Sunmax NYC vs Damnlines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Damnlines
This app provides live camera feeds and estimated wait times for popular restaurants in New York City. See the length of the line before you leave home and get alerts when it drops to optimize your dining experience.
- Live camera feeds of restaurant lines
- Estimated wait times
- Best time to visit recommendations
- Line drop alerts
- City-wide view of lines
- Privacy-focused public sidewalk views
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See the line before you go. No one likes waiting in a damn line. Damnlines is the live line-camera network for New York City's most-wanted restaurants. Cameras watch the sidewalk outside the city's buzziest spots, so you can check the wait before you leave - not after you've walked twenty blocks. WHAT YOU GET • Live feeds - real cameras on the line outside NYC's most-talked-about restaurants, updated by the minute. • Real wait times - we count the people in line and estimate the wait, so you know if it's a walk-in or a 45-minute standby. • Best time to go - see each spot's rhythm hour by hour and pick the quiet window. • Line alerts - set a threshold and we'll ping you the moment the line drops or clears. Go when it's actually worth it. • The whole city at a glance - every location on one screen, sorted so the shortest lines rise to the top. New York runs on lines. The best pizza, the buzziest new opening, the ice cream spot everyone's posting — they all come with a wait. Damnlines turns that wait into information: watch it live, know the number, and time your trip so you walk right up. PRIVACY Feeds are wide public-sidewalk views, and faces are blurred. We show the line, not the people in it. Free to use. New locations added regularly. Know a spot with a legendary line? Tell us: ciao@damnlines.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sunmax NYC at 3 against Damnlines's 1. Sunmax NYC also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sunmax NYC against 5.0 for Damnlines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Sunmax NYC ships an update daily, Damnlines every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunmax NYC | Damnlines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riverside Labs, LLC | G26 LLC |
Customer experience
Sunmax NYC
Damnlines
In-app purchases
Sunmax NYC
No in-app purchases
Damnlines
No in-app purchases
