Queens Public Library vs FDNY CPR
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.
FDNY CPR
Learn and practice Compression-Only CPR with step-by-step text and voice prompts. This app provides an audible metronome to maintain the correct compression rate and prompts you to locate an AED. It also includes a one-touch option to call 911 and links to instructional videos.
- Step-by-step CPR instructions
- Voice and text prompts
- Audible and visual metronome
- AED location reminder
- One-touch 911 calling
- Instructional video links
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Join the FDY Lifesaving Team. Download the FDNY CPR Lifesaver app which will guide you through the steps of Compression – Only CPR and remind you to find an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). This simple app, when activated, will give you step by step instructions on Compressions-Only CPR with both text and voice prompts. The app will also provide an audible and visual metronome which will help the user maintain the appropriate chest compression rate. In addition it will also prompt the user to remember to request an Automated External Defibrillator with an option to call 911 within the app. Highlights of the FDNY CPR LIFESAVER APP: -Provides Step by Step text and voice prompts for Compressions-Only CPR -Provides audible and visual metronome which allows the user to maintain the appropriate chest compression rate -Prompts the user to request an Automated External Defibrillator -Allows user to call and activate 911 with one touch through the app -Provides a link to an instructional review video on Compressions Only CPR and how to use an AED -Provides contact information to the FDNY Mobile CPR Training Unit -Provides links to the FDNY,FDNY Foundation and NYC Service If you see a person collapse, take action and help save a life. Early CPR and utilizing a defibrillator have been shown to greatly increase the chances of survival. Your willingness to perform CPR, can truly be the difference between life and death. Your bravery can give the victim a second chance. It takes just one person out of many to take action and help save a life. Recognize and Act. BE BRAVE, BE STRONG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FDNY CPR at 5.0 against Queens Public Library's 3.2. FDNY CPR also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Queens Public Library's advantage is ratings volume (64 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.
FDNY CPR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Queens Public Library has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Queens Public Library ships an update every 7 months, FDNY CPR every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Queens Public Library | FDNY CPR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Queens Borough Public Library | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm |
Customer experience
Queens Public Library
FDNY CPR
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
FDNY CPR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Queens Public Library
No in-app purchases
FDNY CPR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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