# NYC Subway Sounds — user reviews

> 110 indexed App Store user reviews of NYC Subway Sounds by Later Creative LLC, rated 4.83/5 from 493 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nyc-subway-sounds/id1508073006/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nyc-subway-sounds/id1508073006.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 406 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 8

## What do users think of NYC Subway Sounds?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Satisfying subway sounds
- 👍 Brings back nostalgic memories
- 👍 Great for creating videos/ambience
- 👍 Helpful for those with autism/sensory needs

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes/compatibility issues
- 🔍 Limited sound variety

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Some sounds are not clear/high quality

**Most requested features**

- Add more station announcements and sound effects
- Allow users to submit their own sounds
- Add ability to download sounds as ringtones
- Expand to other transit systems (e.g. LIRR)

## Newest reviews (17 of 110)

### 5/5 — 𝓦𝓗𝓨 𝓓𝓞 𝓘 𝓛𝓞𝓥𝓔 𝓘𝓣 𝓘𝓣'𝓢 𝓢𝓞 𝓒𝓞𝓞𝓛

*2026-01-31, version 2.9.7*

This is so cool is you are making a subway train video with toy trains and is good in case if your bored and what's cool is that it does not need internet (I think) and it brings back old times and they should add like more stuff and 𝓨𝓞𝓤 𝓒𝓐𝓝 𝓒𝓗𝓐𝓝𝓖𝓔 𝓣𝓗𝓔 𝓛𝓞𝓖𝓞 that's fire    By the kid.                  𝓙𝓱𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓻

### 5/5 — Gooood

*2026-01-12, version 2.9.7*

I love it

### 5/5 — Great background noise

*2026-01-01, version 2.9.7*

I love to have this on low in the background to help me nod off. I don’t know why it helps, but it always does. I’ve never fallen asleep on a train before.

### 5/5 — 6 7 I loved this app bro💀💀💀

*2025-12-08, version 2.9.6*

I like when uhhh….idk I just like it but uhhhhhh idk that’s all I just like it…

### 5/5 — New update

*2025-11-16, version 2.9.5*

Add a new update for the 2025

### 5/5 — Need to add the Subway surfers DLC

*2025-11-12, version 2.9.5*

Ride inside, stay alive

### 5/5 — I love

*2025-10-25, version 2.9.5*

Pea,s

### 5/5 — Month

*2025-10-22, version 2.9.5*

5

### 5/5 — sound 👍

*2025-07-23, version 2.9.3*

Was this review helpful?

### 5/5 — Awesome app

*2025-06-07, version 2.9.3*

This app is great now I can trick people if a train is near by 🫸🙂🫷

### 5/5 — I love it

*2025-04-16, version 2.9.3*

This game lets me use all train sounds and it’s like conducting a real train. Better than the other soundboards.

### 5/5 — genius

*2025-03-14, version 2.9.3*

💘

### 5/5 — Unbelievable.

*2025-02-25, version 2.9.3*

I love this app, its interesting to hear sounds like this

### 5/5 — SUPER GOOD APP

*2025-02-13, version 2.9.3*

THE ANNS ARE SO GOOD I LOVE MAKING RANDOM SOUNDS!!

### 5/5 — Nhccjgxkydiytu

*2025-01-13, version 2.9.3*

Cxgjxidturmut

### 5/5 — Great sound

*2024-11-17, version 2.9.3*

I ❤️ the sound I❤️NY

### 5/5 — SnowFall✨❄️✨

*2024-10-31, version 2.9.3*

THIS IS FUN! to hear subway train stations from the MTA @NYC.
NYC.🍎🗽🌃🔥🔥

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Subway iMessage

*2025-07-02, version 2.9.3*

Mine won’t work on iPhone 15 Pro Max one star

### 1/5 — sounds like a rip off to me

*2022-03-22, version 2.9.2*

My son lives and breaths NY city.  I thought i'd have some fun with him - this "app" wasn't funny more pathetic.  Sorry I waisted my time.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2020-05-25, version 2.0*

This app does not work. Everything I click makes it crash. Can’t hear any noise!

### 4/5 — MTA

*2026-06-06, version 2.9.4*

this is so awsome, i can record and make announcements continuisly. Defenetly Should download.

### 4/5 — Variety of sounds

*2025-10-22, version 2.9.5*

We need more sounds

### 4/5 — COOL APP! But need new sound effects

*2024-07-06, version 2.9.3*

Maybe train arrives (NEW)

### 4/5 — Its good

*2023-10-15, version 2.9.3*

however its missing a lot more phrases which is ok but please include other ones i.e the elevator is at the rear of the platform

### 4/5 — 1 more railroad, please?

*2022-11-17, version 2.9.3*

I love this, I use it to play with my brother, but can you add LIRR sounds? Thank you if you do! Other then that, this app is pretty good!

### 4/5 — This app is good few stuff missing

*2021-10-18, version 2.9.1*

This app is good if you want a reminder of NY or to troll people both work but I hope in the future there is more sounds full announcements and more maybe the new time sq announcement on the 2 and yea but yea otherwise this is a good app the selection is just very poor

### 4/5 — It’s good not great

*2020-10-21, version 2.9*

It’s a good app but you could’ve gotten more sounds and also why do you need this app I did not need it I’ve been in New York City my whole life

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — This is amazing

*2026-07-29, version 2.9.8*

Wonderful!

### 5/5 — Very good

*2026-07-26, version 2.9.8*

Should have more sounds but still good

### 5/5 — Multiple sounds

*2026-07-23, version 2.9.8*

This is great! Please make it so you can pay multiple sounds at once

### 5/5 — VERY COOL but needs some more improvement

*2026-05-02, version 2.9.8*

Look man, this game is FIRE LIKE FR, I love the 5 train announcement but uhm, you gotta put in the effort like why is there not enough sounds, please add full announcements and even SMEE announcements (if you can) also add R110A propulsion incase

### 5/5 — Great App to prank for friends and family

*2026-03-24, version 2.9.7*

I love this app

### 5/5 — Almost perfect

*2026-03-22, version 2.9.7*

Please use Jessica’s “the next stop is”, and this would be perfect.

### 5/5 — Chef’s kiss

*2026-03-07, version 2.9.7*

🚇🎵

### 5/5 — I luvvv this app

*2026-03-04, version 2.9.3*

I luv the sounds of transit, so satisfying. Is there any way we can submit sounds we collected to be added to the app??

### 5/5 — Born in the Big Apple

*2026-02-08, version 2.9.7*

I grew up in NY for 6 yrs and never saw the subway ever again and this app was so perfect for a MTA person like me

### 5/5 — Quick and easy way to get announcements

*2026-02-08, version 2.9.7*

I love this app and It’s cool they also have the V train announcements which might bring back memories for some of yall, highly recommend downloading this app!

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*