Jaffa deFINEd vs NYC Building
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jaffa deFINEd
This app helps building owners and managers manage compliance tasks. It allows users to view upcoming hearings, upload compliance photos, search for violations, and manage work orders. Users can also obtain tenant signatures and access notes from staff.
- View upcoming hearings and dates
- Upload compliance photos
- Search for open violations
- View pending work orders
- Obtain tenant signatures
- Access staff notes and documents
- Sort buildings by distance
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The Jaffa deFINEd app, by Jack Jaffa & Associates, features tools designed to help building owners and managers easily streamline their compliance tasks. Such as: • View upcoming ECB Hearings and HPD Cert Dates • Upload pictures of compliance in-app • Search for open violations in your buildings • View your pending Work Orders • Obtain tenant signatures in-app • View all Notes and Docs from Jaffa Staff • Sort buildings by distance from your current location • Detailed and efficient workflow system for boosted productivity
NYC Building
Access detailed NYC Department of Buildings application and permit information. View costs, dates, descriptions, and safety violations in an easy-to-understand format. Data is sourced from the NYC DOB open data database.
- Search by DOB Applicant License Number
- View application details
- Building/project costs and dates
- Application/job assignment and update dates
- Detailed application descriptions
- DOB Safety Violations
- Clean UI/UX
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Search by DOB Applicant License Number to get the latest DOB, Building application details. Details are provided in an easy to read format that makes it much better to understand. Get information provided from the NYC DOB open data database including: 1. Application Number 2. Building or project Costs & Details 3. Building or project dates Financial details 4. Dates applications or jobs were Assigned, Updated or Created 5. Detailed description of the application 6. Information provided in a Easy to Read & Understand format with a clean UI/UX 7. DOB Safety Violations Information and data is provided by NYC DOB Job Application Filings database by use of the NYC Open Data website. Link to NYC public database and API for details: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-Job-Application-Filings/ic3t-wcy2 By using this app, you agree to the Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jaffa deFINEd at none against NYC Building's 1. Jaffa deFINEd also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. NYC Building sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Jaffa deFINEd asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Jaffa deFINEd against 4.8 for NYC Building. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Jaffa deFINEd ships an update every 3 weeks, NYC Building every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jaffa deFINEd | NYC Building |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jack Jaffa & Associates Corp. | Di Nerd Apps LLC |
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NYC Building
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