Spot vs Sunmax NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spot
Secure reservations at top New York City restaurants without the wait. Choose your desired time and location, and let the app handle the booking. Become a regular at your favorite dining spots with a required membership.
- Restaurant reservations
- NYC's best restaurants
- Choose reservation time
- Choose reservation location
- Membership required
- Become a regular
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Spot gets you reservations at the best restaurants in New York City. Choose when and where you want to go and leave the booking to Spot. Stop waiting for Resy notifies that never show up, and become a regular at the places you actually want to eat. Membership A membership is required to access Spot’s full functionality. Membership is available via a monthly recurring subscription, and access to Spot is only granted to users who have an active subscription. More info Terms of Service: https://spot.nyc/terms Privacy Policy: https://spot.nyc/privacy Get in touch: https://spot.nyc/contact
Sunmax NYC
This app shows you the current location of sunshine across New York City. It helps you find sunny spots in the city at any given time.
- Real-time sunshine tracking
- NYC location specific
- Find sunny spots
- Intuitive interface
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Sunmax NYC allows you to see where the sun is shining at any time in NYC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sunmax NYC at 5.0 against Spot's 4.1. Sunmax NYC also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Spot's advantage is chart position (#17 vs unranked) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Sunmax NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sunmax NYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spot has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Spot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sunmax NYC's.
Spot ships an update every 6 days, Sunmax NYC daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spot | Sunmax NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Actually Useful Intelligence | Riverside Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Spot
Sunmax NYC
In-app purchases
Spot
- Lite Membership7 Days trial$15.001 Month
- Pro Membership7 Days trial$50.001 Month
Sunmax NYC
No in-app purchases
