Notify NYC vs Simple Event Countdown
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.
Simple Event Countdown
Easily track upcoming events with a visually dynamic countdown. Name your event, set the date, and view it on your home screen with customizable widgets. The app features a color theme that changes as your event approaches, providing a subtle reminder.
- Home screen widgets
- Calendar import
- Dynamic color themes
- Native iPhone and Mac support
- Customizable event naming
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Simple Event Countdown keeps your next big moment always in sight. Name your event, set the date, and let the app do the rest. A dynamic color theme shifts as your event approaches — a gentle visual reminder that the big day is getting close. Add a widget to your home screen and you'll never lose track of what's coming. FEATURES • Small, medium, and large home screen widgets • Import dates directly from your calendar • Dynamic color themes — customize the far-away and day-of colors, and the app blends between them automatically • Native on iPhone and Mac — one purchase, both platforms Built by Uncle Deric Studios. Simple by design, useful by default.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Event Countdown at 100% against Notify NYC's 25%. Simple Event Countdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). Notify NYC's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 26.0). 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.
Simple Event Countdown 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 2, 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 Simple Event Countdown's.
| Parameter | Notify NYC | Simple Event Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (88 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Deric Lam |
Customer experience
Notify NYC
Simple Event Countdown
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
Simple Event Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Simple Event Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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