Chicago CTA Bus Tracker vs Chicago ETAs
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
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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.
Chicago ETAs
This app provides real-time arrival estimates for Chicago's public transit system. It allows users to track specific departures on their lock screen, save favorite stops, and find nearby locations. Detailed route information is also available.
- Real-time arrival times
- Lock screen tracking
- Favorite stops
- Nearby stops finder
- Detailed route information
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Key Features: - Real-Time Arrival Times: Get up-to-the-minute updates for CTA buses and trains. - Lock Screen Tracking: Show live ETAs for busses and trains on lock screen to conveniently track specific departures. - Favorite Stops: Save your frequently used stops for quick access to arrival times. - Nearby Stops: Easily find nearby bus and train stops based on your current location. - Detailed Route Info: Look up specific buses and trains to view route details and schedules. This app is not affiliated with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), though displays data provided publicly by the CTA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chicago ETAs at 5.0 against Chicago CTA Bus Tracker's 4.2. Chicago ETAs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 37 months). Chicago CTA Bus Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (184 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.
Chicago ETAs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chicago CTA Bus Tracker has 184 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker ships an update every 37 months, Chicago ETAs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chicago CTA Bus Tracker | Chicago ETAs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (184 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 184 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naiara Albaina | Emil Mikkelsen |
Customer experience
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker
Chicago ETAs
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
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- 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
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- Allow users to refresh current input
Chicago ETAs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chicago CTA Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
Chicago ETAs
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chicago CTA Bus Tracker free?
Is Chicago ETAs free?
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Do Chicago CTA Bus Tracker or Chicago ETAs have ads?
Which is updated more often, Chicago CTA Bus Tracker or Chicago ETAs?
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