Comparison

NYC Precinct Map vs TransitMaxx

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

Head to head
About

NYC Precinct Map

Explore interactive maps of NYC precinct and sector boundaries. Get real-time location information, find nearby amenities, and view crime incident details. Quickly access precinct contact information and navigate to key locations.

Highlights
  • Interactive precinct and sector maps
  • Real-time location display
  • Crime and incident data visualization
  • Search by address
  • Quick links to precinct contacts
  • Layer options (satellite, street view)
Features
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Interactive map of New York City showing all Precinct and Precinct Sector boundaries with crime/incident info. Features Include: •Know your location...Displays and/or speaks your current location in realtime. •Displays current precinct/sector. •Cop friendly restaurants, places to eat and use bathroom. •Search by address. •Quick links to: Call Precinct, My Location, Navigate to Precinct, Official Precinct website. •Layers: Sector Borders, Precinct Borders, Satellite and Street View. •Associate additional phone numbers with command. •Locate Neighborhood Policing Sector. •Saves last searched address. •Show crime/incidents by precinct/sector. •Crime/incident details (e.g. victim/perp description, etc) Source data obtained from https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/. Data curation by application developer which includes but not limited to:\n\nMap visualization (source is in CSV/Text format), border and fill colors, nearest subway location, association crime/incident with precinct/sector, association address with precinct/sector, application of crime/incident filters, crime/incident aggregation, etc. -Terms of Use (EULA) Link http://www.jcaccountingcpa.com/nyc_precinct_map_terms_of_use_eula.php -Privacy Policy Link http://www.jcaccountingcpa.com/nyc_precinct_map_privacy_policy.php

About

TransitMaxx

Features
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Real-time bus and train arrivals for 37 cities across the US, Canada and the UK, in one app. There is no city to pick and nothing to switch: the map follows you, and every stop around you is live. CITIES New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Baltimore, San Diego, Portland, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Austin, Detroit, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Nashville, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Louisville, Madison, Albany, Honolulu, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, London ON, and London UK. AGENCIES MTA subway, bus, LIRR and Metro-North; NYC Ferry and NY Waterway; WMATA Metrobus and Metrorail, RideOn, DASH, MARC and MTA Commuter Bus; CTA and Metra; MBTA; Muni, BART, Caltrain, AC Transit and VTA; LA Metro; SEPTA; King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit and Washington State Ferries; Miami-Dade Transit; MARTA; Houston METRO; RTD; Valley Metro; MDOT MTA; MTS and NCTD; TriMet and C-TRAN; Metro Transit; PRT; CapMetro; DDOT and SMART; RTC; RideKC; LYNX; PSTA; WeGo; Cleveland RTA; Cincinnati Metro; MCTS; TARC; Madison Metro; CDTA; TheBus; TTC subway; TransLink; Winnipeg Transit; London Transit; Transport for London — more than ninety agencies in all. HOW IT WORKS • Open the map and tap any stop for its next arrivals, live from the agency's own real-time feed. • Save the stops you use most as favorites for instant access. • Stations show both directions on a single pin, so you never miss a train going the other way. • Service alerts for your route, where the agency publishes them. • Apple Watch app, Home Screen widget and Watch complication keep your next ride a glance away. On first launch the app downloads its transit database once, so the map stays fast everywhere, offline or not. Predictions come straight from each transit agency's public real-time data.

Screenshots

NYC Precinct Map4 screens
TransitMaxx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TransitMaxx at none against NYC Precinct Map's 2. TransitMaxx also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. NYC Precinct Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TransitMaxx asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NYC Precinct Map ships an update every 9 months, TransitMaxx every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NYC Precinct Map versus TransitMaxx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYC Precinct MapTransitMaxx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJC Accounting & Innovative Technologies, IncJunebot, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NYC Precinct Map

Subscriptions1
  • NYC Precinct Map Purchase$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • NYC Precinct Map Purchase$5.99
None

TransitMaxx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NYC Precinct Map free?
NYC Precinct Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TransitMaxx free?
TransitMaxx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NYC Precinct Map or TransitMaxx have ads?
Both NYC Precinct Map and TransitMaxx show ads.
Which is updated more often, NYC Precinct Map or TransitMaxx?
NYC Precinct Map ships an update every 9 months, and TransitMaxx every 10 days. Most recently, NYC Precinct Map was updated on November 2, 2026 and TransitMaxx on October 31, 2026.

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