Reported NYC vs Idle Check
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.
Idle Check
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Enter a license plate number (manually or by uploading a photo) and determine if there are prior summonses for that license plate in the New York City OATH records for DEP idling violations. App does not collect, store, or use any private information. All external information accessed to use the app is in the public domain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reported NYC at every 3 weeks against Idle Check's every 4 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reported NYC ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Check every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reported NYC | Idle Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (87 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE SARAPIS FOUNDATION INC. | Jonah Scheib |
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
Idle Check
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reported NYC
No in-app purchases
Idle Check
No in-app purchases
