DC Metro vs It's Almost Time
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.
It's Almost Time
Track the time remaining until important events with customizable countdowns. Set notifications and choose display details for each occasion. Share events with friends and access them across devices.
- Customizable countdown display (years to seconds)
- Adjustable colors for portrait and landscape modes
- Event notifications
- Unlimited occasions
- iCloud synchronization
- Event sharing via email and messages
- Multiple widget types
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Ever wonder how long until your next vacation, how many shopping days until Christmas, or how long until your next birthday? Well, now you can have that information at your fingertips. You simply enter the date and time of the event of interest and watch the seconds tick away! • Specify the level of detail to be displayed from Years down to Seconds • Specify the colors used to display the countdown and text • Control over the details and colors used separately for Portrait and Landscape modes • Set a notification when the occasion date and time arrives • Unlimited number of occasions • Occasions are stored securely in your iCloud account, so no one except you has access to them • Ability to share and receive occasions between your friends using email and messages • Several different types of Widgets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DC Metro at Free against It's Almost Time's $1.99. DC Metro also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). It's Almost Time's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, 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
DC Metro is free to download; It's Almost Time costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
It's Almost Time holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of DC Metro's written reviews are positive against 70% of It's Almost Time's.
DC Metro ships an update every 7 months, It's Almost Time every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DC Metro | It's Almost Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Cohen | hot-n-GUI, LLC |
Customer experience
DC Metro
It's Almost Time
In-app purchases
DC Metro
No in-app purchases
It's Almost Time
No in-app purchases
