Reported NYC vs Notify NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reported NYC
Easily report NYC vehicles like taxis, Ubers, cars, trucks, and buses to the city's 311 system. This tool helps make streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers by holding dangerous drivers accountable.
- Report NYC vehicles
- Submit 311 complaints
- Directly to NYC 311 system
- Report taxis, Ubers, cars, trucks, buses
- Hold dangerous drivers accountable
- Improve street safety
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* Winner of the 2015 NYC Big Apps “Vision Zero” Big Idea Challenge "This is going to potentially save lives. This is a profoundly important new tool that's going to help people in a profound way." -- NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio Thanks for using Reported to submit 311 complaints about NYC taxis, Ubers, cars, trucks and buses to help make the streets safer for passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. Reported lets you submit official 311 complaints about NYC taxis, cars, trucks, and buses in 30 seconds. Reported submits directly to NYC's 311 system and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (if appropriate). We want to make our streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and passengers and hold dangerous drivers accountable. If you have any questions or feedback, please email reportedapp@gmail.com or visit us online at www.reported.nyc.
Notify NYC
Receive official emergency alerts and information about important City services directly from New York City. This app provides location-based updates to keep you informed about emergency events.
- Official emergency communications
- Location-based alerts
- Information on emergency events
- Updates on City services
- Privacy-focused location tracking
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Notify NYC is New York City's official emergency communications program. Get the Notify NYC app to get information about emergency events and important City services, based on your location. New York City will never track or share your precise location with anyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notify NYC at 3.3 against Reported NYC's 2.9. Notify NYC also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). Reported NYC's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notify NYC holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 99 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Reported NYC's written reviews are positive against 25% of Notify NYC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Reported NYC ships an update every 3 weeks, Notify NYC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reported NYC | Notify NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (87 ratings) | 3.3 (99 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.5% of reviews — better | 25.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE SARAPIS FOUNDATION INC. | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm |
Customer experience
Reported NYC
Notify NYC
User reviews
Reported NYC
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Useful for reporting
- 💪 Empowers users to fight back
- ✅ Gets results (sometimes)
- 📈 Provides statistics
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently broken
- 🐛 Cannot upload photos
- 🐛 Error messages (503, undefined)
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Location services problematic
Notify NYC
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful app for emergencies
- 👍 Good for staying informed
- 👍 Replaces email alerts
- 👍 Official emergency notification system
- 👍 Synthesized notifications from multiple agencies
Room to improve
- 🐛 Endless pop-up notifications
- 🐛 Cannot dismiss old alerts
- 🐛 Required missing person alerts
- 🐛 Overwhelms with too many alerts
- 🔋 Drains battery significantly
Bugs and requests
Reported NYC
Reported bugs
12 issues- Error every time on submission
- Cannot upload photos
- Error 503
- Undefined is not an object evaluating t.map
- App stopped working
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- Forgot password does not work
- No location error when taking pictures
- Cannot extract EXIF data from photo
- App crashes when checking status
- Login button does nothing
- Location services are a mess, cannot type in address
- App forces current location instead of selected intersection
Requested features
4 requests- Allow manual report filing
- Add 'refused service' option for taxis
- Allow reporting of all driver types
- Improve app update descriptions
Notify NYC
Reported bugs
13 issues- Pop-up notifications repeat endlessly and cannot be dismissed
- Notification preferences cannot be saved
- App randomly closes when in use
- Cannot get past the Terms of Use agreement
- No accept button to press on terms of service
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- Repeatedly popping up old notifications
- Alerts keep popping up incessantly
- Parking reform pop up won’t stop popping up
- Old notifications upon opening app
- Ignores notification settings on iPhone
- Cannot navigate app when open
- Required missing person alerts cannot be deactivated
- Missing pictures in missing person alerts
Requested features
13 requests- Allow deactivation of missing person alerts
- Include pictures in missing person alerts
- Add a share button for alerts
- Allow users to choose which alerts they receive (without mandatory ones)
- More granular alert controls
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- Option to receive amber/grey alerts
- Ability to set neighborhood for localized alerts
- Dismiss All button for pop-up notifications
- Eliminate pop-ups and rely on banner notifications
- Fix inability to navigate app when open
- Update the app regularly
- Improve alert detail and specificity
- Allow users to toggle off ALL categories of alerts
In-app purchases
Reported NYC
No in-app purchases
Notify NYC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Reported NYC free?
Is Notify NYC free?
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