Royal Greenwich Libraries vs Pointers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Royal Greenwich Libraries
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.
- Account management
- Catalog search
- Book renewal
- Book reservations
- Mobile access
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Access Royal Greenwich Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
Pointers
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The Pointer School App is a unified communication platform that encourages active engagements between the school and parents. - Stay up to date with the latest news, events and announcements from school in one unified app. - Receive personalised messages that won’t leave you confused. - Rest assured that all info shared by us, you, or other parents are safe and secure. - Streamlined communication with absence reporting, approvals, and emergency updates. - Messages will be sent with clickable buttons, allowing you to easily reply, approve, and more, even when your hands are full! - Send direct messages to teachers, share files and voice messages, and translate text into your native language with just one tap, all from the app. - Track your child’s achievements through our house points system that will keep your child motivated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pointers at every 2 weeks against Royal Greenwich Libraries's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Royal Greenwich Libraries ships an update every 4 months, Pointers every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Royal Greenwich Libraries | Pointers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greenwich Leisure Limited | Schoolvoice LTD |
In-app purchases
Royal Greenwich Libraries
No in-app purchases
Pointers
No in-app purchases
