Comparison

NYC ACCESS HRA vs Fordham Challenge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

NYC ACCESS HRA

Manage your NYC benefits on the go. View case details, EBT balances, upcoming appointments, and payment history. Upload required documents and receive real-time notifications about your case status.

Highlights
  • View case status (SNAP/Cash Assistance)
  • Check EBT balances
  • Track Fair Fares NYC and Access-A-Ride status
  • View upcoming and past appointments
  • Upload required documents via photo or camera roll
  • Receive real-time case notifications
Features
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ACCESS HRA mobile - your benefits on-the-go! View Case Details and EBT Balances The Cases section of the app lets you view the current status of your SNAP or Cash Assistance case, the EBT balance for each of your benefits, and any upcoming Recertification dates. You can also track your Fair Fares NYC discount status, your Fair Fares NYC renewal period, or Access-A-Ride status. View Appointments The Appointment section of the app lets you view appointments that are upcoming, missed, or completed. It also lets you add a reminder for your appointment to your phone or tablet. View Payments The Payments section of the app lets you view upcoming and past payments for your case, such as payments made to your landlord, utility company, or to your EBT card. Required Documents The Required Documents section will show you a list of the documents that you need to return to the agency to support an application, recertification, periodic report or special grant request. You can take a photo of each document or select an image from your camera roll straight from this list. Your history of documents that you have uploaded can be seen on the My Uploads screen. Each document will stay on the list for 100 days. Note: Uploaded documents must be of good quality for the Agency to review. Submitting documents does not mean that your documents prove the eligibility factor. Please visit the My Documents section to check if the Agency accepted the documents you submitted. Only documents that are listed in the My Documents section were accepted by the Agency. View Accepted Documents The Documents section of the app lets you view a list of documents the Agency received from you about your case. Each document that you submit and is accepted by the Agency stays on the list for 60 days from the date it was accepted. Profile Information The Profile section of the app provides you with the contact information and notification preferences you have previously provided to the agency. If you have a CA or SNAP case, you can only update your profile every 24 hours. If you are only a Fair Fares NYC client, you can update your profile as often as you need. Additional Information You can also get real-time notifications on your smartphone about your case, such as when your case ‘Recertification’ is due, confirmation of an online application submission, upcoming appointments, required documentation and E-notices. ACCESS HRA mobile is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Korean, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.

About

Fordham Challenge

Features
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Welcome to Challenge App, designed to help students achieve their fitness goals through a structured 30-day step-tracking challenge. Developed to complement the ActivityTracker app, Challenge provides an engaging way to set daily step goals, log progress, and track cumulative balances over time.

Screenshots

NYC ACCESS HRA4 screens
Fordham Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

NYC ACCESS HRA and Fordham Challenge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NYC ACCESS HRA versus Fordham Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYC ACCESS HRAFordham Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (147K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings147K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDepartment of Information Technology And TelecommComptivia Technologies LLC

Bugs and requests

NYC ACCESS HRA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login failures and account lockouts
  • Inability to upload documents successfully
  • Discrepancies between app and actual case status
  • Delayed or missing notifications about deadlines

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Integration with caseworker contact information
  • Ability to view detailed transaction history
  • Streamlined document upload process

Fordham Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NYC ACCESS HRA

No in-app purchases

None

Fordham Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NYC ACCESS HRA free?
NYC ACCESS HRA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fordham Challenge free?
Fordham Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NYC ACCESS HRA or Fordham Challenge have ads?
Neither NYC ACCESS HRA nor Fordham Challenge shows ads.

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