Surprise Public Library vs Firefly Permanent Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surprise Public Library
Manage your library account, explore the collection, and place holds with this mobile application. Access a wide range of resources and services from the convenience of your device.
- Manage library account
- Browse catalog
- Place holds
- Access library resources
- Mobile convenience
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Use the Surprise Public Library app to manage your account, browse the catalogue, place holds and more!
Firefly Permanent Lights
Customize your home's accent lighting with millions of colors and over 100 preset patterns. Control individual lights and create schedules for holidays and daily routines. Showcase your home with unique, personalized light displays.
- Millions of color options
- 20+ movement and effect patterns
- 102 preset patterns
- Individual light control
- Customizable white hues
- Saveable timers and schedules
- Calendar event integration
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Choose from over 16 million colors to create custom patterns with 20+ movements and effects. Also select from 102 preset patterns. Control each light individually to create accent lighting that best showcases your home. Choose which lights to turn on and their colors, including any hue of white. You can save timers for nightly and weekly schedules, as well as calendar events for holidays and special occasions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surprise Public Library at 5.0 against Firefly Permanent Lights's 4.7. Firefly Permanent Lights's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Surprise Public Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
Surprise Public Library ships an update every 2 months, Firefly Permanent Lights every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surprise Public Library | Firefly Permanent Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Surprise | Firefly Solar & Lights LLC |
Customer experience
Surprise Public Library
Firefly Permanent Lights
In-app purchases
Surprise Public Library
No in-app purchases
Firefly Permanent Lights
No in-app purchases
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