Comparison

Transit vs Oyster Errors

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

Oyster Errors

Decode mysterious ticket barrier error codes encountered on London's public transport. This app helps you understand the meaning behind the numbers displayed at gates, so you're never confused again.

Highlights
  • Decode Oyster and Contactless card errors
  • Understand ticket barrier error codes
  • Covers London Underground, Overground, DLR, and National Rail
  • Search by typing or using a picker
  • Reveals secrets behind error numbers
Features
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Ever had your Oyster or Contactless Payment Card rejected in London? Never be mystified by a ticket barrier error code again! Revealing the secret error codes at ticket barrier gates on the London Underground (Tube), Overground, DLR and National Rail. Just user the picker or type in the barrier code you received at the gate line into the App to reveal the secrets behind the numbers!

Screenshots

Transit4 screens
Oyster Errors1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Transit at 63% against Oyster Errors's 0%. Transit also leads on price (Free vs $1.99). Oyster Errors's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On update cadence, 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

Transit is free to download; Oyster Errors costs $1.99 up front. Transit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Oyster Errors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transit ships an update every 3 months, Oyster Errors every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Transit versus Oyster Errors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransitOyster Errors
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopercirclegateFrostmd LLP

Customer experience

Transit

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

Oyster Errors

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Oyster Errors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Transit

One-time10
  • 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
None

Oyster Errors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transit free?
Transit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oyster Errors free?
Oyster Errors costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transit or Oyster Errors have ads?
Neither Transit nor Oyster Errors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transit or Oyster Errors?
Transit ships an update every 3 months, and Oyster Errors every 4 months. Most recently, Transit was updated on November 1, 2026 and Oyster Errors on November 1, 2026.

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