Efficient TTC vs Transit Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Efficient TTC
This app helps you navigate Toronto's subway system more efficiently by showing the locations of escalators, stairs, and elevators relative to subway car doors. It also provides helpful riding tips and interesting trivia for each station.
- Subway car door to exit mapping
- Escalator, stairway, and elevator locations
- Station search by name or line
- TTC riding tips
- Station trivia
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EFFICIENT TTC saves you time on your subway rides by showing you which subway car doors are near which escalators and stairs. Never be caught at the wrong end of the station again! Each platform map shows: • Escalators (and which direction they go in) • Stairways • Elevators Find your station alphabetically, or by subway line. Also included: • Tips for riding the TTC • Trivia about each subway station All data used in the app (maps, tips, and station trivia) are available at http://www.efficientttc.ca and are adapted from "The TTC Subway Rider Efficiency Guide" http://ttcrider.ca © Sean Lerner, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. The adapted data is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence.
Transit Lines
Get real-time transit updates, find nearby stops, and plan your trips with this comprehensive public transportation app. It covers numerous cities across the US and Canada, offering dynamic schedules and route information.
- Real-time transit updates
- Nearby stops finder
- Trip planner
- Favorite stops
- Dynamic schedules
- Route visualization on map
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Transit Lines Offers Following Features: - Dynamic real-time updates on transit vehicles schedule & position - Stops nearby - Search by stop name, stop#, or bus# - Schedule auto refreshes every 30 seconds - Stops interaction from map itself - Set radius for nearby stops - Favourite your stops - Resizable map - See routes on map - Plan your trips (city or inter-cities) using trip planner - Stops between stops when using trip planner - Favourite your stops once and use them among all of your devices - Directional arrows on routes line when seeing stop schedules United States Cities: - New York City - MTA - NYC Transit Subway, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Bus Company. - Philadelphia - Septa Transit - Boston - Washington, DC - Las Vegas, Nevada - Los Angeles - Houston, Texas - Phoenix Canada Cities: - Banff, AB - Banff roam bus - Burlington, ON - Calgary, AB - Ctrain - Campbell River, BC - Comox Valley, BC - Chilliwack, BC - Cowichan Valley, BC - Cranbrook, BC - Central Fraser Valley, BC - Dawson Creek, CA - Durham Region, ON - Edmonton, AB - Fort St. John, BC - Gatineau, QC - Société de transport de l'Outaouais - Guelph, ON - Halifax, NS - Hamilton, ON - Kingston, ON - Kamloops, BC - Kelowna, BC - Laval, QC - Société de transport de Laval - Levis, QC - Société de transport de Lévis - London, ON - Longueuil, QC - Réseau de transport de Longueuil - Mississauga, ON - MiWay - Milton, ON - Moncton, NB - Codiac transpo - Montreal, QC - Société de transport de Montréal - Nanaimo, BC - Oakville, ON - Ottawa, ON - OC Transpo - Prince George, BC - Quebec City, QC - Réseau de transport de la Capitale - Regina, SK - Saskatoon, SK - Sherbrooke, QC - Société de Transport de Sherbrooke - Greater Sudbury, ON - St Albert, AB - St. John's, NL - Metrobus transit - Sunshine Coast, BC - Strathcona County, AB - Squamish, BC - Toronto, ON - Toronto Transit Commission - Thunder Bay, ON - Vancouver, BC - skytrain | translink - Vernom, BC - Victoria, BC - West Kootenay, BC - Whistler, BC - Winnipeg, MB - Waterloo, ON - bus & light rail - Windsor, ON - York region, ON Many more cities coming soon! Transit Lines will allow you to commute around the city at your ease. This app has been developed independently and is not associated with any external third parties. All the transit real time and other information is provided by the cities transit themselves under open data scheme initiative. For any suggestions, questions, or feedback please feel free to email me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Efficient TTC at 83% against Transit Lines's 22%. Efficient TTC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Transit Lines's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Efficient TTC ships an update every 6 months, Transit Lines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Efficient TTC | Transit Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.4 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bunnyhero labs | Bhanu Munjal |
Customer experience
Efficient TTC
Transit Lines
In-app purchases
Efficient TTC
No in-app purchases
Transit Lines
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Efficient TTC free?
Is Transit Lines free?
Do Efficient TTC or Transit Lines have ads?
Which is updated more often, Efficient TTC or Transit Lines?
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