planCAT vs NY Live Timetable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
planCAT
Access real-time CAT bus schedules, plan your trips with Google Search integration, and track buses on a map. Receive notifications and find nearby stops for a seamless transit experience.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Trip planning with Google Search
- Service alerts
- Email and SMS notifications
- Nearest bus stop navigation
- Bus capacity information
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planCAT puts real-time CAT bus information, trip planning and mobile payments in your hands. Quickly and easily access interactive location and schedule information for all CAT bus routes. Use planCAT for: • Trip planning enhanced by Google Search • Quick access to service alerts • Integrated email and SMS notifications so you don’t miss your bus • Navigation to the nearest bus stop • Real-time graphical bus tracking – see where your bus is located on a map • Determine bus capacity – so you can ride in comfort
NY Live Timetable
Get real-time departure information for your next transit stop in New York City. This unofficial application provides live updates to help you plan your journey efficiently.
- Real-time departure information
- Live updates for transit stops
- Unofficial NYC transit project
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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The NY Live Timetable App shows you the next departures at your stop in real-time. This is an unofficial project and is not affiliated with the New York City Transit Authority.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: planCAT at none against NY Live Timetable's shown. planCAT also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). NY Live Timetable's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for planCAT against 4.3 for NY Live Timetable. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 70 respectively.
planCAT ships an update every 13 months, NY Live Timetable every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | planCAT | NY Live Timetable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (83 ratings) — better | 4.3 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avail Technologies | Robin Janke |
Customer experience
planCAT
NY Live Timetable
In-app purchases
planCAT
No in-app purchases
NY Live Timetable
No in-app purchases
