NY2C vs Simpli.City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NY2C
Discover the best of New York City's entertainment and news. This app acts as an interactive city planner, guiding you through special events, art, unique shops, and iconic sights. Explore everything the Big Apple has to offer.
- NYC entertainment and news
- Special events listings
- Art openings and unique shops
- Iconic sights guide
- Interactive city planner videos
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NY2C is the premier New York City entertainment and news channel, featuring everything you want to do and see and know about the Big Apple, from special events, to art openings, one-of-a-kind finds, unique shops, and the iconic sights. Use NY2C interactive videos as your city planner for all things New York.
Simpli.City
Discover personalized experiences and daily suggestions tailored for New York City. Search over 40,000 unique activities across more than 20 categories with powerful filtering options. Save favorites, create to-do lists, and collaborate with friends.
- Personalized daily suggestions
- Search 40,000+ experiences
- Over 20 categories
- Powerful filtering
- Map location and navigation integration
- Create and share favorite lists
- Collaborate on to-do lists
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If you live in or around New York, or plan to visit NYC - Simpli.City is the app for you! - View personalized experiences and daily suggestions in your Discover Home page. - Search for unique experiences from over 40,000 available across more than 20 categories. - Powerful filtering capabilities make finding experiences that resonate a breeze. - Found something interesting? all the information you need is at your fingertips. - Packed with useful features, e.g.: map location, social network links, tickets, promotions. - Integrates seamlessly with other map, navigation and taxi hailing apps. - Lets you create lists of favorite and to-do experiences. Share and collaborate on lists with friends. - You may still want to use other apps - but you'll want to use Simpli.City first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NY2C at none against Simpli.City's shown. NY2C also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NY2C against 5.0 for Simpli.City. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
NY2C ships an update every 4 months, Simpli.City every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NY2C | Simpli.City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Katapy | Simpli.City Labs Corp. |
Customer experience
NY2C
Simpli.City
In-app purchases
NY2C
No in-app purchases
Simpli.City
No in-app purchases
