Comparison

Damnlines vs A

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

A

Easily check New York City restaurant health scores and inspection details before you dine. Browse nearby establishments, search by name or cuisine, and view official grades and violation points. Save your favorites for quick access.

Highlights
  • View official NYC restaurant grades
  • Check violation point scores
  • Browse nearby restaurants
  • Search by restaurant, cuisine, or address
  • Save restaurants to Favorites
  • Share restaurant inspection records
Features
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Know the grade before you go. A-OK NYC makes New York City restaurant inspection information easy to check when you are deciding where to eat. Browse restaurants near you, explore the map, or search anywhere in the five boroughs by restaurant, cuisine, or address. Open a restaurant to see its latest official NYC grade, violation-point score, address, cuisine, and available inspection history. A-OK NYC clearly distinguishes official posted grades from pending or ungraded inspections. Save restaurants to Favorites for quick access later. Favorites stay on your device, and no account is required. Already looking at a restaurant somewhere else? Share a restaurant from Uber Eats, Apple Maps, or Google Maps to A-OK NYC to search for its inspection record. When you find a restaurant in A-OK NYC, you can share a direct link that opens the same restaurant in the app for other A-OK NYC users. Inspection data comes from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through NYC Open Data. The app displays the latest completed data-sync date so you can see how current the information is. Location access is optional and is used to show nearby restaurants and center map searches. You can still search across NYC without granting location access. A-OK NYC is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the City of New York or the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Restaurant inspection information can change; consult the posted grade and official NYC sources when making decisions.

Screenshots

Damnlines4 screens
A4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Damnlines at 5.0 against A's 1.0. Damnlines also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Damnlines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Damnlines ships an update every 2 days, A every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Damnlines versus A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDamnlinesA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperG26 LLCMichael Colman

In-app purchases

None

Damnlines

No in-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Damnlines free?
Damnlines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A free?
A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Damnlines or A?
Damnlines is rated higher. Damnlines averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while A averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Damnlines or A have ads?
A shows ads; Damnlines does not.
Which is updated more often, Damnlines or A?
Damnlines ships an update every 2 days, and A every 5 days. Most recently, Damnlines was updated on November 5, 2026 and A on October 31, 2026.

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