Ithaca Bikeshare vs Trakam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ithaca Bikeshare
This app provides access to a regional e-bike share system. It offers a convenient, fun, and healthy transportation option for commuting, social outings, and exploring local communities.
- Access e-bike share system
- Convenient transportation
- Fun and healthy travel
- Explore local communities
- Commute to work or social events
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The official app for Ithaca Bikeshare, the regional e-bike share system in Ithaca. Whether you’re heading to work, meeting friends for dinner, or exploring the communities, Ithaca Bikeshare offers a convenient, fun, and healthy way to experience the community you love.
Trakam
Visualize live Amtrak train locations on an interactive map. See train speed, status, and detailed stop information. Access station arrivals and departures, and track favorite routes with no account or ads required.
- Live train map with real-time updates
- Train speed, status, and stop details
- Station arrival and departure times
- Search by train number, route, or station
- Favorite trains and stations
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
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Trakam shows you where Amtrak trains actually are, right now, on a map. Open it and you see every active train in the country, moving, with its route drawn along the track underneath it and colored by whether it is running on time. Tap one for its speed, its status, and every stop on its trip with the scheduled time beside the projected one. Tap a station for the next arrivals and departures. No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See every active Amtrak train on a live map, updating as they move • Tap any train for its current speed, how late it is running, and its next stop • Follow a train's full stop list — scheduled time, projected time, and the difference • Check any station's next arrivals and departures • Search by train number, route name, or station • Star the trains and stations you check often and reach them in one tap • Watch a route drawn along the real track, not a straight line between dots • Track a live train on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities. Updates refresh while Trakam is active, with best-effort background refresh managed by iOS; the activity shows when updates pause. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Trakam has no account system, collects nothing about you, and shows no ads. Location access is optional — the map works fully without it. If you do grant it, your position is used only to draw you on the map alongside nearby trains, and it never leaves your device. ABOUT THE DATA Train positions, schedules, and station data come from Amtrak's own public live-map and static schedule feeds. That data can be delayed, incomplete, or temporarily unavailable, and Trakam shows it as it arrives. For anything that matters — making a connection, deciding when to leave for the station — confirm with Amtrak directly. Trains that have not yet departed, and routes Amtrak operates as Thruway buses rather than rail, are not shown as trains on the map. Trakam is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amtrak or the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Requires iOS 17 or later. iPhone only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ithaca Bikeshare at 511 against Trakam's 1. Ithaca Bikeshare also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Trakam's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Trakam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ithaca Bikeshare has 511 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ithaca Bikeshare ships an update weekly, Trakam every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ithaca Bikeshare | Trakam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (511 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 511 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dropbike Inc. | Fly Media LLC |
Customer experience
Ithaca Bikeshare
Trakam
Bugs and requests
Ithaca Bikeshare
Reported bugs
8 issues- Brakes on bikes need more strength
- App takes 5-10 minutes to end trips
- App is slow and buggy
- Bike not recognized as parked
- App keeps spinning and throwing red error messages
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- Setup process difficult and tedious
- Bike needs to be activated twice
- Bike claims e-bike but offers little pedal assist
Requested features
1 request- Control over motor's power
Trakam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ithaca Bikeshare
No in-app purchases
Trakam
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ithaca Bikeshare free?
Is Trakam free?
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