Notify NYC vs Lyro
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.
Lyro
This app simplifies car-hailing with one-click ordering and quick driver matching. Choose from various vehicle types and track your driver's location and estimated arrival time in real-time for a clear view of your journey.
- One-click car ordering
- Quick driver matching
- Multiple vehicle types
- Real-time driver location
- Estimated arrival times
- Clear travel route view
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Your Personal Travel Butler Convenient car-hailing: One-click ordering, quick matching with nearby drivers, and say goodbye to waiting by the roadside. Vehicle types: A variety of vehicle types are available for your choice to meet different travel needs. Real-time positioning: View the driver's location and estimated arrival time in real time. The travel route is clear at a glance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lyro at 5.0 against Notify NYC's 3.3. Lyro also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Notify NYC's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 4). 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.
Lyro 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, Lyro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | Lyro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (88 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Xiaowen Guan |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
Lyro
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
Lyro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Lyro
No in-app purchases
