Notify NYC vs Mobile NR
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.
Mobile NR
Easily report local issues like potholes and graffiti directly to your city. This app streamlines the process of submitting service requests to local government for faster resolution.
- Report local issues
- Submit service requests
- Fast issue reporting
- Connect with city services
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See a pothole that needs filling? Graffiti making a mess of your neighborhood? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with Mobile NR!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notify NYC at 3.3 against Mobile NR's 2.3. Notify NYC also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (99 vs 3). Mobile NR's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 25%). 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.
Notify NYC holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notify NYC has 99 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Notify NYC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mobile NR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notify NYC ships an update every 2 months, Mobile NR every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | Mobile NR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (99 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
Mobile NR
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
Mobile NR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Mobile NR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Notify NYC free?
Is Mobile NR free?
Which has better reviews, Notify NYC or Mobile NR?
Do Notify NYC or Mobile NR have ads?
Which is updated more often, Notify NYC or Mobile NR?
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