Divvy Bikes vs ChiTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Divvy Bikes
Access and pay for bike rentals directly through this app. It also provides real-time public transit information for navigating the city. Explore Chicago with convenient bike share and transit options.
- Unlock bikes from the app
- Pay for rentals directly
- View bike availability
- Access public transit schedules
- Purchase Divvy passes
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The official app for Divvy, Chicago’s bike share system. Divvy consists of a fleet of specially designed, sturdy and durable bikes that are locked into a network of docking stations throughout the city. Our bikes can be unlocked from one station and returned to any other station in the system, making them ideal for one-way trips. Bikeshare is a greener, healthier way to get around — whether you’re commuting, running errands, meeting friends, or exploring in a new city. The Divvy App gives you access to thousands of bikes in your area — unlock and pay directly from the app and get going. The Divvy App also shows upcoming public transit departures, including CTA ‘L’ train lines, local & express buses, shuttle buses, the Jeffery Jump Bus, Metra trains, PACE buses and the South Shore Line train. Within the app, you can purchase the following Divvy passes: Single Ride Access pass Membership Happy riding!
ChiTrack
This app provides real-time Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train arrival information directly from the official API. It offers a streamlined experience with automatic updates for favorite stops and a glance-friendly design for quick readability.
- Real-time CTA train arrivals
- Official API data source
- Direction-specific train filtering
- Automatic home/favorite stop refresh
- Glance-friendly design
- Search any station
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Taking the train to work just got a whole lot easier! ChiTrack is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train tracker for your everyday commute. ----------------- What makes ChiTrack different: - Official, real‑time arrival data: Direct data from the CTA API, unlike Google or Apple Maps - Your direction only: Choose Belmont → Loop (or any stop + direction) and skip irrelevant trains. - Zero‑tap arrivals: Open the app and home + favorite stops refresh automatically. - Glance‑friendly design: Large, clean arrival times you can read in a second. - Search any station: Full coverage when your routine changes. Made by a Chicagoan, for Chicagoans who ride the L every day. ----------------- ChiTrack: Chicago CTA Tracker is not affiliated with the CTA or Ventra. All arrival times come from the public CTA Train Tracker API. Ventra® is a registered trademark of the Chicago Transit Authority / Cubic Transportation Systems. ChiTrack is an independent product and is neither endorsed by nor connected to CTA or Cubic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChiTrack at 78% against Divvy Bikes's 14%. ChiTrack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and device support (3 vs 1). Divvy Bikes's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 8). On 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
Divvy Bikes is free to download; ChiTrack costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChiTrack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divvy Bikes has 2.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Divvy Bikes's written reviews are positive against 78% of ChiTrack's.
Divvy Bikes ships an update weekly, ChiTrack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Divvy Bikes | ChiTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #108 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 249 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lyft Bikes and Scooters, LLC | Declan Kramper |
Customer experience
Divvy Bikes
ChiTrack
Bugs and requests
Divvy Bikes
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Incorrect bike availability data
- Billing and account management problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Watch app
- Improve navigation and routing
- Allow multiple riders per account
- Provide better feedback on bike/dock status
ChiTrack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Divvy Bikes
No in-app purchases
ChiTrack
No in-app purchases








