Notify NYC vs Waterline Square
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.
Waterline Square
Streamline your apartment experience from before move-in to daily living. Manage paperwork, find movers, pay rent, and submit maintenance requests all within one app. Discover exclusive resident deals and convenient services.
- Pre-move-in paperwork management
- Marketplace for movers and services
- Rent payment
- Building management requests
- Package notifications
- Exclusive resident offers
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BEFORE MOVE-IN From the moment you’re accepted into a new apartment, Waterline Square App works to save you time and money. Say goodbye to mountains of paperwork, calls, and emails. Take care of everything in minutes within the app. Looking for trusted movers with a national reach? Check out our marketplace. Got an old mattress that just won’t cut it in the new digs Choose a reduced-price option from us—we’ll have it in your new unit on Day 1. JOYFUL MODERN LIVING Once you're settled in, Waterline Square App transforms into a trusted sidekick. The app is the home base for all your apartment needs. Pay your rent, submit requests to building management, receive detailed package notications, and choose from a marketplace of convenient goods and services. Oh, and look out for exclusive offers for Waterline Square Residents. We offer great new deals every month.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Waterline Square at 5.0 against Notify NYC's 3.3. Waterline Square also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Notify NYC's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.6). 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.
Waterline Square holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notify NYC has 88 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, Waterline Square fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | Waterline Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (88 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 267 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Livly Inc |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
Waterline Square
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
Waterline Square
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Waterline Square
No in-app purchases
Questions
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