Track Chicago vs CTA Transit Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Track Chicago
Get real-time arrival information for CTA buses and trains. Easily manage your favorite stops and quickly refresh schedules with intuitive gestures.
- Real-time arrival tracking
- Add and manage favorite stops
- Swipe to reload times
- Tap stop for more details
- Dismiss stops with swipe
- Reorder stops with drag and drop
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Easily track arrival times for CTA buses and trains at stops of your choice. - Swap between train and bus tabs using the bottom bar - Click the + button to add stops - Swipe to reload arrival times - Tap a stop to see more arrival times - Swipe left to dismiss a stop - Long press and drag to reorder stops
CTA Transit Tracker
Track Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses in real-time. Get accurate arrival predictions for your chosen routes and stops. Save your favorite locations for quick access to upcoming bus times.
- Real-time CTA bus tracking
- Accurate arrival predictions
- Save favorite stops
- User-friendly interface
- Fast information retrieval
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"CTA Transit Tracker" is a dedicated real-time bus tracking app designed for residents and visitors in the Chicago area. This app allows you to effortlessly access real-time location and arrival information for Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses. Simply choose your route, direction, and stop to view the next bus arrivals. Additionally, you can save your frequently used stops for quick, one-touch access to upcoming bus arrivals. Key Features: Real-time tracking for CTA buses Save an unlimited number of favorite stops User-friendly interface Fast and efficient information retrieval CTA Transit Live Tracker utilizes data feeds from CTA Bus Time, ensuring accurate and reliable public transit information to enhance your commuting experience in Chicago. If you have any questions, please contact email: wuchaoyu1991@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Track Chicago at 91% against CTA Transit Tracker's 0%. Track Chicago also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CTA Transit Tracker's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (182 vs 21). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CTA Transit Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CTA Transit Tracker has 182 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Track Chicago's written reviews are positive against 0% of CTA Transit Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Track Chicago | CTA Transit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) | 4.6 (182 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 182 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoon Shin | 婧嘉 郭 |
Customer experience
Track Chicago
CTA Transit Tracker
In-app purchases
Track Chicago
No in-app purchases
CTA Transit Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Track Chicago free?
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