oCFR vs FMCSRs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
oCFR
Access U.S. federal regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous materials and pipeline safety. Covers regulations for classifying, handling, and packaging materials by various transport modes, as well as pipeline facility safety standards.
- Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)
- Pipeline Safety Regulations
- 49 CFR Parts 100-180
- 49 CFR Parts 190-199
- Covers highway, rail, aircraft, and vessel transport
- Includes design, construction, operation, and maintenance standards
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The U.S. DOT. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) mission is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. This app provides online access to PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) in 49 CFR parts 100-180 for the classifying, handling and packaging of hazardous materials by highway, rail, aircraft, and vessel. This app also provides online access to PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Regulations in 49 CFR parts 190-199, which provide the Federal minimum safety standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance, and spill response planning for pipeline and LNG facilities involved in the transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids within the United States.
FMCSRs
Access a fully searchable database of FMCSRs offline. This reference app provides regulations from Leizerman & Associates, developed by an attorney to solve connectivity issues. It's free with an email address.
- Offline access to FMCSRs
- Fully searchable database
- Updated regulations
- Developed by an attorney
- Free with email
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No internet connection needed except to download the first time. Fully searchable and updated database of the FMCSRs provided as a service by the law firm of Leizerman & Associates. The app is free as long as you provide an email address. Developed by attorney Michael Leizerman who became frustrated when he needed to look up a regulation and was in a courtroom didn’t have a WI-FI connection. Please find our Privacy policy here: https://www.termsfeed.com/privacy-policy/030e25715ec7be56719abb3919d39fe8 Please find our Terms and Conditions here: https://www.termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/9d85ef70effc14cb8ac44a2d2c341f1f
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: oCFR at 9 against FMCSRs's 3. On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for oCFR against 3.7 for FMCSRs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | oCFR | FMCSRs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | Michael Leizerman |
Customer experience
oCFR
FMCSRs
In-app purchases
oCFR
No in-app purchases
FMCSRs
No in-app purchases
