Labyl vs Go NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Labyl
Discover New York's architecture by simply taking a photo. Identify buildings, learn their history, architects, and construction year. Explore further with external links and save your favorites for later.
- Identify architecture with photos
- Learn building history and architects
- Explore buildings via external links
- Save favorite buildings
- Covers popular NYC neighborhoods
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LABYL (Learn About Buildings you Love) is an award winning architectural wayfinding app developed by NDNY Architecture + Design (http://ndny.co/LABYL.php) that will allow you to explore the built environment in New York simply by taking a photo. The app includes some of the most popular neighborhoods and destinations such as Chelsea, West Village, the Highline and lower Manhattan. With over 500 buildings in the database the app will provide reliable results for queried buildings including information on the history, the architect and helpful links to learn about the project in more detail. Labyl is simple to use and is a powerful tool for tourists, students, architecture enthusiasts and professionals interested in heuristic adventures. Labyl strives to make New York’s architecture accessible to all. LABYL lets you - Identify interesting architecture simply by taking a photo - Learn about the history of the buildings, the design team and year of construction - Dive deeper into each building by exploring external links - Save your favorite buildings so you can access them later at your leisure Labyl was recently awarded "Technological Innovation of the Year" at the NYC Construction Awards (https://www.newyorkconstructionawards.com/winners/) and has been shortlisted for an award by the Society of American Registered Architects (http://www.sarany.org/2018-design-awards-winners)
Go NYC
This app consolidates all New York City public transit options, including subway, bus, rail, and ferry, into a single platform. It offers trip planning, real-time departure information, and live journey tracking to help users navigate the city efficiently.
- All NYC transit in one app
- Trip planner
- Live departures
- Real-time journey tracking
- Save favorite routes
- Home screen widgets
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All your transit, in one app. Go NYC brings subway, bus, regional rail, light rail, airport connections, and ferry together in one place. Plan your trip, check live departures, and follow your route in real-time. Save your favorite stations, stops, and trips then use widgets to see your most-used routes in seconds. No searching, no scrolling. Whether you commute every day or are exploring a new part of the city, Go NYC helps you get around with ease. Features: • Trip planner for all NYC and NJT transit • Live subway, bus, train, light rail, and ferry departures • Real-time journey tracking and service updates • Nearby stations and stop discovery • Save favorite stations, stops and trips • Home screen widgets for instant commute checks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Labyl at 100% against Go NYC's 0%. Labyl also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Go NYC's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). 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.
Go NYC holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 63 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Labyl's written reviews are positive against 0% of Go NYC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Labyl ships an update every 3 months, Go NYC every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Labyl | Go NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ananth Sampathkumar | Axon Vibe AG |
Customer experience
Labyl
Go NYC
In-app purchases
Labyl
No in-app purchases
Go NYC
No in-app purchases
