Transit vs Catch It NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transit
Plan your public transport journeys offline with this app. Get detailed route suggestions, including transfers and departure times, for numerous cities in the US, Canada, and Europe. View routes on a map and receive schedule update notifications.
- Offline trip planning
- Route suggestions with transfers
- Departure and arrival times
- View routes on map
- Schedule update notifications
- Search routes by map
- Advanced search parameters
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CG Transit offers offline trip planning in public transport systems of more than 20 U.S. and Canadian cities and European trains. Just pick your departure and destination point and get a list of suggested routes including all the transfers and scheduled departure/arrival times sorted by the time of departure. You can then view detailed information of the routes, display them on the map etc. Key features: • Fast offline searching • Search routes by map • Advanced search parameters - changing the date and time, adding "via" stations, choosing transport modes, etc. • Favorite routes • Push notifications of schedule updates and their immediate download Available timetables: • Selected transit authorities in the United States: New York (subway, buses, trains), Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington, San Francisco, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, Honolulu, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh • Selected transit authorities in Canada: Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Quebec, Winnipeg • Train timetables in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Benelux, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republic, Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Nordic and Balkan countries • Selected public transport, bus and train timetables in the Czech and Slovak Republic U.S. and Canadian cities – free basic features (offline searching, search routes by map), paid premium features (more details, routes and stops searching, no advertisement) European schedules - an annual license fee (one month to try out all the timetables for free) Feedback, requests? Please email us at ios@cgtransit.com
Catch It NYC
Get real-time MTA train arrival information for all routes at a glance. Easily access favorite stations, discover nearby stops, and view interactive maps with live train data. Stay updated on current subway status.
- All MTA routes supported
- Favorite stations
- Nearby stations finder
- Interactive real-time map
- Current subway status updates
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A simple app that gives you train arrival info at a glance! Features include: - All MTA Routes Supported: station routes (including transfers) displayed in an easy to navigate layout - Favorites: add and rearrange stations for quick and easy access - Nearby Stations: show the closest 5 stations with a real-time preview of routes scheduled to stop - Interactive Map: zoom in and tap on any station for realtime train info - Status: see the most current subway status Nearby Stations feature requires permission for location access Status alerts planned for a future release
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catch It NYC at 100% against Transit's 63%. Catch It NYC also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Transit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (44 vs 8). On price, update cadence 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. Transit sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Catch It NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Catch It NYC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transit has 44 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Transit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Catch It NYC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transit | Catch It NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (44 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | circlegate | Ilya Krichavets |
Customer experience
Transit
Catch It NYC
Bugs and requests
Transit
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup
- No routes found error
- Incorrect transfer information
- Outdated schedule data
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with address book
- Real-time service alerts
- Ability to browse schedules
- Custom labels for saved locations
- Improved map integration
Catch It NYC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transit
- City timetable$1.99
- NYC - NYCT Subway Premium for 1 year$1.99
- Czech data package$3.99
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- Denver - RTD Premium for 1 year$3.99
- Chicago - CTA Premium for 1 year$3.99
- Czech, Slovak and Europian trains package$5.99
- NYC - NYCT Subway$7.99
- Chicago - CTA$9.99
- Philadelphia - SEPTA$9.99
- Denver - RTD$9.99
- NYC Discount Package Premium Lifetime$9.99
Catch It NYC
No in-app purchases
