Comparison

Subway Time NYC vs CeVe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Subway Time NYC

Get real-time subway and bus arrival information directly from the MTA feed. Features include home and lock screen widgets, service alerts, live tracking, and offline maps. Supports Apple Watch for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Real-time arrival times
  • Home & Lock Screen widgets
  • Favorites list
  • Service alerts
  • Live train/bus tracking
  • Offline maps
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Subway Time NYC brings you real-time information about subway and bus arrivals. Features include: • Accurate, up-to-the-minute arrival times from the official MTA feed • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Favorites list for quick access • Nearby stations and bus stops • Service alerts: Easily check for delays and service changes • Subway transfers: Quickly compare arrival times when switching trains • Live tracking: See the current location, upcoming stops, and ETAs for any train or bus • Offline maps Plus: • Apple Watch support - view favorite and nearby arrivals from your wrist To contact us, please email help@nycsubwaytime.app EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Includes icons from Icons8.

About

CeVe

This navigation app predicts traffic light timings and provides optimal speed advisories to improve fuel efficiency and reduce driver frustration. It offers configurable speed limit notifications and works alongside other navigation apps with automatic driving detection to conserve battery.

Highlights
  • Traffic light countdowns
  • Optimal speed advisories
  • Speed limit notifications
  • Works with other navigation apps
  • Automatic driving detection
  • Visual and auditory alerts
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Enjoy smoother driving with traffic light predictions. - Reduce red-light frustration by receiving time-to-green-light countdowns. - Receive optimal speed advisories to better time green lights, improving fuel efficiency, reducing vehicle wear, and reducing driver frustration. - Receive speed notifications when no road sign is present. - Receive configurable and escalating notifications when exceeding the speed limit. CēVē works with or without your favorite navigation app to deliver richer information via visual or auditory alerts that do not distract you from the road. CēVē automatically detects when you are driving so you don't have to manually start or stop the app, maximizing battery life. This service only supports specific regions in North America. Visit https://www.ceve.io/coverage to verify that your location is supported before subscribing to the service. CēVē Terms of Service: https://www.ceve.io/terms

Screenshots

Subway Time NYC4 screens
CeVe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subway Time NYC at 82% against CeVe's 33%. Subway Time NYC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subway Time NYC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and CeVe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway Time NYC ships an update every 5 days, CeVe every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Subway Time NYC versus CeVe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway Time NYCCeVe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRohan MehtaCeve, LLC

Customer experience

Subway Time NYC

All ratings13,655 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.1%

CeVe

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Subway Time NYC

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Train times not updating after a few minutes
  • 7 train times not showing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add express station indicators
  • Show connecting train lines at major stations

CeVe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Subway Time NYC

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
2 purchases

CeVe

Subscriptions2
  • CeVe Standard7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • CeVe Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Subway Time NYC free?
Subway Time NYC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CeVe free?
CeVe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subway Time NYC or CeVe have ads?
Neither Subway Time NYC nor CeVe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway Time NYC or CeVe?
Subway Time NYC ships an update every 5 days, and CeVe every 9 days. Most recently, Subway Time NYC was updated on September 29, 2026 and CeVe on September 4, 2026.

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