Comparison

NYC Media vs PulseU

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Informative content about NYC
  • Educational programming
  • Entertainment for New Yorkers
  • Highlights city services
  • Showcases attractions and activities
Features
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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.

About

PulseU

This app aggregates campus event listings from various official Rutgers sources into a single, easy-to-navigate feed. Users can filter events by date and campus, follow specific organizations, and save events for later. It offers a personalized experience without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Unified event feed from official Rutgers sources
  • Filter events by date, campus, and online
  • Personalized feed by following orgs/teams
  • Save events and get notified of changes
  • Full dark mode support
  • Free food event toggle
Features
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PulseU is the campus events app built by a Rutgers student, for Rutgers students. Rutgers events are scattered across dozens of websites. Games on ScarletKnights.com. Fitness classes on the Rec portal. Concerts at Mason Gross, exhibitions at the Zimmerli, and talks and workshops on a different page for every school and department. PulseU pulls it all into one fast feed, so you never miss something worth showing up for. THE PULSE The biggest weekends on campus get a tab of their own. Homecoming, Rutgers Day and more come with the full schedule, every venue, and a drawn map of campus that lights up the buildings where something is on. WHAT'S INSIDE • One feed from public Rutgers sources: ScarletKnights, Rutgers Recreation, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Scarlet Arts Rx, ScarletWell, Rutgers Libraries, the Zimmerli Art Museum, Career Exploration and Success, Student Affairs, and more schools and departments • Browse today, this week or the weekend, and search by campus: College Ave, Livingston, Busch, Cook/Douglass, off-campus and online • Follow the organizations and teams you care about and get a notification when they post something new • Save events, add them to your calendar or set a reminder, and see in Alerts when one changes its time or place • Share any event or organization with a link that previews the title, time and place • Free food and paid filters • Dark mode that follows your phone NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED PulseU is free and anonymous. No sign-up, no login, and we never ask for your name or email. Saved events stay on your device. If you turn on notifications, the organizations you follow are stored with an anonymous device token, only so we can tell you when they post. ALWAYS LINKED TO THE SOURCE Every event links back to its original page. PulseU is a discovery layer, not a replacement. Always check the details before you go. RUN A CLUB, DEPARTMENT OR VENUE? Want your events featured in PulseU? Email pulseu.app@gmail.com. Not an official Rutgers University product. Event information is aggregated from public sources and may change.

Screenshots

NYC Media4 screens
PulseU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NYC Media at 5.0 against PulseU's 4.2. NYC Media also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). PulseU's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). 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

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

NYC Media holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NYC Media ships an update every 4 months, PulseU every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NYC Media versus PulseU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYC MediaPulseU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDepartment of Information Technology And TelecommGabriel Gonzalez

Customer experience

NYC Media

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

PulseU

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

NYC Media

No in-app purchases

None

PulseU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NYC Media free?
NYC Media is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PulseU free?
PulseU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NYC Media or PulseU?
NYC Media is rated higher. NYC Media averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while PulseU averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do NYC Media or PulseU have ads?
Neither NYC Media nor PulseU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NYC Media or PulseU?
NYC Media ships an update every 4 months, and PulseU every 11 days. Most recently, NYC Media was updated on October 7, 2026 and PulseU on October 7, 2026.

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