Boxcar Transit vs Roast'd Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxcar Transit
This app offers a premium commuting experience with direct bus routes to NYC's midtown and East Side. Enjoy amenities like Wi-Fi and power outlets, and eliminate parking hassles with reserved spots near your transit stop.
- One-seat ride to NYC
- Wi-Fi equipped buses
- Power outlets at every seat
- Professional chauffeurs
- Reserved parking near transit
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Commute like a pro with Boxcar. Boxcar's business-class commute provides a one-seat ride to NYC's midtown and the East Side. All our buses are equipped with Wi-Fi, power outlets at every seat, and professional chauffeurs. Never search for parking again, with a reserved spot just steps from your preferred train station or bus stop. We currently have over 1,000 parking spaces near 50 train stations.
Roast'd Coffee
Order fresh coffee for pickup or delivery with this app. Conveniently place and pay for your order on the go to save time. Enjoy expertly roasted beans and expertly brewed drinks.
- Order coffee for pickup
- Order coffee for delivery
- Convenient ordering and payment
- Hand-selected beans
- In-house small-batch roasting
- Espresso-based drinks
- Cold brew coffees
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Order fresh brewed coffee from any of our stores for pickup or delivery thru this new and improved app. Conveniently order & pay on your way to store and pickup your coffee on the go. At Roast'd we are passionate about our coffee and want to share that with our customers. We hand- select our beans from different regions of the world and roast them in-house in small batches to bring out their best flavors. We brew our freshly roasted coffees in pour-over style, grinding the beans right before pouring hot water over the grinds to extract a fresh cup of coffee made to order. Add to that our espresso based drinks, coldbrew coffees and select pastries and you will have your perfect choice of a coffee drink.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boxcar Transit at 84% against Roast'd Coffee's 25%. Boxcar Transit also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (117 vs 6). Roast'd Coffee's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Boxcar Transit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxcar Transit has 117 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Boxcar Transit's written reviews are positive against 25% of Roast'd Coffee's.
Boxcar Transit ships an update every 2 months, Roast'd Coffee every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxcar Transit | Roast'd Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (117 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Boxcar, Inc. | Roast'd Coffees Inc. |
Customer experience
Boxcar Transit
Roast'd Coffee
Bugs and requests
Boxcar Transit
Reported bugs
11 issues- App slow and won't complete account setup
- GPS tracking inaccurate
- Buses frequently behind schedule
- Location changes with short notice
- App disrespects portrait screen lock
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- Ticket display defaults to landscape
- App doesn't format fields correctly for autofill
- App is fundamentally broken
- No service in prime locations
- App useless in suburbs
- App doesn't work for account completion
Requested features
6 requests- Fix horizontal vs portrait screen lock
- Mimic NJTransit app ticket display behavior
- Add Apple Pay support
- Improve auto-fill functionality
- Improve form field formatting
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- Show route stops in the app
Roast'd Coffee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boxcar Transit
No in-app purchases
Roast'd Coffee
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boxcar Transit free?
Is Roast'd Coffee free?
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