantic County Library System |
Customer experience
LibraryThing
Atlantic County Library System
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
Atlantic County Library System
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibraryThing
No in-app purchases
Atlantic County Library System
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LibraryThing free?
Is Atlantic County Library System free?
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