NY Waterway vs OONEE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NY Waterway
Purchase ferry tickets paper-free and use your phone as your boarding pass. Securely store personal information and payment details for convenient travel across New York Harbor. Access route maps, schedules, and advisories for a seamless journey.
- Paper-free ticket purchasing
- Phone as ticket
- Secure encrypted transactions
- Route maps
- Schedules
- Advisories
- Bus locator
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Your Phone Is Your Ticket. This app allows users to purchase NY Waterway tickets paper-free from any location and use their phone as a ticket. All personal information and payments are transmitted encrypted and stored securely. NY Waterway has the largest ferry and excursion fleet in the New York Harbor. Since it's launch in 1986, it has served over 65 million passengers. With routes stretching along both the Hudson and East Rivers and a complimentary bus service, NY Waterway is an easy and comfortable way to travel to and from Manhattan. Features: - Secure ticket purchasing - Your phone is your ticket - Route maps - Schedules - Advisories - Bus Locator
OONEE
Find and access a network of free bike parking and charging stations in the New York/New Jersey metro area. This app offers easy registration, fast lock and unlock functionality, and secure, self-locking bike racks at select locations.
- Access bike parking stations
- Access bike charging stations
- Easy registration
- Fast lock/unlock
- Secure self-locking racks
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Access a growing network of free to use bike parking & charging stations in metro New York/NJ. Developed by transportation advocates in partnership with the community. - Registration: Easy, Seamless Account Management - Access: Fast Lock & Unlock at stations - More Secure & Convenient: Use self-locking bike racks, available at select stations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NY Waterway at 4.8 against OONEE's 3.1. NY Waterway also leads on ratings volume (7.9K vs 15). OONEE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
NY Waterway holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NY Waterway has 7.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of NY Waterway's written reviews are positive against 11% of OONEE's.
NY Waterway ships an update every 3 months, OONEE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NY Waterway | OONEE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | 3.1 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bytemark, Inc. | Modular Streetscape Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
NY Waterway
OONEE
Bugs and requests
NY Waterway
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Inability to log in or access tickets
- Tickets disappearing from user accounts
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Live ferry tracking
- Improved bus locator
- Seamless multi-ticket management
- Support for Apple Pay and other digital wallets
- Better user account management
OONEE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NY Waterway
No in-app purchases
OONEE
No in-app purchases
