Comparison

Subway Time NYC vs CTDnyc

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

CTDnyc

This app connects individuals with nearby resources for assistance. It uses your location to find the closest services, displaying essential details like operating hours and travel time. The goal is to empower users to find or offer help within their community.

Highlights
  • Location-based resource finder
  • Displays service hours and distance
  • No registration or data collection
  • Empowers community help
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Connect The Dots NYC was born through interviews of unhomed people. Through these interviews it was discovered that some people on the streets are not aware of nearby resources available to provide necessary help. Using this information combined with the prevalent existence of iPhones, the idea of connecting the dots was born. The whole point of this app is to empower anyone with an iPhone, both unhomed and homed, to provide help for themselves or others. We believe that it is paramount to make unhomed people aware of the resources nearby available to help them, however, how they use this information is up to the individual. Our goal is solely to unleash the power of New Yorkers to help their fellow New Yorkers who are looking for help. This is the reason why our app is made for ease of use, there is no registration, no payments, no information collected that can be tied back to you. We solely request your location to pinpoint the closest resource and even then do not store that info. An example would consist of someone going to our app and choosing the most appropriate service needed at that time either for themselves or for someone they are helping. Our app would then locate the closest place and display information such as open and closing times, distance, approximate time to reach, and any other destination-specific information. Having this information, the person could then decide whether or not they want to go to the place, but at this point our job has been completed. We have successfully connected the dots between New Yorkers and the helpful resources that are graciously available.

Screenshots

Subway Time NYC4 screens
CTDnyc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CTDnyc at none against Subway Time NYC's 2. CTDnyc also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Subway Time NYC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 5). On price and ads 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. CTDnyc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subway Time NYC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Time NYC has 14K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Subway Time NYC's written reviews are positive against 100% of CTDnyc's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway Time NYC ships an update every 5 days, CTDnyc every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Subway Time NYC versus CTDnyc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway Time NYCCTDnyc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRohan MehtaRohit Vohra

Customer experience

Subway Time NYC

All ratings13,655 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.2%

CTDnyc

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CTDnyc

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
None

CTDnyc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subway Time NYC free?
Subway Time NYC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CTDnyc free?
CTDnyc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subway Time NYC or CTDnyc?
Subway Time NYC is rated higher. Subway Time NYC averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while CTDnyc averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Subway Time NYC or CTDnyc have ads?
Neither Subway Time NYC nor CTDnyc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway Time NYC or CTDnyc?
Subway Time NYC ships an update every 5 days, and CTDnyc every 6 months. Most recently, Subway Time NYC was updated on September 24, 2026 and CTDnyc on September 21, 2026.

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