Librista 4+

The app used to make it simple to add to and create book lists. The option to add a book to a specific list is such a cumbersome process now. The app is also slow and glitchy often. I have a lot of lists as a homeschool mom who takes full advantage of checking out books from our library. I also sent an email to the developer detailing what I hope are only kinks that will be worked out quickly! I need Librista to function like it used to, with the new look as a bonus.

I updated the app and while the look has improved, the functionality has rendered it almost useless. Every time I try to click on book details, I get stuck in an endless loading loop. Right now all I seem to be able to do is search for items and see if they’re available or not. I can reserve an item, but canceling them requires going to the dashboard and canceling them all. I don’t have items checked out right now so have no idea how renewing them might go.

Update: The above issues did get better, although now I have no idea if they were all resolved or I just learned to deal with them. I have cards for two local libraries. Somehow I got logged out of Librista while accessing my secondary library and when I tried switching libraries, I was unable to do so as the app started trying to use location services to bring up the list of local libraries (another change I dislike-I only need the two I have credentials for.) I also was unsure what my login was—was it a separate login, or did I use my library credentials? I foolishly deleted the app and reinstalled it, and now I can’t log in at all, as it is perpetually stuck on the location screen. Allowing us to search for our libraries instead would be preferable, especially for those who may have access to a library outside of where they live.

This was a 5 star app until recently. I, like others, am having the same problem where the app is frozen on “locating library” screen and won’t stop attempting to load. There’s no way to back out of it or move forward. I’ve deleted and reinstalled several times to no avail. If this issue is resolved, I’ll update my review. It was a fantastic app until it crashed.