Notify NYC vs EZ Tolls NY
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.
EZ Tolls NY
Manage your New York E-ZPass account with ease. Add funds, check your balance, edit vehicle information, and review toll history. This app provides a convenient way to stay on top of your toll payments and account status.
- Add money to account
- Check account balance
- Edit registered vehicles
- View toll history
- View active transponders
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This app works only with New York E-ZPass system. * Add money to your account * Check your balance * Edit registered vehicles * View your toll history * View active transponders Disclaimer: The developers of this app and Pragmistic are not associated with New York State Thruway Authority, E-ZPass or any other electronic toll-collection system. Every attempt has been made to ensure that this application is accurate and reliable, however human and/or mechanical errors are possible. Accordingly, Pragmistic makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided in this app and denies any express or implied warranty of the same.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notify NYC at 3.3 against EZ Tolls NY's 2.4. Notify NYC also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 13%). 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.
Notify NYC holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 113 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Notify NYC's written reviews are positive against 13% of EZ Tolls NY's.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, EZ Tolls NY every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | EZ Tolls NY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (88 ratings) — better | 2.4 (113 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews — better | 12.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 113 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Pragmistic LLC |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
EZ Tolls NY
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
EZ Tolls NY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
EZ Tolls NY
No in-app purchases
