Comparison

Transit vs Tree Hugger NYC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Tree Hugger NYC

Explore and identify street trees across all five New York City boroughs. View detailed information about each tree's species, health, and size. Contribute by naming trees or reporting their status.

Highlights
  • Map of all NYC street trees
  • View tree species, health, and size
  • Name and nickname trees
  • Report tree removals or distress
  • Centering map on current location
Features
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Discover and name every street tree in New York City. Tree Hugger NYC maps all five boroughs using the NYC Parks TreesCount! dataset — tap any tree on the map to see its species, trunk diameter, health rating, and the nickname your neighbors gave it. See a tree without a name? Give it one. Your name is visible to everyone in the city. Features: • All NYC street trees across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island • Tap any tree to see species, size, health, and stewardship info • Name a tree — visible to the whole city • Report trees that have been removed or are in distress • Map centers on your current location automatically Tree data provided by NYC Parks & Recreation via the NYC Open Data TreesCount! 2015 census.

Screenshots

Transit4 screens
Tree Hugger NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tree Hugger NYC at 5.0 against Transit's 4.4. Tree Hugger NYC also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Transit's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Transit sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Tree Hugger NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tree Hugger NYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transit has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transit ships an update every 3 months, Tree Hugger NYC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Transit versus Tree Hugger NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransitTree Hugger NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (44 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DevelopercirclegateKhalil Hughes

Customer experience

Transit

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative30.5%

Tree Hugger NYC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tree Hugger NYC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Transit

One-time11
  • 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
None

Tree Hugger NYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transit free?
Transit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tree Hugger NYC free?
Tree Hugger NYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transit or Tree Hugger NYC?
Tree Hugger NYC is rated higher. Transit averages 4.4 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Tree Hugger NYC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Transit or Tree Hugger NYC have ads?
Neither Transit nor Tree Hugger NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transit or Tree Hugger NYC?
Transit ships an update every 3 months, and Tree Hugger NYC every 10 days. Most recently, Transit was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tree Hugger NYC on October 9, 2026.

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