Comparison

Ask Fortuna vs NY2C

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Ask Fortuna

Generate unique, witty, and thought-provoking sayings using AI. Save favorites, share them with friends, and even have them read aloud. Offers stress relief, smiles, and timely advice.

Highlights
  • AI-generated original sayings
  • Save and share favorite sayings
  • Read sayings aloud (add-on)
  • Unique Karma-code for re-display
  • Bookmark up to 10 fortunes
  • Daily fortune notifications
Features
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"Ask Fortuna" is an intriguing fortune-generator, creating almost-random sayings and prescient prognostications, with a twist. However, these are not plagiarized lists of old quotes, nor are they completely random sentences of computer-speak; They are something in between. Ask Fortuna makes millions of uniquely original sayings, guided by "artificial intelligence" that imbues its prose with poetic and thought-provoking wit. You can save and send your favorite sayings to your friends, and even have Ask Fortuna read the saying out loud in one of many computerized voices. Ask Fortuna is always ready to offer you some stress relief or just a smile, or possibly even some sage advice just at the right time. You never know what sayings Fortuna has in store for you, and like life, it will usually be a fun surprise. Here are some examples of Ask Fortuna's serious, absurdly funny, and zen-like generated sayings: * This month is an auspicious time to play with wild abandon. * With great power comes a knob that goes to 11. * A journey of a thousand suggestions begins with a single meeting. * Your desire is waiting to be fulfilled, if you find the right spot. * Take care, somebody's cute pet will cause a nightmare. * A wise man once said when interruptions cluster, earplugs will be needed. * The universe knows that if the day starts with a bang, your fortune cookie should be given to a friend. * The right time to read the next chapter is after watching the sun set. * Somebody suggested that when your journey seems the longest, look to your friends for guidance. * Now that you can make a choice, your destiny will go all fractal. Fortuna is a Roman goddess who personifies luck and fortune, both good and bad. This playful application calls upon her to spin the original 'wheel of fortune' and deliver a cornucopia of sayings that are equal parts funny, random, portentous, and thought-provoking. Seek her thoughts, share your wisdom with friends and family, and enjoy! What are all the things Ask Fortuna can do? -Read Aloud: Either automatically or manually speak your fortunes out loud in any of the installed (macOS or iOS) text-to-speech voices (this is an add-on feature.) -Share: Send your favorite sayings to friends on social media or e-mail, or copy/paste them into your newsletters. -Bookmark & Re-In-Karma: Each fortune has its own unique 16-character "Karma-code" which, if typed in, can instantly re-display that exact fortune again, on any device that is running "Ask Fortuna". This feature lets you type one of these codes and re-display that particular fortune, or choose a prior "bookmarked" fortune. This is good for bookmarking/saving and revisiting prior funny ones, or sending the code to friends so they can jump to it it too, instant "Re-In-Karma". Ask Fortuna will save up to 10 of these bookmarked fortunes, with older ones dropping off as you bookmark new ones. -Daily Dose: Do you want a daily fortune without even running the app? There's a setting for that! Just turn on "Daily Fortunes", choose an hour of the day to have it delivered, and now every day like clockwork, you will get a new fortune from the goddess! You can read it in place in the notification center, or click it to have it displayed in the "Ask Fortuna" app. -Shake it up: On the iPad and iPhone, shaking the device will automatically generate a new fortune, somewhat like a "Magic 8-ball". -Personalized: Fortuna bonds to you, and your fortunes are different from anyone else! Try it! If you and a friend start "Ask Fortuna" on two different devices at exactly the same time, you will each get different sets of fortunes. -Customized: The Preferences or Settings page lets the user customize the appearance, choosing a favorite color as a backdrop tint behind the text, and turning on/off sound effects for the buttons. This is also where the user can play with the computer-voices and enable the "Read Aloud" feature.

About

NY2C

Discover the best of New York City's entertainment and news. This app acts as an interactive city planner, guiding you through special events, art, unique shops, and iconic sights. Explore everything the Big Apple has to offer.

Highlights
  • NYC entertainment and news
  • Special events listings
  • Art openings and unique shops
  • Iconic sights guide
  • Interactive city planner videos
Features
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NY2C is the premier New York City entertainment and news channel, featuring everything you want to do and see and know about the Big Apple, from special events, to art openings, one-of-a-kind finds, unique shops, and the iconic sights. Use NY2C interactive videos as your city planner for all things New York.

Screenshots

Ask Fortuna4 screens
NY2C2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NY2C at none against Ask Fortuna's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ask Fortuna sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NY2C asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ask Fortuna against 5.0 for NY2C. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ask Fortuna ships an update every 6 months, NY2C every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ask Fortuna versus NY2C: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsk FortunaNY2C
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduard SchwanKatapy

Customer experience

Ask Fortuna

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NY2C

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ask Fortuna

One-time1
  • Speak it out loud$0.99
None

NY2C

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ask Fortuna free?
Ask Fortuna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NY2C free?
NY2C is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ask Fortuna or NY2C?
Ask Fortuna and NY2C are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Ask Fortuna or NY2C have ads?
Neither Ask Fortuna nor NY2C shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ask Fortuna or NY2C?
Ask Fortuna ships an update every 6 months, and NY2C every 4 months. Most recently, Ask Fortuna was updated on November 2, 2026 and NY2C on November 3, 2026.

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