Narcity vs tpscalls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Narcity
Discover urban news and travel destinations across North America. Explore cities with topic-specific content, stay updated on local trends, and receive personalized story notifications. Easily share interesting articles with friends and family.
- User-friendly content access
- Topic-specific city exploration
- Trending local stories
- Personalized story notifications
- Story sharing
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Welcome to Narcity’s Digital Downtown. Narcity's app is the ultimate destination for urban news and travel in and round North America. Download to discover everything you need to know about anywhere you want to go and connect to your city. Features: - Access all the content you love in a user-friendly environment - Explore cities in a whole new way by viewing topic-specific content - Stay informed on trending stories in your community - Get notifications about stories relevant to you - Share your favorite stories with your friends & family
tpscalls
This app provides real-time insights into Toronto Police activities. It features an interactive map detailing ongoing police responses, including arrests, emergencies, and traffic collisions, keeping users informed.
- Live police action updates
- Detailed incident coverage
- Interactive incident map
- User-friendly interface
- Real-time awareness
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tpscalls turns Toronto Police dispatch data into a live, searchable map of what's happening across the city right now. Incidents appear in real time as they're dispatched — arrests, collisions, assaults, robberies, and more. Each one shows the incident type, cross-streets, and date. Tap any pin to see full details and live feeds from nearby city cameras. Use the search bar to look up specific incident types or street names across the feed. No speculation, no delay. Just real dispatch data, as it happens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: tpscalls at none against Narcity's shown. tpscalls also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 40%). Narcity's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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.
Narcity ships an update monthly, tpscalls every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Narcity | tpscalls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (68 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Narcity Media Inc. | Riley Durant |
Customer experience
Narcity
tpscalls
Bugs and requests
Narcity
Reported bugs
18 issues- App update removed ability to log in and see saved content
- Previous cities no longer listed or available for search
- Articles not loading
- Trouble finding cities
- Default US content, requires constant location update
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- Articles not loading
- App freezes while scrolling
- App crashes
- Login issues (system error, doesn't work, redirects back)
- App won't open
- Content doesn't fit screen
- Too many publicity links
- Articles shown in search are old
- Cannot scroll down after 30 seconds
- Login button doesn't work
- Cannot login with Facebook
- App freezes when scrolling through articles
- App keeps freezing
Requested features
11 requests- Offer French translation for articles
- Dark mode option
- Allow users to see saved content after update
- Restore previous city search functionality
- Allow users to log in and see saved content
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- Allow users to search for previous cities
- Expand to more cities in the USA
- Fix swipe function to only trigger from edges
- Provide more content about things to do, see, and eat
- Go back to the old content release method
- Update app to be accessible without signing into Facebook
tpscalls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Narcity
No in-app purchases
tpscalls
No in-app purchases
