Queens Public Library vs BC Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Queens Public Library
Access library services on your mobile device. Read, listen to, and watch materials, search the catalog, manage your account, and discover events. Connect with your local library community anywhere with a network connection.
- Read, listen, and watch materials
- Search library catalog
- Manage account information
- Request books
- Search and register for events
- Find library locations
- Join online community
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The Queens Public Library App is your gateway to QPL’s services on your mobile device. Our revamped application represents a leap forward in usability, speed, and convenience for our users. You can read, listen to, and watch materials directly, search our catalog, view account information, request books, search and register for events, find our locations, ask for assistance, join our vibrant online community, and much more. The QPL Mobile App is compatible with both iPhones and iPads. Experience Queens Public Library like never before, anywhere you have a network connection.
BC Navigator
This app personalizes your college experience by providing access to course schedules, grades, tuition balances, and campus maps. It also offers features for faculty and employees, including roster viewing and time balance checks. Additionally, it allows for reporting issues, receiving emergency alerts, and managing appointments.
- View course schedules and grades
- Check tuition balances and holds
- Access Digital ID
- Campus maps and location finder
- Report facility issues
- Receive emergency alerts
- Manage appointments
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The Brooklyn College Navigator app personalizes your College experience, and connects you to key BC information! • View your course schedule, tuition balances, stops/holds, and posted term grades • Faculty - View your course section rosters • Add courses and events to your personal calendar • Employees - Check your Time & Leave balances • Review your scheduled appointments and check the status of certain pending requests • Use your Digital ID instead of a physical card, with no term validation required • Maps - Find classes and offices - Locate nearby bathrooms, study areas, and more • Careers - Build & track your Career skills from first-year to Commencement • Fix-it - Report necessary bathroom repairs to Facilities • Emergency - Receive campus emergency alerts - Contact Campus Safety • Search course catalogs and campus events • Make appointments with campus offices and advisors • View BC Email and WiFi credentials • Track status of IT Systems Coming Soon: • Notifications of important deadlines and certain transaction updates • Receive class cancellation/relocation alerts • Access Faculty profiles • Connect with Student Clubs Your privacy is important to us. BC Navigator collects aggregate data to improve future versions of the application. No sensitive, personal, or identifying information will be collected. However, you do have the right to opt-out of this data-collection within the Application Settings. BC Navigator Development Team: Mandisa Washington, Anatoliy Gamaylo, Moshe Berman, Leonora Kissis
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Queens Public Library at 3.2 against BC Navigator's 1.5. Queens Public Library also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 7%). BC Navigator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Queens Public Library holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 187 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Queens Public Library's written reviews are positive against 7% of BC Navigator's.
Queens Public Library ships an update every 7 months, BC Navigator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Queens Public Library | BC Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (64 ratings) — better | 1.5 (187 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.1% of reviews — better | 7.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 | 187 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Queens Borough Public Library | Brooklyn College |
Customer experience
Queens Public Library
BC Navigator
User reviews
Queens Public Library
From 64 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient for requesting books
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Access to ebooks and eContent
- 👍 Barcode for library card
- 👍 Useful for checking availability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App freezes often
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Search function broken
- 🐛 Scan function not working
BC Navigator
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Some users find it helpful (rare)
- 👍 App can be useful when it works
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant crashing
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 App is often down or unavailable
- 🐛 Outdated and poor UI
- 🐛 Lacks useful information
Bugs and requests
Queens Public Library
Reported bugs
41 issues- Scan function doesn't work on iPhone
- App freezes when accepting terms
- App freezes when trying to accept terms
- Pages take a long time to load
- Search doesn't separate books and movies
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- Search doesn't work
- Search button turns into a blank screen
- App does not show requests or checked out books
- Search button goes blank, only shows recommended books
- No notifications for holds or due dates
- Cannot see checkouts or other functions
- Cannot request books
- Logged out randomly, error with login
- Login info incorrect error
- Keeps saying number and PIN are invalid
- Does not recognize card number and email
- App crashes when trying to request a book
- App kicks out when trying to request a book on iPhone 6 and 7
- App closes when clicking 'request'
- App crashes all the time
- App opens in phone dimensions on iPad
- Messages keeps crashing the app
- CAPTCHA image doesn't show when contacting library
- App crashes when trying to place a request
- Library location information not available when requesting a book
- Card number and PIN not working
- App crashes on launch after iOS 12 update
- App immediately exits after opening
- App doesn't work with iOS 12
- App crashes in iOS 12 environment
- App doesn't open after installing iOS 12
- App stopped working after updating to iOS 12
- Login issues after update
- Local library shows closed when it's open
- Update has broken the app, cannot log in
- App showing old overdue books, not current ones
- Cannot view available ebooks
- Cannot log on, black screen
- Request function not working properly
- False info about checked out books
- App not working after update, cannot login
Requested features
13 requests- Add renewal feature
- Add 'would read again' list
- Add 'favorite lists' or 'save for later'
- Add history of checked-out books
- Add option to rate books (1-5 stars)
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- Add Apple Wallet support for library cards
- Offer special notification features for events
- Add a wishlist feature
- Ability to type library name in search
- Display requested books and queue position
- Develop a version for kids or change age rating
- Add a text feature for request notifications
- Confirm a return feature
BC Navigator
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when logging in
- App crashes when opening ID
- App crashes on iOS 14 and 15
- App doesn't keep users logged in
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- App shows error messages
- App is frequently down
- App bounces between screens
- App doesn't open
- App requires frequent sign-in
- App has connection failed errors
- App shows black spaces in dark mode
- Login fails with timeout error
Requested features
3 requests- Alumni ID access
- Physical copy option for ID
- Dark mode compatibility fix
In-app purchases
Queens Public Library
No in-app purchases
BC Navigator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Queens Public Library free?
Is BC Navigator free?
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