# Anemoia

> Vintage New York City

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1195370665](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1195370665)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1195370665`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** John Allman
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (216 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-18
- **First published:** 2017-02-15
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anemoia/id1195370665)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.allmanj.com/portfolio/anemoia-privacy.html](http://www.allmanj.com/portfolio/anemoia-privacy.html)

## Description

Anemoia lets you explore vintage New York City through the New York Public Library's Digital Collections. Discover photographs from over 2,500 locations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx.

Then compare these historic images with today’s Google Street View views to see how places have changed. Anemoia embodies nostalgia for a time you've never known.

## Rankings

- #100,662 — Overall

## Review summary

Users love the app for quick, immersive past-vs-present NYC comparisons and its appeal to history buffs. They praise easy access to imagery and features like landscape swipe. Recurring feedback calls for broader geographic coverage (Brooklyn, Long Island) and richer contextual storytelling. Minor usability notes exist, but overall sentiment is highly positive and growth-focused.

### Pros

- Instant past-vs-present NYC comparisons that show how neighborhoods looked then and now.
- Fast, easy access to historical imagery with immediate viewing—no need to search or line up photographs.
- Strong appeal for NYC history enthusiasts; considered a must-have resource and highly recommended.
- Immersive, engaging experience; easy to get lost exploring different areas; landscape mode swipe is a nice touch.
- Growing catalog with expansion to more boroughs; users express willingness to see broader coverage (Brooklyn, Long Island) and would pay for it.

### Cons

- Limited geographic coverage; repeated requests for Brooklyn and Long Island, suggesting broader area expansion is highly desired.
- Desire for richer content—more historical background or storytelling accompanying the images.

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