SFPL vs Sonoma County Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SFPL
Access your local library's catalog from your mobile device. Browse new releases, manage holds, renew borrowed items, and discover upcoming events. Plan your library visits with ease, all from your pocket.
- Browse new titles and recommendations
- Place and manage holds
- Renew checked out materials
- Plan library visits
- See upcoming events
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San Francisco Public Library in your pocket. Browse new titles and recommendations curated by your library staff, place and manage holds, renew checked out materials, plan your visit and see upcoming events, anytime and anywhere.
Sonoma County Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds directly from your mobile device. Access your local library's resources anytime, anywhere.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew checkouts
- Place holds
- Access library resources
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Access Sonoma County Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew checkouts and place holds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SFPL at 4.0 against Sonoma County Library's 2.3. SFPL also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
SFPL holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SFPL has 50 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 29% and 29% positive.
SFPL ships an update every 4 months, Sonoma County Library every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SFPL | Sonoma County Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (50 ratings) — better | 2.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | San Francisco Public Library | Sonoma County Library |
Customer experience
SFPL
Sonoma County Library
In-app purchases
SFPL
No in-app purchases
Sonoma County Library
No in-app purchases
