All Aboard vs Chicago Bus Arrival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
All Aboard
This app tracks Chicago's CTA buses, automatically identifying your nearest stop based on your location. It offers a straightforward interface designed for ease of use, providing essential bus tracking information without unnecessary complexity.
- Real-time CTA bus tracking
- Automatic nearest stop detection
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Location-aware functionality
- Chicago-specific transit data
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A simple bus tracker for the Chicago CTA. • All Aboard knows your location, and defaults to the stop nearest you. No more scrolling through tiny lists to find the closest stop. • All Aboard sparkles and shines with a simple interface. It's easy to use and gives you exactly what you need, but nothing more. • All Aboard is great for every day Chicago commuters. • All Aboard loves you, like a lot.
Chicago Bus Arrival
This app provides real-time estimated bus arrival times for Chicago, including distance information. Users can favorite stops, reorder them, and back up their stop data to their device.
- Real-time bus arrival estimates
- Live distance information
- Favorite and reorder stops
- Backup and restore stop data
- User-friendly interface
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Get live time bus arrivals of Chicago. -> Precision. You can get REAL TIME estimated arrivals (including the distance). -> Edition. You can add or delete your favorites stops and order itself by simply sliding or dragging. -> Backup. You can load and save backup all your stops will be stored in a file in the memory of your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: All Aboard at 73% against Chicago Bus Arrival's 0%. All Aboard also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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.
All Aboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of All Aboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chicago Bus Arrival's.
All Aboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Chicago Bus Arrival every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | All Aboard | Chicago Bus Arrival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | 3.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jordan Fulghum | Daniel Nowendsztern |
Customer experience
All Aboard
Chicago Bus Arrival
In-app purchases
All Aboard
No in-app purchases
Chicago Bus Arrival
No in-app purchases
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