Passport Mobile vs NCW Libraries Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Passport Mobile
Discover and redeem offers from participating merchants with this app. Browse deals by category, location, or proximity to your destination. Manage your membership, save favorites, and receive personalized notifications.
- Browse participating locations
- Discover new offers
- Filter and search options
- Map view for nearby discounts
- Save favorite offers
- Curated notifications
- Mobile redemption
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The Passport Mobile app is the on-the-go resource for your Passport membership! Browse participating locations, discover great new offers and categories, or use the newly-improved category, filter and search options to find just what you're looking for. Switch to map view to browse the discounts nearest to you or in proximity to your destination. Also included are a number of features tailored to your specific Passport membership: quick access to your favorites, curated notifications based on your interests, mobile redemption options and the ability to manage account and gift card inventory! Note: The Passport Mobile app requires that you sign in using a current Passport membership. You must have a card displaying the Passport Dining, Passport Corporate or Passport Lifestyle program logo (or be a registered Mobile card member) in order redeem the offers listed in this app.
NCW Libraries Self
This app allows library patrons to bypass queues and conveniently check out their own materials. Enjoy a faster, more private borrowing experience at your local library.
- Skip the line
- Convenient borrowing
- Speedy checkouts
- Private transactions
- Self-service library materials
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Introducing Self Check- Skip the line and make borrowing a breeze while enjoying convenience, speed, and privacy by checking out your own materials at your local library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NCW Libraries Self at 3.5 against Passport Mobile's 2.5. NCW Libraries Self also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Passport Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (150 vs 2) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
NCW Libraries Self holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Passport Mobile has 150 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Passport Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of NCW Libraries Self's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Passport Mobile ships an update monthly, NCW Libraries Self fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Passport Mobile | NCW Libraries Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (150 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Passport Unlimited, Inc. | Meescan Inc. |
Customer experience
Passport Mobile
NCW Libraries Self
In-app purchases
Passport Mobile
No in-app purchases
NCW Libraries Self
No in-app purchases
Questions
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