Notify NYC vs KYD Labs Box Office
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.
KYD Labs Box Office
This app streamlines music venue ticketing operations, simplifying box office tasks for smooth event management. It features QR code scanning, attendee lookup, live guestlist monitoring, and in-app payment processing for tickets sold at the door.
- QR code scanning for entry
- Attendee lookup and check-in
- Live guestlist monitoring
- Collect payments at the door
- Streamlined event management
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Elevate your music venue's ticketing operations with KYD Labs Box Office, the premier app designed to streamline and optimize your event management from the ground up. Tailored specifically for live music venues, our app simplifies your box office tasks, ensuring that every concert runs smoothly and efficiently. KYD Labs Box Office enables you to: QR Code Scanning: Facilitate fast and secure entry by scanning QR codes at the door. Our reliable scanning technology minimizes queues and accelerates the check-in process, creating a seamless experience for your guests. Attendee Lookup & Check-In: Effortlessly find and check in your attendees with our user-friendly search and manual check-in features. Ensure everyone who should be at your event can get in quickly and without hassle. Live Guestlist Monitoring: Stay updated with real-time guestlist views. Monitor who has arrived and who hasn't, keeping your team informed and ready to respond to any situation. Collect Payments at the Door: Capture every sales opportunity by selling tickets right at the door. Our app supports all major credit cards, no hardware readers required, allowing you to maximize attendance and revenue. Download KYD Labs Box Office today and transform how you manage your music events, ensuring every night is a hit!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notify NYC at 3.3 against KYD Labs Box Office's 1.8. Notify NYC also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (99 vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notify NYC has 99 ratings behind it against 10, 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 0% of KYD Labs Box Office's.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, KYD Labs Box Office every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | KYD Labs Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (99 ratings) — better | 1.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | KYD Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
KYD Labs Box Office
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
KYD Labs Box Office
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
KYD Labs Box Office
No in-app purchases
Questions
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