NYC 311 vs Design Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NYC 311
Access New York City government services and information on the go. Report neighborhood issues, track service requests, and stay updated on city services like parking and trash collection.
- Access city government services
- Report neighborhood issues
- Track service requests
- Get updates on parking and trash
- Receive schedule change notifications
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The NYC311 App is your on-the-go, one-stop shop for New York City government services. Download the app to: - Stay in the know. Daily status of Alternate Side Parking, trash collection, and schools is always just one tap away. You can also get notifications of any updates to the normal schedule. - Report problems. See an issue in your neighborhood? You can easily file Service Requests for noise, illegal parking, dirty sidewalks, and much more. - Track Service Requests. See the latest status of your requests all in one place. - Connect with us. Get quick, easy access to services on our other channels, including NYC311 Online and Text.
Design Manager
This app provides interior designers with mobile tools for project management and accounting. It allows users to create clients, projects, and vendors, capture item details, record time, and view project galleries while on the go. It connects with the Design Manager Pro Cloud for seamless business management.
- Create clients, projects, vendors, and employees
- Capture item pictures and specifications
- Record time spent on projects
- View project item gallery and proposal items
- Lookup contact information
- Connects with Design Manager Pro Cloud
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Design Manager’s mission is to give interior designers the best tools and services in the world. Since 1984, we have been dedicated to serving the design community. We deliver project management and accounting software that saves time, money, and frustration, while eliminating countless hours of paperwork. The Design Manager mobile app helps you manage your interior design business while on the go. Features include: Create Clients, Projects, Vendors & Employees Capture Item Pictures & Specifications Record your Time View your Project Item Gallery and Proposal Items Lookup Contact information The Design Manager app helps you work faster by connecting your Design Manager Pro Cloud with your Apple device. Less frustration + less paperwork = happy designers. *App users are required to have a Design Manager Pro Cloud user account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Design Manager at 100% against NYC 311's 19%. Design Manager also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.1) and device support (3 vs 1). NYC 311's advantage is ratings volume (430 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Design Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYC 311 has 430 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of NYC 311's written reviews are positive against 100% of Design Manager's.
NYC 311 ships an update every 4 weeks, Design Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYC 311 | Design Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (430 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 430 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Franklin-Potter Associates, Inc. |
Customer experience
NYC 311
Design Manager
Bugs and requests
NYC 311
Reported bugs
5 issues- Address entry doesn't work
- App crashes or freezes
- App doesn't open after update
- Geolocation not working
- Unexpected errors
Requested features
9 requests- Add ability to report issues without address
- Add bulk export function for tickets filed
- Add option to attach photos/videos to complaints
- Add support for third-party keyboards
- Improve location identification and mapping
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- Integrate spell check
- Provide more detailed responses on closed requests
- Retain access to photos submitted with tickets
- Support video uploads for noise complaints
Design Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NYC 311
No in-app purchases
Design Manager
No in-app purchases
