Transitër vs Choo Choo Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transitër
This app displays bus and subway station locations on a map, offering estimated arrival times for chosen stops. It supports New York City's MTA Subway and Bus services, as well as New Jersey Rail Roads.
- Map view of bus and subway stops
- Real-time arrival estimates
- Support for NYC MTA Subway
- Support for NYC MTA Bus
- Support for NJ Rail Roads
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Transitër is an app that shows locations of bus stops and subways stations on the map and provides estimated arrival times for selected stop. List of supported providers: • New York City MTA Subway • New York City MTA Bus • New Jersey Rail Roads
Choo Choo Tracker
Get real-time track predictions for NJ Transit and Amtrak departures at NY Penn Station. See schedules, track probabilities, and historical train locations to avoid crowds.
- NJ Transit track predictions
- Amtrak track predictions
- Departure schedules
- Track probability
- Historical train locations
- Beat the crowd
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If you are a commuter taking NJ Transit/Amtrak at NY Penn Station, see your track before it is posted! You can see the current NJT/Amtrak departure schedule at Penn Station, track probability and the history of where that train has landed to help beat the crowd!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Transitër at none against Choo Choo Tracker's 3. Transitër also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Choo Choo Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Choo Choo Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Transitër asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transitër holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Choo Choo Tracker has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Transitër's written reviews are positive against 80% of Choo Choo Tracker's.
Transitër ships an update every 5 weeks, Choo Choo Tracker every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transitër | Choo Choo Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Constantine Chukhlomin | Matthew Biscocho |
Customer experience
Transitër
Choo Choo Tracker
In-app purchases
Transitër
No in-app purchases
Choo Choo Tracker
- Thanks!$0.99
- Big Thanks!$2.99
- You're the Best!$4.99
Questions
Is Transitër free?
Is Choo Choo Tracker free?
Which has better reviews, Transitër or Choo Choo Tracker?
Do Transitër or Choo Choo Tracker have ads?
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