IFSTA eLibrary vs First In Navigation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IFSTA eLibrary
Access your organization's subscribed digital training materials offline. This companion app allows for on-the-go reading of your eLibrary content, ensuring you can study anytime, anywhere. Contact support@ifsta.org for organizational subscription inquiries.
- Offline reading of subscribed content
- On-the-go access to eLibrary
- Subscription-based digital materials
- Companion app for organizational accounts
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The IFSTA eLibrary is a subscription-based product purchased by your department/organization. The IFSTA eLibrary companion app provides offline reading for on-the-go access to your organization's eLibrary subscription. For information about purchasing an eLibrary for your organization contact support@ifsta.org.
First In Navigation
This app helps first responders learn their response areas with interactive quizzes. It generates random calls within custom-drawn zones and provides optimal routes from stations or hospitals. Users can save and share maps, and access a database of community-created routes.
- Custom response area mapping
- Randomized call generation
- Route quizzing from stations/hospitals
- Save and share custom maps
- Community map database
- Cross-platform account access
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First In Navigation is a tool made specifically for first responders trying to memorize the streets in their response area. It has 3 seperate modes for EMS, Fire, and Law enforcement. With our app, you can outline your exact response area. The app will then randomly generate calls within the drawn border. The app will then quiz and demonstrate how to get to or from the call. Fire and law enforcement mode will let you enter in stations, and route / quiz you from there to the call. EMS mode will let you enter in hospitals, and route / quiz you from the call to the hospital. Once you have a map set up how you want, you can permanently save the map and upload it to our database! Our database also lets users search by map name, map location, and coworker name. While anyone can easily set up a map, you may not have to as long as a coworker has saved and published a map! All routing data is imported from Mapbox for accurate and widespread mapping data. While designed for active first reponders, First In Navigation is open to everyone. Meaning even if you are not hired yet, you can still study your future response area now to enter the workforce with confidence. This app is cross-platform, meaning if you have already made an account or submitted a map on our website, it will still be accessible here! Start now to work and drive with confidence! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://firstinnavigation.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
IFSTA eLibrary and First In Navigation both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of First In Navigation's written reviews are positive against 0% of IFSTA eLibrary's. First In Navigation also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). IFSTA eLibrary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. First In Navigation sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. IFSTA eLibrary asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for IFSTA eLibrary against 2.9 for First In Navigation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of IFSTA eLibrary's written reviews are positive against 36% of First In Navigation's.
IFSTA eLibrary ships an update every 2 months, First In Navigation weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | IFSTA eLibrary | First In Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 2.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Fire Service Training Association | Joseph Graff |
Customer experience
IFSTA eLibrary
First In Navigation
In-app purchases
IFSTA eLibrary
No in-app purchases
First In Navigation
- Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
Questions
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