WIC2Go vs NY Gold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WIC2Go
This app simplifies shopping for New York State WIC participants. It helps locate WIC clinics and authorized stores, and scan barcodes to verify WIC-approved foods. Participants with an eWIC account can also track appointments and benefit details.
- Find WIC clinics
- Locate WIC-authorized stores
- Scan barcodes for WIC approval
- View upcoming appointments
- Check benefit balance
- Track benefit expiration
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The New York State WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for families with young children and women who are pregnant. WIC2Go is a mobile app designed to make shopping easier for NYS WIC participants. The app can be used by anyone to find WIC clinics and WIC-authorized stores, and to scan bar codes to see whether foods are WIC-approved. WIC participants with an eWIC account can also view upcoming appointments and their benefit balance and expiration date.
NY Gold
This app allows users to buy and sell gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins and bars. It serves as a direct source for precious metal investments.
- Buy gold coins and bars
- Sell gold coins and bars
- Purchase silver, platinum, and palladium
- Investment-grade precious metals
- Trusted source for precious metals
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New York Gold Company is your trusted source for buying and selling gold and silver. New York Gold Company offers a full line of gold coins and bars to meet your investment needs. New York. Buy Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium coins and bars.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NY Gold at 100% against WIC2Go's 9%. NY Gold also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). WIC2Go's advantage is ratings volume (601 vs 4) and rating (2.3 vs 2.0). 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.
WIC2Go holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WIC2Go has 601 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of WIC2Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of NY Gold's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WIC2Go ships an update every 5 months, NY Gold fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WIC2Go | NY Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (601 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 601 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMA, Inc. | The New York Gold Co Inc |
Customer experience
WIC2Go
NY Gold
Bugs and requests
WIC2Go
Reported bugs
3 issues- Users unable to log in or create accounts
- Barcode scanner not functioning properly
- App randomly logging users out or not working
Requested features
3 requests- Update app to fix login and barcode scanning issues
- Improve app reliability and stability
- Add option to view benefit balances
NY Gold
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WIC2Go
No in-app purchases
NY Gold
No in-app purchases
