Subway Time NYC vs Nearest Hot Dog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time arrival times
- Home & Lock Screen widgets
- Favorites list
- Service alerts
- Live train/bus tracking
- Offline maps
- Apple Watch support
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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.
Nearest Hot Dog
Instantly locate the closest hot dog vendors using your current position. This straightforward app provides a direct route to satisfy your cravings with a single tap, ideal for exploring new places or quick meal breaks.
- One-tap search
- Locates nearest vendors
- Points to hot dog sellers
- Simple and focused
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Nearest Hot Dog is the fastest way to satisfy your hot dog cravings. With just a single tap, this app finds your current location and tries to point you to the nearest place that sells hot dogs — no fuss, no filters. Whether you're wandering a new city, on a lunch break, or just in the mood for something classic and quick, Nearest Hot Dog gets straight to the point. It's a simple, focused tool for finding hot dogs ASAP. Features: One-tap search for nearby hot dogs. Uses your location to find the closest vendors that sell hot dogs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nearest Hot Dog at none against Subway Time NYC's 2. Nearest Hot Dog also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Subway Time NYC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 24). 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
Both are free to download. Subway Time NYC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nearest Hot Dog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nearest Hot Dog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Time NYC has 15K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Subway Time NYC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nearest Hot Dog's.
Subway Time NYC ships an update every 5 days, Nearest Hot Dog every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Time NYC | Nearest Hot Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rohan Mehta | Ryan Murphy |
Customer experience
Subway Time NYC
Nearest Hot Dog
User reviews
Subway Time NYC
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Focused and intuitive
- 🚀 Accurate train times
- 👍 Convenient features like favorites and subway map
- 🚀 Helpful widgets for home screen
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widget not showing live feed
- 🐛 Inaccurate train times in some cases
Nearest Hot Dog
From 24 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏 Convenient
- 🔥 Excellent
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Game changing
- 🤩 Life-changing
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
Nearest Hot Dog
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Subway Time NYC
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
Nearest Hot Dog
No in-app purchases
Questions
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