Transit vs MetroMap 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
MetroMap NYC
Navigate the New York City subway system with this offline map application. It offers instant map loading, station search, and offline functionality, making it easy to plan your journeys without an internet connection.
- Offline subway and local train maps
- Station search by name
- Pinch-to-zoom functionality
- Instant map loading
- No internet connection required
- Multi-task support
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The simplest metro map to use on your iPhone / iPad with over 200,000 users! Instant loading of maps, offline navigation and station research. NYC Edition with High-Definition map - Browse the subway and local train maps - Search for a station by name - Zoom easily with the pinch-to-zoom feature - Supports multi-task: close and reopen the app without loading - Instant map loading and high quality images - No internet connection required Already available in numerous large cities around the world, for bus, tram, metro and train networks. Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MetroMapNYC Need help? E-mail us at support@metromap-app.com More information on this app? http://nyc.metromap-app.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Transit at none against MetroMap NYC's shown. Transit also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). MetroMap NYC's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 51%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 and MetroMap NYC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Transit against 4.5 for MetroMap NYC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 60 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Transit's written reviews are positive against 67% of MetroMap NYC's.
Transit ships an update every 3 months, MetroMap NYC every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transit | MetroMap NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (44 ratings) | 4.5 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | circlegate | DXB Technologies |
Customer experience
Transit
MetroMap 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
MetroMap 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
MetroMap NYC
- Remove ads$0.99
Questions
Is Transit free?
Is MetroMap NYC free?
Which has better reviews, Transit or MetroMap NYC?
Do Transit or MetroMap NYC have ads?
Which is updated more often, Transit or MetroMap NYC?
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