Notify NYC vs StorageUnlocked
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.
StorageUnlocked
Access your StorageMart facility hands-free by simply driving up to the gate. This app allows you to enter and exit properties, open doors, and view your activity without touching your phone. You can also pay rent, contact the facility, and find nearby locations.
- Hands-free facility entry and exit
- Open doors, gates, and elevators
- View property activity
- Pay StorageMart rent
- Contact facility
- Search for nearby locations
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StorageMart Unlocked is magic, it can grant you access to your StorageMart facility without having to touch your phone. Simply drive up to the gate and it will open. No need to remove your phone from your pocket and search for an app. • Ability to enter and exit the property, open doors, gates or elevators completely hands free. • Ability to retrieve and view activity for your StorageMart property. • Ability to easily pay your StorageMart rent from your mobile phone. • Ability to call or email the StorageMart facility. • Search for nearby StorageMart facilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StorageUnlocked at 4.6 against Notify NYC's 3.3. Notify NYC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
StorageUnlocked holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Notify NYC's written reviews are positive against 31% of StorageUnlocked's.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, StorageUnlocked every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | StorageUnlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (99 ratings) | 4.6 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | StorageMart |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
StorageUnlocked
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
StorageUnlocked
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
StorageUnlocked
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Notify NYC free?
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