Reviews of Librista

By: Book Systems, Inc. App

List of user reviews and ratings for Librista

Total ratings

4.59 (Rating count: 552)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Librista's ease of use for searching and reserving books, access to library hours, and features like bookbags. However, many report login difficulties due to unclear credentials and no password reset, app crashes, and limited in-app browsing functionality. Updates have caused frustration by removing access to important features. Overall, while the app supports basic library interactions, technical issues and usability gaps hinder the user experience, leading some to prefer using the library's website instead.

Pros

Easy to use for searching and reserving books from the library
Allows users to view library hours and trending books
Includes features like bookbags for organizing reading lists and reservations
Provides access to a wide selection of books through the library system
Offers good support from developers for troubleshooting problems

Cons

Frequent login issues due to unclear or missing account credentials and no password reset option
App crashes or fails to load properly, especially after updates or during searches
Limited functionality beyond basic library info—no full online catalog browsing or online reading options in the app
Interface or features change with updates causing frustration and reduced usability (e.g., loss of dashboard access)
Lack of clear instructions on account setup and how to use features like bookbags

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 4.59

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22% (5)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-28	Ni*****	love this app
love this app
2024-12-10	St*****	Love, LOve, LOVe, LOVE ❤️ 😍 📚 👀
Love, LOve, LOVe, LOVE ❤️ 😍 📚 👀
2024-12-03	Al*****	Love this app. So easy to use. Search section finds my authors and/or books and allows reserving them to save me time browsing. Saves me from buying books needlessly; just quickly check to see if my library has it for borrowing first. Use it all the time!
Love this app. So easy to use. Search section finds my authors and/or books and allows reserving them to save me time browsing. Saves me from buying books needlessly; just quickly check to see if my library has it for borrowing first. Use it all the time!
2024-08-20	Ki*****	The app seems to be struggling to load despite all my other apps and webpages loading perfectly
The app seems to be struggling to load despite all my other apps and webpages loading perfectly
2024-02-21	Ta*****	Confused. Don't understand the point of this app. Can't log in. Says to contact your local library about that. I did and the library assistant didn't know what I was talking about. Her exact words were "I'm not familiar with that, is Librista one of those electronic reading apps?" Told her I didn't think so. Looks like you can see the inventory of what your library has and reserve items etc. Reply to librista: I did use those credentials and I can't log in.
Confused. Don't understand the point of this app. Can't log in. Says to contact your local library about that. I did and the library assistant didn't know what I was talking about. Her exact words were "I'm not familiar with that, is Librista one of those electronic reading apps?" Told her I didn't think so. Looks like you can see the inventory of what your library has and reserve items etc. Reply to librista: I did use those credentials and I can't log in.
2024-02-19	Br*****	App will not load all the way so you can sign in just spins like its trying to load every now and then you can get sign on page but says have server issues this has been like this for two weeks . PLEASE FIX APP.
App will not load all the way so you can sign in just spins like its trying to load every now and then you can get sign on page but says have server issues this has been like this for two weeks . PLEASE FIX APP.
2023-10-11	Na*****	This app is... Useless? You can see your library hours and a handful of trending books, but there's no way to actually view an online catalog of books available there. There's no menu for it, no book genres, no author lookup, nothing. What's the point of this app?
This app is... Useless? You can see your library hours and a handful of trending books, but there's no way to actually view an online catalog of books available there. There's no menu for it, no book genres, no author lookup, nothing. What's the point of this app?
2023-08-12	El*****	Great support when I had problems with the app. It's working great now!
Great support when I had problems with the app. It's working great now!
2023-07-03	Kr*****	Absolutely love this! You get access to so many books!
Absolutely love this! You get access to so many books!
2023-05-07	St*****	Useless because no one seems to be able to log in.
Useless because no one seems to be able to log in.