Comparison

NYDocSubmit vs LodDepot Next

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

Head to head
About

NYDocSubmit

This app allows New York State residents to submit required documentation for various public assistance programs without visiting a local office. It supports SNAP, HEAP, Temporary Assistance, and Medicaid, but has specific exclusions for initial applications and certain sensitive information.

Highlights
  • Submit SNAP, HEAP, Temporary Assistance, Medicaid documents
  • Avoid trips to local social services offices
  • Supports multiple New York counties
  • Medicaid recertification submission
  • Digital document submission
Features
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NYDocSubmit enables residents of New York State to submit required documents for SNAP, HEAP, Temporary Assistance, and Medicaid – avoiding another trip to the local social services district (“district”) office. This App is available to residents of Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, and Yates Counties at this time. If your district is not listed, check back soon to see if it has been added. This App is NOT monitored for emergencies. You must contact your district office directly if you need help to address an emergency. DO NOT use this App to submit an initial application for SNAP, HEAP, Temporary Assistance, or Medicaid; to submit a SNAP Interim Report, SNAP Change Report Form, or SNAP Periodic Report; or to submit a recertification application for SNAP, HEAP, or Temporary Assistance. However, you may use NYDocSubmit to submit a Medicaid recertification. DO NOT submit sensitive information, such as HIV status or domestic violence information and/or addresses that must remain confidential to safeguard you or a household member. If you need to submit such information, or if the App is not available, provide the documents to your district in a manner OTHER THAN through this App, such as through the U.S. Postal Service, in person, kiosk (if available), or fax machine.

About

LodDepot Next

This tool helps sales representatives manage catalogs and create sales orders efficiently. It provides access to customer history, pricing, and inventory to streamline the sales process and reduce order processing time.

Highlights
  • Mobile catalog presentation
  • Sales order writing
  • Customer-specific pricing
  • Inventory management
  • Order history access
  • Barcode scanning for order picking
Features
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LodDepot Mobile Catalog simplifies writing sales orders and presenting a catalog—ideal for reps and sales teams on the road, at trade shows, or in showrooms. This powerful, fast, and simple tool provides a wide range of benefits for manufacturer and distributor sales reps: Enhanced preparation for customer appointments with access to order history and trends. Avoidance of overselling inventory by maintaining customer-specific pricing. Elimination of manual order entry, increasing the number of customers served daily. Strengthened professional image during customer interactions. Reduced order processing costs and handling time by customer service. Ability to ship orders and update inventory within hours instead of days. Back office support through item and completed order management, plus barcode scanning to ensure accurate order picking before shipping

Screenshots

NYDocSubmit4 screens
LodDepot Next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LodDepot Next at every 2 weeks against NYDocSubmit's every 3 months. NYDocSubmit's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LodDepot Next holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYDocSubmit has 26K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NYDocSubmit ships an update every 3 months, LodDepot Next every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NYDocSubmit versus LodDepot Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYDocSubmitLodDepot Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew York State Office of Information Technology ServicesDmitriy Lodvikov

Customer experience

NYDocSubmit

All ratings24,854 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative21.4%

LodDepot Next

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NYDocSubmit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera function issues
  • Keyboard blocking UI elements
  • Inconsistent behavior when submitting multiple documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow document uploads from phone's photo gallery
  • Implement a chat or messaging feature for quick questions
  • Enable batch document submission
  • Add an option to log out of accounts

LodDepot Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NYDocSubmit

No in-app purchases

None

LodDepot Next

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NYDocSubmit free?
NYDocSubmit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LodDepot Next free?
LodDepot Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NYDocSubmit or LodDepot Next?
LodDepot Next is rated higher. NYDocSubmit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while LodDepot Next averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do NYDocSubmit or LodDepot Next have ads?
Neither NYDocSubmit nor LodDepot Next shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NYDocSubmit or LodDepot Next?
NYDocSubmit ships an update every 3 months, and LodDepot Next every 2 weeks. Most recently, NYDocSubmit was updated on September 30, 2026 and LodDepot Next on September 20, 2026.

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