TESA SMARTair vs Notify NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TESA SMARTair
Control wireless doors directly from your smartphone. This application allows you to open connected doors remotely. Contact the developer for more information.
- Open wireless doors
- Mobile phone control
- Remote access
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TESA SMARTair is an application to open wireless doors from your mobile phone. Please contact us to receive more information. E-mail:smartair@tesa.es Phone:+34943669100
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 TESA SMARTair's 1.8. Notify NYC also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 5%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 88 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of TESA SMARTair's written reviews are positive against 25% of Notify NYC's.
TESA SMARTair ships an update every 8 months, Notify NYC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TESA SMARTair | Notify NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (23 ratings) | 3.3 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 25.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TESA Assa Abloy | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm |
Customer experience
TESA SMARTair
Notify NYC
Bugs and requests
TESA SMARTair
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
TESA SMARTair
No in-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TESA SMARTair free?
Is Notify NYC free?
Which has better reviews, TESA SMARTair or Notify NYC?
Do TESA SMARTair or Notify NYC have ads?
Which is updated more often, TESA SMARTair or Notify NYC?
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