Zonos vs DNYC Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zonos
Easily prepay U.S. duties on imports. Use AI to auto-fill customs details from a photo or enter them manually. Pay in your local currency and get a QR code for smooth shipping.
- AI-powered customs detail auto-fill
- Manual item information entry
- Calculate and prepay U.S. duties
- Pay in local currency
- Generate QR code/Declaration ID
- Supports Canada Post and USPS (U.S. territories)
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The Zonos app (formerly Zonos Prepay) allows you to prepay duties on international postal shipments. Snap a photo, AI auto-fills customs details (or enter your own), check for import compliance, pay in your currency, and get a QR code/Declaration ID for U.S. shipping. Easily calculate and prepay U.S. duties with the Zonos app. Just snap a picture of the items you’re shipping, and our AI fills in the customs details for you, including calculating duty cost. Review/edit the information, pay instantly in your own currency, and ship with confidence. Prefer to enter your item information manually? That’s supported too (no photo required). Zonos app guide: https://zonos.com/docs/postal/tools-for-shippers/zonos-prepay). Why Zonos: - Free account (no subscription costs). - Prepay duties when required to continue shipping postal to the U.S. - Save time with auto-filled customs declarations based on a quick photo (or manually enter the item information yourself, if preferred) - Get accurate, guaranteed duty and tax totals with HTS codes. Neither you nor your recipient will have to pay additional duties, even if customs re-assess your shipment. - Pay as you go: Pay a clearance/processing fee per shipment, along with the duty cost - Get a QR code & Declaration ID for smooth shipping. - 27 languages, local currencies and payment methods. How It Works: 1. Create a free account. 2. Select the post you are shipping with. 3. Click “Add items manually” to enter your item information yourself, or click “Take a picture” to take a photo and have the app auto-populate your item information. You can include all items in one photo, or take multiple photos. Note: Only include items that are shipping within the same box. If you are shipping multiple boxes, only enter and pay for one box at a time, so you get a Declaration ID for each box. 4. Review/edit the item information, then click “Calculate duties” to get the duty costs and associated processing/clearance fees for your shipment. 5. Pay in your own currency. Payment covers both duties and the clearance/processing fee. 6. Present your QR code/Declaration ID at drop-off to confirm duties are prepaid. If you have questions, please contact our support team at support@zonos.com. Who It’s For: Individuals and small businesses shipping to the United States, plus postal operators needing a compliant prepayment solution. Compliance Note: U.S. regulations require prepaid duties for postal shipments under $2500 USD (effective Jul 24, 2026). Zonos Prepay ensures compliance and eliminates delays.
DNYC Events
This app provides attendees and exhibitors with direct access to event schedules, exhibitor information, and networking tools. Users can favorite sessions, book appointments, and communicate with others. Exhibitors gain additional features for managing their presence and scanning attendee badges.
- View daily schedules
- Access exhibitor and sponsor lists
- Favorite classes and seminars
- Book appointments with exhibitors
- Direct communication with attendees
- Virtual booths for exhibitors
- Attendee badge scanning
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Connect and Collaborate. The DNYC Events app allows users quick access to events serviced and hosted by DNYC-Events. Attendees can log directly into their account for each show and view the daily schedule, exhibitors, sponsors and more. Once logged in, attendees can also favorite classes, book appointments, and communicate directly with exhibitors and other attendees. Exhibitors can also use the app and gain access to their all attendee features, PLUS virtual booths, booth administration, and attendee badge scanning. BE MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH THE DNYC EVENTS APP “Favorite” your classes and seminars to create your own customized schedule Connect with exhibitors and other attendees Earn points for the connections made Book appointments with exhibitors We’d love to hear from you! WEB https://www.dancenewyorkcity.com FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572491955301 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349064487226232/about/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/dancenewyorkcity
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DNYC Events at 5.0 against Zonos's 3.6. DNYC Events also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Zonos's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
DNYC Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zonos has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Zonos ships an update fortnightly, DNYC Events every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zonos | DNYC Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zonos | 42nd Street Tours & Travel LLC |
Customer experience
Zonos
DNYC Events
Bugs and requests
Zonos
Reported bugs
17 issues- Keeps crashing
- Incorrect HTS codes being generated
- Crashes midway through process
- Errors out constantly
- Crashes at every moment
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- Can't get past verification
- No Verification Code Sent
- Cannot select made in USA
- App does NOT open
- No place to edit incorrect classifications
- Inaccurate and AI based
- App is glitchy and does not work
- Extremely frustrating and it's simply impossible to get a 13 digit code required by CANADA post
- Bad AI
- Glitch
- Erroneous and AI driven
- Every item I photograph comes up as being made in China
Requested features
2 requests- Allow manual adjustment of HTS codes
- Recognize MFN duty-free HS codes and allow for a $0 duty prepay option
DNYC Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zonos
No in-app purchases
DNYC Events
No in-app purchases








