DC Metro vs Randomizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DC Metro
Get real-time train arrival information for Washington DC's metro system. Organize your favorite stops and view a subway map to easily navigate stations.
- Real-time train arrivals
- Favorite stop organization
- Subway map browsing
- Station finder
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Quickly access train arrivals for any metro stop in the Washington DC area. You can also add and organize your most frequently used metro stops, or browse a subway map to find stations. This app is not published, sponsored or approved by WMATA.
Randomizer
Easily randomize any list of options or numbers to get instant results. Offers advanced features like speech output, slideshows, and session management. Save, sync, and share your randomized lists across devices.
- Save and store multiple lists
- Sync lists across devices via iCloud
- Share results, lists, or all lists
- Integrate with App Intents and Shortcuts
- Import lists from CSV and other formats
- Advanced randomization settings
- Full iOS support including Dark Mode and VoiceOver
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Randomizer allows you to take any list of options or numbers and get an instant random result. With advanced features available for speech, slideshows, sessions, sharing and more. Features: • Save Lists - Store multiple lists and quickly choose which to randomize (Pro Only) • iCloud Sync - Sync all your lists across multiple devices including Mac (Pro Only) • Share - Show your friends any result, list or all of your lists using the share sheet or drag and drop • App Intents & Shortcuts - Use Shortcuts to Randomize Lists • Import - Extensive import options using CSV, comma, pipe or new line delimited lists (Pro Only) • Advanced Settings - Randomize the entire list, speak the result, cycle through automatically with a time interval and many more features. (Pro Only) • Full iOS Support - Dark Mode, Split Screen, Keyboard Shortcuts, VoiceOver and much more • Privacy - No data is ever stored outside of your device and with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once - No ads or subscriptions, just regular free updates with Randomizer Pro Also available as a separate download for Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Randomizer at 4.6 against DC Metro's 3.0. Randomizer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (270 vs 6). DC Metro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Randomizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DC Metro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Randomizer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Randomizer has 270 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of DC Metro's written reviews are positive against 81% of Randomizer's.
DC Metro ships an update every 7 months, Randomizer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DC Metro | Randomizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (270 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 270 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Cohen | Rob Sammons |
Customer experience
DC Metro
Randomizer
Bugs and requests
DC Metro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Randomizer
Reported bugs
10 issues- Items disappear from lists without explanation
- Poor randomization algorithm repeats items excessively
- Text clears when attempting to correct spelling mid-entry
- Lists not auto-saving when switching apps
- iPad modal window doesn't cover full screen
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- Duplicate lists created after randomizing
- iOS 15 compatibility issues (now fixed)
- Second item missing from two-item lists
- Randomization bias toward recently added items
- List items truncated in edit view making them hard to identify
Requested features
21 requests- Keyword search within lists
- Ignore 'the' article in alphabetical ordering
- Quick save button for edits without overwriting
- Combine and randomize multiple lists simultaneously
- Default to 'Your Lists' screen on app launch
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- Randomization sessions (pick each item once before repeating)
- Multiple results from single randomize action
- Smaller font size options when creating lists
- Add images to list items
- Quick jump between lists
- Apple Watch support
- Handsfree/voice-activated mode for training
- Find/search feature for large lists
- Duplicate item detection
- Export list option (missing in recent update)
- Ability to name and organize lists in folders
- Reorder items within lists
- View randomized list layout all at once
- Larger, more obvious randomize button
- Chart/analytics of randomization results
- Undo/back button for chained selections
In-app purchases
DC Metro
No in-app purchases
Randomizer
- Randomizer Pro$1.99
