The Palace Project

Name: The Palace Project
Rating: 4.6 (4404 reviews)
Author: The Palace Project

By: The Palace Project

Books

Features & Capabilities

Palace is a free, easy-to-use e-reader that lets you find, check out, and read or listen to books from your local library. Sign in with your library card to access your library's collection on your phone or tablet, whether your library uses Palace or not.

If your library isn't using Palace yet, you can still explore over 10,000 titles—from children's books to classics and foreign language titles—for free via the Palace Bookshelf. The Palace app is built and maintained by Lyrasis, in partnership with the Digital Public Library of America and funded by the Knight Foundation. For more information, visit https://thepalaceproject.org.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Books Education

By:

The Palace Project

Rating:

4.60

(4,404) 86 new ratings

Version:

3.1.0 Last updated: 2026-06-02

Version code:

886155151

Creation date:

2021-08-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

40.56MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 28,887 ▲ 50

Other rankings

#22 in library keyword 34 ▼ 1

Other platforms

The Palace Project (v1.28.0)

88,648 2.18

(282)

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Developed by:

The Palace Project

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-palace-project/id1574359693

Website:

https://thepalaceproject.org

User Reviews

The Palace Project offers broad library access and an easy-to-use interface, delivering free ebooks and audiobooks from your local library. However, many users report stability and reliability issues: frequent crashes and freezing, audio playback problems, and content loading failures. Hold notifications and borrowing experiences are inconsistent, and essential features like reading history, bookmarks, progress tracking, and flexible playback speeds are missing. Overall, strong selection and library access are offset by persistent bugs that hinder a smooth reading/listening experience.

Pros

Large selection of titles and quick access to library materials.
Easy to navigate user interface.
Free access to ebooks and audiobooks from your local library.
Valuable library service that complements other apps like Libby and Hoopla.

Cons

Frequent crashes and freezing; the app often stops unexpectedly.
Audio playback issues: chapters restart, pause mid-chapter, or stop when switching apps or the device sleeps.
Content not loading or loans not loading; catalog issues and trouble borrowing/returning titles.
Missing essential features: reading history, bookmarking, progress tracking, and more flexible playback speeds.
Hold/reservation problems: unreliable waitlist notifications and holds dropping before you can borrow.

Recent reviews

This message is for the developers. The app is amazing, but it feels like it was designed by book lovers, not web designers. I want to love the app so much. I LOVE its selection and am so thankful for my access to it. BUT the more and more I use it the more and more frustrated I am with the app. Developers: please contract a web designer. Seriously. Seriously. Seriously. Please. Please. Please. The features that this app doesn’t have are mind boggling. Save a book to your wishlist; different playback speeds; author profiles; a renew feature; customizable reader controls. I can only find an incomplete list of books of an author by looking on the page for another book they wrote. Please. In web design, an extra click can cost companies millions of views. You have an amazing app that is KILLED by its lack of quality of life features present in other apps.

by js*****, 2026-06-18

I’ve given this app more chances than it deserved. Constant error messages, even after just updating. Having to delete and redownload the app. Slow response from customer service. Stick with Libby or Hoopla.

by Gw*****, 2026-06-13

I have only used a few times but when my books became available to borrow it just keeps spinning and nothing happens but would be nice if they had a way to contact someone for help as it is frustrating that it has also moved me back in line because I could not borrow it when it was ready.