CrisisGo vs DPPL Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrisisGo
This app digitizes emergency response plans, making them accessible on mobile devices and desktops. It facilitates real-time alerts, communication, and access to critical information like maps and rosters during crises.
- Digital emergency response plans
- Alert notifications to responders
- Crisis checklists and communication
- Building maps for evacuations
- Individual and broadcast video communication
- Web portal for plan updates
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CrisisGo helps prepare those individuals that are responsible for others during a crisis. By taking Emergency Response Plans out of an organization’s three-ring binder and putting them onto smart phones, iPads, and desktops, CrisisGo is putting emergency response plans into the palm of the hands of those who need it most. Use CrisisGo for: • Sending alert notifications to responders • Providing crisis checklists, communication messaging, and ongoing crisis text messaging • Presenting building maps for evacuations and rosters • Allowing for individual and broadcast video communications that are then recorded to the server Key Features: • A login and password from your organization is required • A web portal is used to update emergency plans to publish content to your iPhones and iPads • Continuous improvement is achieved by validating an emergency plan using the crisis checklist during drills • Make your organizations emergency plan actionable CrisisGo is the most complete mobile crisis response software available. CrisisGo is now working with school districts across the nation and in Canada to transform their existing emergency response plans into actionable checklists for their staff. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life Questions? Contact our support team anytime at support@crisisgo.com.
DPPL Mobile
Manage your library account, renew borrowed items, and search the catalog. Access digital content, discover library events, and receive personalized recommendations. The app also features a digital library card for convenient checkouts.
- Renew items
- Manage account
- Search catalog
- Access digital content
- Find library events
- Digital library card
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Renew items, manage your account, search the catalog, get digital content, find library events, and get personalized recommendations. Try out the new Des Plaines Public Library app, with faster load times and an added library card feature. Store your card in the app for easier checkouts in person. Still haven’t registered for a library card? Come to our downtown Des Plaines location to register today! Your library card from any Illinois public library may also be registered here to check out materials from our consortium of area libraries. Electronic materials require a Des Plaines Public Library card. See our website for more info, https://dppl.org/patron-services/get-a-library-card
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DPPL Mobile at 4.0 against CrisisGo's 3.0. DPPL Mobile also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). CrisisGo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (109 vs 5). 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.
DPPL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrisisGo has 109 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of CrisisGo's written reviews are positive against 67% of DPPL Mobile's.
CrisisGo ships an update every 5 weeks, DPPL Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrisisGo | DPPL Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (109 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Tech Road, Inc. | Des Plaines Public Library |
Customer experience
CrisisGo
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In-app purchases
CrisisGo
No in-app purchases
DPPL Mobile
No in-app purchases
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