Walking NY vs NYC CSD 32
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walking NY
Explore historical New York City with old photographs that appear based on your current location in Brooklyn and Queens. Discover buildings and share images from your explorations.
- Location-based historical photos
- Browse map of locations
- Share photos to social media
- Content from NYC archives
- Future borough expansions
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The Walking New York App will show you old photographs of wherever you are standing in Brooklyn or Queens. It locates the block you are on and selects old photos of buildings on that site or nearby. Created by the La Guardia and Wagner Archives, La Guardia Community College, CUNY, the app features selections from the New York City Housing Authority Photograph Collection (housed at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives), Queens Public Library, and Brooklyn Historical Society’s Photograph Collection. Users can also browse the map to find all of our provided locations, as well as share photos from their locations to Facebook and Twitter. Currently supporting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, we will be adding Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, so users can find themselves fully “Walking New York.”
NYC CSD 32
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This app is specially designed for NYC District 32 community. You will be able to read about the latest news regarding District 32 and its individual schools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NYC CSD 32 at monthly against Walking NY's every 8 months. Walking NY's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
Walking NY ships an update every 8 months, NYC CSD 32 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walking NY | NYC CSD 32 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LaGuardia & Wagner Archives | Solved Education Consultancy, LLC |
In-app purchases
Walking NY
No in-app purchases
NYC CSD 32
No in-app purchases
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