YourNassau vs Notify NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YourNassau
Access Nassau County government services and information directly from your mobile device. Report issues, stay updated on local events and news, and receive important alerts.
- Submit service requests
- View local events calendar
- Receive real-time alerts
- Access government news
- Report infrastructure issues
- Find county information
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It's more than just an App: it's Nassau County government at your service! The ULTIMATE government app for Nassau County, featuring requests, events, information, news alerts, traffic advisories, forms and firsthand access to the County. You can’t go wrong with this new addition to Nassau County government! -Access a calendar of free concerts, holiday shows and firework displays. -Receive up to the minute alert notifications related to weather conditions, construction work zones, traffic advisories, etc. in your area. -Take a picture of a down tree, pothole, missing sign, etc. and send it directly to the department responsible, to ensure immediate attention and repair. -Learn about free programs and events happening throughout your County. Once you download the app, in order to explore our content, simply log in to enjoy a complimentary full-access subscription to Nassau County!
Notify NYC
Receive official emergency alerts and information about important City services directly from New York City. This app provides location-based updates to keep you informed about emergency events.
- Official emergency communications
- Location-based alerts
- Information on emergency events
- Updates on City services
- Privacy-focused location tracking
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Notify NYC is New York City's official emergency communications program. Get the Notify NYC app to get information about emergency events and important City services, based on your location. New York City will never track or share your precise location with anyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notify NYC at 3.3 against YourNassau's 2.1. YourNassau's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Notify NYC holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 88 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of YourNassau's written reviews are positive against 25% of Notify NYC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YourNassau ships an update monthly, Notify NYC every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | YourNassau | Notify NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (37 ratings) | 3.3 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better | 25.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COUNTY OF NASSAU | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm |
Customer experience
YourNassau
Notify NYC
User reviews
YourNassau
From 37 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Good idea for an app
- 👍 Useful directory
- 👍 Informative alerts
- 👍 Great for emergencies (Sandy)
- 👍 Easy to use interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and needs refresh
- 🐛 Freezes or times out
- 🐛 Useless and waste of time
- 🐛 Old and glitchy features
- 🐛 Outdated information
Notify NYC
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful app for emergencies
- 👍 Good for staying informed
- 👍 Replaces email alerts
- 👍 Official emergency notification system
- 👍 Synthesized notifications from multiple agencies
Room to improve
- 🐛 Endless pop-up notifications
- 🐛 Cannot dismiss old alerts
- 🐛 Required missing person alerts
- 🐛 Overwhelms with too many alerts
- 🔋 Drains battery significantly
Bugs and requests
YourNassau
Reported bugs
47 issues- App is buggy
- Freezes or times out when submitting requests
- Drag a pin to location hardly works
- Submitting a request freezes or times out
- Submitting pictures yields no action
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- Freezes every time when trying to summit a concern
- Tried to report a pothole, it didn't work
- Tried to submit the Survey, it didn't work
- Location doesn't work for service requests
- Drag and drop of pin for incident location does not work
- No email confirmation when submitting incident
- Issue never appeared on the designated dashboard
- Calendar displayed events from 2017
- Unable to drag location pin on the map
- Registration crashes every time
- Can no longer access after last update
- Need a secure server
- Cannot access either as guest or using valid sign-in
- Cannot access needs secure network
- Last update caused the app to fail when connecting to the server
- Broken after the last update
- Can't get into app even as a guest
- Address search function does not work
- Survey submission returns to address search
- Orientation does not change to landscape
- Keyboard remains in landscape only
- Address search doesn't work for reporting potholes
- Impossible to submit a service request
- Impossible to submit feedback
- Unable to create password after registering
- Registration and forgotten password option do not work with iOS9
- About 3 of the buttons work and are updated
- Constantly crashing
- Can't log in
- Service request area does not accurately remember requests
- Location services must be on to use
- Can't click on the create user button
- Gives an error even after entering all fields
- Can't get past the registration page
- Terrible button placement
- Can't scroll down far enough to verify password or create account
- Keyboard blocks the buttons
- Impossible to register
- "Done" button won't remove keypad
- Can't submit
- No one actually tested this before submitting to Apple
- Can't scroll down far enough to hit the create account button
Requested features
6 requests- Update the app
- Send service requests (potholes)
- Populate news/events with up-to-date data
- Fix address search
- Allow opt-out of alerts
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- Forward issues to appropriate departments
Notify NYC
Reported bugs
13 issues- Pop-up notifications repeat endlessly and cannot be dismissed
- Notification preferences cannot be saved
- App randomly closes when in use
- Cannot get past the Terms of Use agreement
- No accept button to press on terms of service
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- Repeatedly popping up old notifications
- Alerts keep popping up incessantly
- Parking reform pop up won’t stop popping up
- Old notifications upon opening app
- Ignores notification settings on iPhone
- Cannot navigate app when open
- Required missing person alerts cannot be deactivated
- Missing pictures in missing person alerts
Requested features
13 requests- Allow deactivation of missing person alerts
- Include pictures in missing person alerts
- Add a share button for alerts
- Allow users to choose which alerts they receive (without mandatory ones)
- More granular alert controls
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- Option to receive amber/grey alerts
- Ability to set neighborhood for localized alerts
- Dismiss All button for pop-up notifications
- Eliminate pop-ups and rely on banner notifications
- Fix inability to navigate app when open
- Update the app regularly
- Improve alert detail and specificity
- Allow users to toggle off ALL categories of alerts
In-app purchases
YourNassau
No in-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
