Comparison

Walking NY vs Community School District 17

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Location-based historical photos
  • Browse map of locations
  • Share photos to social media
  • Content from NYC archives
  • Future borough expansions
Features
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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.”

About

Community School District 17

Features
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This app is specially designed for NYC Community School District 17 families families and staff. It will allow you to access the most important information regarding the school, such as grades, schedules, or contact information.

Screenshots

Walking NY4 screens
Community School District 174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Community School District 17 at every 2 months 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walking NY ships an update every 8 months, Community School District 17 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Walking NY versus Community School District 17: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking NYCommunity School District 17
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaGuardia & Wagner ArchivesSolved Education Consultancy, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Walking NY

No in-app purchases

None

Community School District 17

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Walking NY free?
Walking NY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Community School District 17 free?
Community School District 17 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Walking NY or Community School District 17 have ads?
Neither Walking NY nor Community School District 17 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walking NY or Community School District 17?
Walking NY ships an update every 8 months, and Community School District 17 every 2 months. Most recently, Walking NY was updated on October 24, 2026 and Community School District 17 on October 18, 2026.

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