NYCPee vs Sidewalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NYCPee
Find the nearest public restrooms in New York City with this navigation app. Get directions to available facilities quickly and easily.
- Locate nearest public restrooms
- Get directions to bathrooms
- NYC-specific bathroom information
- Easy-to-use navigation interface
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Gotta pee in NYC? We can help! Use our app to help you find the nearest public bathroom and how to get there!
Sidewalk
This app helps you explore New York City by tracking the blocks you walk on an interactive map. It allows you to import past walks and compete with others on a leaderboard. Enjoy detailed stats and history of your explorations.
- Interactive block tracking map
- Import walks from other apps
- Leaderboard for New Yorkers
- Background walking detection
- Detailed walk history and stats
- Privacy-focused with no sign-up
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Walk every block in New York City. Sidewalk checks off each block as you walk it on an interactive map across all five boroughs. Set goals by borough, watch your coverage grow, and see how you stack up against other New Yorkers on the leaderboard. BACKGROUND TRACKING Sidewalk marks off your blocks without you opening the app. GPS only turns on when your pedometer detects you're walking, so battery use stays low (less than 3% per day). IMPORT YOUR EXISTING WALKS Already walked a lot of the city? Import your history from Apple Health, Strava, Google Timeline, and more to fill in the blocks you've already covered. Imported walks do not affect your leaderboard position. PRIVACY Your walks stay on your device. Servers only ever see aggregate stats: total blocks, total distance, walking time. GPS coordinates never leave your phone. There's no sign-up, no account, no name unless you choose to set one for the leaderboard. LEADERBOARD See how you stack up against other New Yorkers by blocks — today, this week, this month, this year, or all time. WALK HISTORY Every walk is saved with its full path, timestamps, distance, and walking time. Open one to replay it on the map. STATS Daily, weekly, and monthly charts for distance, walking time, new blocks, and steps. FREE No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads, no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sidewalk at 4.6 against NYCPee's 3.7. Sidewalk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). NYCPee's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. NYCPee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sidewalk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sidewalk holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidewalk has 990 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of NYCPee's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sidewalk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NYCPee ships an update every 4 weeks, Sidewalk every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYCPee | Sidewalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (990 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 990 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Five Boroughs Apps | Joe Puccio |
Customer experience
NYCPee
Sidewalk
In-app purchases
NYCPee
- Remove Ads Forever$0.99
Sidewalk
No in-app purchases
