Notify NYC vs NYC Secure
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.
NYC Secure
This app safeguards your mobile devices and tablets from cyber threats. It alerts you to risks like unsecured Wi-Fi and phishing attempts, offering guidance to protect your data. Your privacy is paramount, with no data leaving your device.
- Mobile device protection
- Unsecure Wi-Fi alerts
- Online transaction security
- Phishing detection
- Privacy-focused design
- Threat alerts and recommendations
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New York City’s solution to protect its residents from cyber threats to their mobile devices and tablets. NYC Secure puts your privacy first: no data leaves your device. Brought to you by NYC Cyber Command, NYC Secure alerts users to cyber threats such as: - unsecure or “rogue” Wi-Fi networks; - hijacking online transactions; and, - phishing detection and education tools. The app alerts you to threats and recommends ways you can protect your data and device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NYC Secure at 4.4 against Notify NYC's 3.3. NYC Secure also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 25%). Notify NYC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 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.
NYC Secure holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Notify NYC's written reviews are positive against 54% of NYC Secure's.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, NYC Secure every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | NYC Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (88 ratings) | 4.4 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Zimperium |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
NYC Secure
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
NYC Secure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
NYC Secure
No in-app purchases
