NYC Media vs Themaxhyped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NYC Media
This official broadcast network informs, educates, and entertains New Yorkers. Discover the city's diverse people, neighborhoods, government services, and attractions through its media productions.
- Informative content about NYC
- Educational programming
- Entertainment for New Yorkers
- Highlights city services
- Showcases attractions and activities
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NYC Media is the official broadcast network and media production group of the City of New York. As a network, NYC Media's goals are to inform, educate, and entertain New Yorkers about the City's diverse people and neighborhoods, government, services, attractions, and activities.
Themaxhyped
Discover local dining, drinking, and entertainment spots. This app helps both tourists and residents find fun places to unwind or explore in the city.
- Discover local dining
- Find bars and pubs
- Explore entertainment venues
- For tourists and residents
- City exploration tool
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Themaxhyped was formed out of necessity to meet the needs of teeming tourists and residents of the city. Everyone faces the dilemma of where to eat, where to grab a drink, or where to simply have some fun when they are in a new city or when they just want to unwind after a hard day’s work. So, it doesn’t matter if you are a tourist or you are a resident of New York, we are set up just to meet your needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NYC Media at 5.0 against Themaxhyped's 4.4. NYC Media also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Themaxhyped's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
NYC Media holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of NYC Media's written reviews are positive against 100% of Themaxhyped's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NYC Media ships an update every 4 months, Themaxhyped every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYC Media | Themaxhyped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm | Empire Mindz LLC |
Customer experience
NYC Media
Themaxhyped
In-app purchases
NYC Media
No in-app purchases
Themaxhyped
No in-app purchases
