Chicago CTA Metro Map vs Compass Triangulation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chicago CTA Metro Map
Navigate Chicago's CTA transit system with ease. This app offers interactive maps, real-time train departures, and offline journey planning to help you get around the city efficiently. Save your favorite routes and enjoy a step-by-step guide for stress-free travel.
- Interactive L train maps
- Offline journey planner
- Real-time departure boards
- Step-by-step navigation
- Save favorite routes
- Ad-free VIP option
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Chicago L Metro Map is the navigation app that makes travelling by CTA transit in Chicago simple From the Bean to the Willis Tower, cheering on the Chicago Cubs or rooting for the Chicago Bears, whether you’re a Chicago native on your commute to work or sightseeing fresh from O'Hare International Airport, we’ll show you the best way to get where you’re going in Chicago. We make taking the L easy. You’ll be a Ventra tapping pro in no time Tap, tap, tap! Pan and zoom your way across Chicago with ease using our simple, interactive maps. We’ll even show your route on the map Plan journeys, sharpish Search for stations and find your way using the world’s fastest route planner No internet? No problem Maps and journey planning even work offline Regular map updates Auto-magic updates keep our maps always up-to-date and box fresh Every step of the way A step-by-step guide means you’ll never get lost again Save your faves From finding your way back home to taking the stress out of commuting and all the places in between. Your personal Shortcuts are never more than a swipe away See the next trains Departure Boards take the guesswork out of travelling. No more wasted time stuck on crowded platforms Chicago L Metro VIP features: An ad-free experience Proper VIP treatment, with no ads, ever Priority support Problem with the app? We’ll be there to help you out We’re the world's number one for transit apps. Check out our world-famous Tube Map London, New York Subway Map, and Paris Metro Map apps today Visiting Boston, Los Angeles, or Washington, D.C. soon? We’ve got you covered there, too. Take our apps with you, just search Mapway on the App Store Chicago L Metro VIP available as an in-app subscription: $1.99 monthly or $4.99 annually, or as a one-off purchase of $12.99. Prices may vary by location. Cancel at any time, for any reason. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the cost of your chosen price tier. Subscriptions can be managed, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings in your iTunes Account. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://mapway.ai/chicagometroios/privacy Terms of use: https://mapway.ai/chicagometroios/terms
Compass Triangulation
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Find a position on the map from nothing but compass bearings. Compass Triangulation is a resection tool: take two or more magnetic compass bearings from known observation points toward the same distant object, and the app calculates where that object is, with a confidence rating and an uncertainty radius, not just a single guessed point. It's built for search and rescue teams, land surveyors, wildland firefighters, hunters, and anyone who needs to turn "I saw it from here, at this heading" into coordinates. FREE FEATURES • Unlimited bearings. • Add a bearing by typing it in, capturing it live from GPS and the device compass, or importing one shared by QR code or link. • Automatic intersection: with two or more non-parallel bearings, the app computes the averaged intersection point, a confidence rating based on the crossing angle, and an estimated uncertainty radius. • UTM and MGRS coordinates, alongside latitude and longitude. • Nearest-address lookup for the computed point. • QR code and link sharing, including magnetic declination, so the same bearings resolve to the same point on another device. • JSON export and import, full backup and restore to a file you control. • Manual magnetic declination, street and satellite maps. • Shared links open straight in the app. PRO, A ONE-TIME PURCHASE • GPX export: your bearings and computed location for Garmin devices, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, QGIS and other tools. • Saved session library. • PDF field report: the map with all bearing lines and the intersection, a table of every bearing with magnetic and true headings, coordinates in three formats, the confidence rating, the uncertainty radius and the nearest address. • Live magnetic declination from a geomagnetic model, updated as you move. • Civil Air Patrol (CAP) search grid overlay. • Offline maps: draw the area you'll work in and download it before you lose signal, with a size estimate first. • Keep the screen awake while you triangulate. No subscription: you're not paying rent on a tool you may use twice a year in a real emergency and constantly in training. Available in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Compass Triangulation at none against Chicago CTA Metro Map's shown. Compass Triangulation also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Chicago CTA Metro Map's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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. Chicago CTA Metro Map sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Compass Triangulation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chicago CTA Metro Map ships an update every 5 months, Compass Triangulation every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chicago CTA Metro Map | Compass Triangulation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (155 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 155 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Mapway Inc. | Videre Research, LLC |
In-app purchases
Chicago CTA Metro Map
- Unlimited Access$1.991 Month
- VIP Monthly$2.491 Month
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
Compass Triangulation
- Pro Features$2.99
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