Comparison

NYC Flash vs Brooklyn Experience Half

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

Head to head
About

NYC Flash

Share your bouldering projects and progress with a community of climbers. Learn from others, showcase your sends, and get inspired to improve your climbing skills.

Highlights
  • Share boulder projects
  • Showcase climbing sends
  • Learn from community
  • Improve climbing skills
  • Community-driven content
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This app allows us to share our boulder projects with other fellow climbers. Show how you send your projects, help others improve their climbing, learn from our community.

About

Brooklyn Experience Half

Follow the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon with real-time runner tracking, live leaderboards, and an interactive course map. Stay updated with push notifications and share your progress on social media.

Highlights
  • Real-time runner tracking
  • Live leaderboards
  • Interactive course map
  • Push notifications
  • Social sharing
  • Special offers
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The official mobile app of the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon on Sunday, April 26, 2026! Features include: • Real-time Runner Tracking: Track runners live on the course • Live leaderboards: See the race results as they come in • Interactive Course Map: Explore the epic course before and during the race • Push Notifications: Track the progress of runners on-course and stay in the know of race weekend events • Social Sharing: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok • Access special offers from Brooklyn businesses! • And much more!

Screenshots

NYC Flash4 screens
Brooklyn Experience Half4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NYC Flash at weekly against Brooklyn Experience Half's every 12 months. Brooklyn Experience Half's advantage is ratings volume (334 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NYC Flash against 4.9 for Brooklyn Experience Half. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brooklyn Experience Half has 334 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of NYC Flash's written reviews are positive against 95% of Brooklyn Experience Half's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NYC Flash ships an update weekly, Brooklyn Experience Half every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NYC Flash versus Brooklyn Experience Half: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYC FlashBrooklyn Experience Half
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better4.9 (334 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.9% of reviews
Number of ratings12334 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBora TuncaDilltree Inc

Customer experience

NYC Flash

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brooklyn Experience Half

All ratings334 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.1%

Bugs and requests

NYC Flash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brooklyn Experience Half

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes halfway through race
  • Tracking freezes near finish line
  • Updates fail to load after certain mile markers
  • Error page displays instead of race data
  • Sign-in failures with username/password and QR code
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  • Athletes unable to sign into app

Requested features

2 requests
  • Display user's location on map for better meeting points
  • Barcode/QR code accessible in user profile for easier registration

In-app purchases

None

NYC Flash

No in-app purchases

None

Brooklyn Experience Half

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NYC Flash free?
NYC Flash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brooklyn Experience Half free?
Brooklyn Experience Half is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NYC Flash or Brooklyn Experience Half?
NYC Flash is rated higher. NYC Flash averages 5.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Brooklyn Experience Half averages 4.9 from 334 ratings.
Do NYC Flash or Brooklyn Experience Half have ads?
Neither NYC Flash nor Brooklyn Experience Half shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NYC Flash or Brooklyn Experience Half?
NYC Flash ships an update weekly, and Brooklyn Experience Half every 12 months. Most recently, NYC Flash was updated on September 12, 2026 and Brooklyn Experience Half on September 18, 2026.

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