Chicago CTA Bus Tracker vs Track Chicago
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker
Track Chicago CTA buses in real-time. Select your route, direction, and stop to view upcoming bus arrivals. Save favorite stops for quick access to arrival times.
- Live bus tracking
- Route and direction selection
- Stop arrival predictions
- Save favorite stops
- Fast and easy to use
Read full descriptionHide full description
Live bus tracker for Chicago CTA buses. Simply select a route, direction and stop to see the next bus arrivals. Save your favorite stops to see upcoming arrivals with a single touch. - CTA buses - Save unlimited number of favorites - Easy to use - Fast This is not an official app.
Track Chicago
Get real-time arrival information for CTA buses and trains. Easily manage your favorite stops and quickly refresh schedules with intuitive gestures.
- Real-time arrival tracking
- Add and manage favorite stops
- Swipe to reload times
- Tap stop for more details
- Dismiss stops with swipe
- Reorder stops with drag and drop
Read full descriptionHide full description
Easily track arrival times for CTA buses and trains at stops of your choice. - Swap between train and bus tabs using the bottom bar - Click the + button to add stops - Swipe to reload arrival times - Tap a stop to see more arrival times - Swipe left to dismiss a stop - Long press and drag to reorder stops
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Track Chicago at none against Chicago CTA Bus Tracker's shown. Track Chicago also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 60%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Chicago CTA Bus Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (204 vs 21). On price, rating, 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.
Track Chicago holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chicago CTA Bus Tracker has 204 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Chicago CTA Bus Tracker's written reviews are positive against 91% of Track Chicago's.
| Parameter | Chicago CTA Bus Tracker | Track Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (204 ratings) | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 204 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naiara Albaina | Hoon Shin |
Customer experience
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker
Track Chicago
Bugs and requests
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker
Reported bugs
8 issues- App doesn't update
- App doesn't refresh
- Home page doesn't load
- No information available when searching
- App freezes sometimes
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- No real-time info refresh
- Doesn't load consistently
- Takes a while to upload
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to rearrange favorites
- Add a refresh button
- Improve user-friendliness on the go
- Add train tracking
- Fix discrepancy between app and website
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Allow users to refresh current input
Track Chicago
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
Track Chicago
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chicago CTA Bus Tracker free?
Is Track Chicago free?
Which has better reviews, Chicago CTA Bus Tracker or Track Chicago?
Do Chicago CTA Bus Tracker or Track Chicago have ads?
Other comparisons
