Notify NYC vs Lenten Pilgrimage
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.
Lenten Pilgrimage
This app allows users to track their progress on a spiritual journey to various parishes. Users can choose routes, check in at locations, and view church information to earn certificates and recognition.
- Track pilgrimage progress
- Choose journey routes and goals
- Easy location check-in
- View daily station church information
- Earn certificates and recognition
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Track your pilgrimage progress as you travel to parishes throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens with our new Lenten Pilgrimage Passport App. Once you download this app, you will be prompted to create an account; then your journey can begin. It’s that easy! With this app, you can: Choose your journey route and goal Easy location check-in View daily station church information Use your Pilgrimage Passport to earn certificates and special recognition for your participation. Answer the call from Christ to journey with Him in celebration of the Eucharist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lenten Pilgrimage at 100% against Notify NYC's 25%. Lenten Pilgrimage also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Notify NYC's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Lenten Pilgrimage holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notify NYC has 99 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Notify NYC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lenten Pilgrimage's.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, Lenten Pilgrimage weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | Lenten Pilgrimage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (99 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Lenten |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
Lenten Pilgrimage
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
Lenten Pilgrimage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Lenten Pilgrimage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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