DC Metro vs MapSwitch
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.
MapSwitch
This app automatically redirects Google Maps links to Apple Maps within Safari, ensuring a seamless browsing experience. It also offers an optional Waze redirection feature and a dark mode for improved accessibility. Users can also manually trigger Apple Maps searches with specific prefixes.
- Automatic Google Maps to Apple Maps redirection
- Optional Waze Maps redirection
- Dark mode with high contrast ratio
- Manual Apple Maps search prefixes
- Works across all websites in Safari
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MapSwitch will also automatically redirect Google Map links to Apple Maps when using Safari - built from the ground up with the goal of creating seamless experience in your Safari browsing experience. MapSwitch works on any website, surf freely across the internet and MapSwitch will continue to work its magic and automatically and convert any Google Maps links to Apple Maps. Download and see what everyone is talking about! MapSwitch also has a bonus WAZE Maps feature. Prefer Waze navigation? Set the Waze Maps option to in the extension popup and MapSwitch automatically redirect links to your Waze Navigation App. Not only that MapSwitch has an additional dark mode feature which satisfies the AAA standard of a contrast ratio of 7 for Accessibility and Contrast when Dark Mode is enabled. With MapSwitch you can easily open Apple Maps automatically when searching. Preceding any search with amm or amaps will automatically open the search in Apple Maps. For example: use "amaps martial arts" to search Apple Maps for martial arts studios near you or "amaps sushi" to find sushi restaurants near you in Apple Maps. To start using MapSwitch simply enable the extension by going to your device settings > Safari > Extensions > and set MapSwitch to "On". There is a video walk-thru tutorial in the app as well to help you. Satisfying you our customer is our one priority. Share you feedback, report bug, feature request. Just email us at jcltravels@gmail.com We take your privacy very seriously. Switch does not collect, store, read any of your personal data so you can rest assured when using the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DC Metro at Free against MapSwitch's $0.99. DC Metro also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 50%). MapSwitch's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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; MapSwitch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MapSwitch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of DC Metro's written reviews are positive against 50% of MapSwitch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DC Metro ships an update every 7 months, MapSwitch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DC Metro | MapSwitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Cohen | Ameen Mody |
Customer experience
DC Metro
MapSwitch
In-app purchases
DC Metro
No in-app purchases
MapSwitch
No in-app purchases








