Comparison

Gay Widgets vs NYCGayBars

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

Head to head
About

Gay Widgets

Set up home screen widgets to count down to Pride events in over 50 cities worldwide. Customize with various flag themes and widget styles for your home screen, lock screen, or StandBy view. Offers offline functionality and privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Countdown to Pride events in 53 cities
  • Home screen, lock screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Multiple Pride flag themes
  • Create multiple countdowns
  • Offline Pride date data
  • No account required
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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Gay Widgets by Pride Nav Ltd turns your iPhone into a daily countdown to Pride. Pick a city, choose a Pride flag style, and add a countdown widget to your home screen, lock screen, or StandBy view. Gay Widgets is built for people who want a small, joyful reminder of the next parade, festival, or Pride weekend they care about. Designed by the team behind Gay Map. WHAT YOU GET • Count down to Pride dates in 53 cities worldwide • Add Pride countdown widgets to your iPhone home screen • Use lock screen and StandBy widget styles • Choose rainbow and LGBTQ+ Pride flag themes • Create multiple countdown cards for different cities • Keep working offline with bundled Pride date data • Report a wrong Pride date with a source link so we can verify it • No account required and no tracking 50+ PRIDE CITIES Gay Widgets includes Pride dates for cities including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Brighton, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Cologne, Copenhagen, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Montreal, Munich, New York City, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Sydney, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Toronto, Vienna, Washington D.C., Zurich, and many more. GAY WIDGETS PLUS The free app includes core Pride countdowns and free Pride flag styles. Gay Widgets Plus unlocks more visual styles, custom cover images, additional widget sizes, ongoing Pride date refreshes, and future widget drops. WHO IT'S FOR People counting down to their local Pride. Travelers planning a Pride trip. Anyone who wants Pride on their home screen all year. PRIVACY Gay Widgets does not require an account and has no targeted ads. Your city, theme, and widget choices are stored on your device. If you report a wrong Pride date, the source link and notes you submit are sent to Pride Nav for editorial review. Gay Widgets is independently built and operated by Pride Nav Ltd. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gaymap.live/privacy

About

NYCGayBars

Discover and track NYC's LGBTQ+ nightlife with a comprehensive guide to over 80 bars. Log your visits, drinks, and create a personal timeline of your nights out. Explore neighborhoods and earn badges for a gamified experience.

Highlights
  • Map and list of 80+ NYC gay bars
  • Filter and sort bars by neighborhood and distance
  • One-tap check-ins and drink logging
  • Calendar history of nights out
  • Personal stats and progress tracking
  • Unlockable badges
  • Optional friends feature for sharing check-ins
Features
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NYC Gay Bars is your personal guide to the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife — and a fun way to remember every night out. Browse 80+ gay bars across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on an interactive map or a searchable list. Filter by neighborhood, sort by distance, and find your next spot in seconds. Been somewhere? Check in and log what you drank — tonight or backdated. Your history builds a personal timeline of every bar, every drink, every night. FEATURES • Map + list of 80+ NYC gay bars, by neighborhood • Sort by distance to what's closest right now • One-tap check-ins and drink logging (today or any past day) • A calendar history of your nights out • Personal stats: favorite bar, top drink, biggest night, longest streak • Neighborhood progress bars — how much of the city have you hit? • 30 unlockable badges to chase • Optional Friends: share a check-in with exactly the friends you choose — they see it in their Tonight feed, with per-friend controls over who gets yours • Beautiful, fast, native design PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your drink log stays on your iPhone — no account, no sign-up, no tracking, no third-party servers. Friends is optional, runs on your iCloud, uses invite codes instead of a directory, and only shares a check-in when you tap the button. Whether you're a local completist or visiting for Pride, NYC Gay Bars makes exploring the scene a game worth playing.

Screenshots

Gay Widgets4 screens
NYCGayBars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NYCGayBars at none against Gay Widgets's 2. Gay Widgets's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gay Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NYCGayBars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gay Widgets against 5.0 for NYCGayBars. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gay Widgets versus NYCGayBars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGay WidgetsNYCGayBars
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPride Nav LtdNha Hoang

Customer experience

Gay Widgets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NYCGayBars

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gay Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Gay Widgets Plus$1.991 Month
  • Gay Widgets Plus7 Days trial$5.991 Year
None

NYCGayBars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gay Widgets free?
Gay Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NYCGayBars free?
NYCGayBars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gay Widgets or NYCGayBars?
Gay Widgets and NYCGayBars are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Gay Widgets or NYCGayBars have ads?
Neither Gay Widgets nor NYCGayBars shows ads.

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