Notify NYC vs GoLocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notify NYC
Receive official emergency alerts and information about important City services directly from New York City. This app provides location-based updates to keep you informed about emergency events.
- Official emergency communications
- Location-based alerts
- Information on emergency events
- Updates on City services
- Privacy-focused location tracking
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Notify NYC is New York City's official emergency communications program. Get the Notify NYC app to get information about emergency events and important City services, based on your location. New York City will never track or share your precise location with anyone.
GoLocker
Secure package lockers provide a safe way to receive deliveries when you're not home. Order items anytime without worrying about missed packages. Find convenient locations throughout New York City.
- Secure package lockers
- Safe delivery reception
- Order anytime
- No need to be home
- NYC locations
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Never miss another delivery with GoLocker. GoLocker’s secure package lockers are the perfect way to receive packages or hold deliveries without having to worry about keeping packages safe while you’re away from home. GoLocker’s package receiving services mean you can order what you want, when you want it, without worrying about being home to accept the package. With locations throughout New York City and more coming soon, there’s a GoLocker location a short distance from your home or work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notify NYC at 88 against GoLocker's 15. Notify NYC also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Notify NYC against 3.3 for GoLocker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notify NYC has 88 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Notify NYC's written reviews are positive against 33% of GoLocker's.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, GoLocker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | GoLocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (88 ratings) | 3.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | GoLocker |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
GoLocker
Bugs and requests
Notify NYC
Reported bugs
13 issues- Pop-up notifications repeat endlessly and cannot be dismissed
- Notification preferences cannot be saved
- App randomly closes when in use
- Cannot get past the Terms of Use agreement
- No accept button to press on terms of service
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- Repeatedly popping up old notifications
- Alerts keep popping up incessantly
- Parking reform pop up won’t stop popping up
- Old notifications upon opening app
- Ignores notification settings on iPhone
- Cannot navigate app when open
- Required missing person alerts cannot be deactivated
- Missing pictures in missing person alerts
Requested features
13 requests- Allow deactivation of missing person alerts
- Include pictures in missing person alerts
- Add a share button for alerts
- Allow users to choose which alerts they receive (without mandatory ones)
- More granular alert controls
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- Option to receive amber/grey alerts
- Ability to set neighborhood for localized alerts
- Dismiss All button for pop-up notifications
- Eliminate pop-ups and rely on banner notifications
- Fix inability to navigate app when open
- Update the app regularly
- Improve alert detail and specificity
- Allow users to toggle off ALL categories of alerts
GoLocker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
GoLocker
No in-app purchases
