Divvy Bikes vs MetraX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Divvy Bikes
Access Chicago's bike share system to rent bikes for one-way trips across the city. The app also provides real-time public transit information for CTA, Metra, and PACE services.
- Unlock and pay for bikes directly
- Find nearby bike stations
- View real-time transit departures
- Purchase single rides or memberships
- Explore Chicago by bike
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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!
MetraX
Track Chicago's Metra commuter trains with live delay status and arrival alerts. View train reliability statistics and generate shareable excuse cards for delays. This app offers a fast, no-nonsense experience for daily riders.
- Live next-train board
- Real delay data with estimates
- Arrival alerts with Live Activity
- On-time dashboard
- Late Board
- Shareable delay excuse cards
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MetraX is a fast, no-nonsense tracker for Chicago's Metra commuter rail. Pick your line and stations once — MetraX remembers your commute and shows your next trains with live delay status the moment you open it. FEATURES • Live next-train board for all 11 Metra lines, auto-refreshed every 30 seconds • Real delay data with honest "how late" estimates — not just "delayed" • Arrival alerts: an optional bell arms a notification before your train reaches your stop, with a Live Activity right on your lock screen • On-time dashboard: 30-day reliability stats for every line, station, and train • The Late Board: every delayed arrival at your station, today and yesterday • Late Cards: turn a real delay into a shareable excuse card, backed by a scannable delay receipt • No accounts, no ads, no tracking — your location is used only on your device to suggest the nearest station and is never transmitted Built by a daily rider, for riders. MetraX is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Metra. Train data comes from Metra's official GTFS feeds under license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MetraX at 100% against Divvy Bikes's 14%. MetraX also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Divvy Bikes's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 15) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). 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.
MetraX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divvy Bikes has 3.4K ratings behind it against 15, 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 100% of MetraX's.
Divvy Bikes ships an update weekly, MetraX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Divvy Bikes | MetraX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.4K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Lyft Bikes and Scooters, LLC | MAX CHRISTOPHER LARSEN |
Customer experience
Divvy Bikes
MetraX
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
MetraX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Divvy Bikes
No in-app purchases
MetraX
No in-app purchases







