Newcastle Metro Map vs Congestion Zone App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newcastle Metro Map
Navigate Tyneside's public transport system with ease. This app offers interactive maps, a fast route planner, and step-by-step directions, all accessible offline. Save your favorite routes for quick access.
- Interactive maps with pan and zoom
- Fastest route planner
- Offline maps and journey planning
- Step-by-step directions
- Save favorite routes
- Regular map updates
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Tyne and Wear Metro is the navigation app that makes travelling by Nexus public transport in Tyneside simple From the Millennium Bridge to the Baltic Centre, cheering on the Toon Army or rooting for the Black Cats, whether you’re a Tyneside native on your commute to work or sightseeing fresh from Newcastle International Airport, we’ll show you the best way to get where you’re going in Tyneside. We make taking the Metro easy. You’ll be a POP card tapping pro in no time Tap, tap, tap! Pan and zoom your way across Tyneside 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 Tyne and Wear Metro Premium 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 public transport apps. Check out our world-famous Tube Map London, New York Subway Map, and Paris Metro Map apps today Visiting Berlin, Toronto, or New York soon? We’ve got you covered there, too. Take our apps with you, just search Mapway on the App Store Tyne and Wear Metro Premium is available as an in-app subscription: monthly. 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/tynemetroios/privacy Terms of use: https://mapway.ai/tynemetroios/terms
Congestion Zone App
This app helps drivers navigate London's Congestion Charge and ULEZ zones. It uses GPS to track your location, automatically alerting you when you enter or exit zones and providing journey history. It aims to simplify managing charges for daily trips in central London.
- GPS-based zone tracking
- Entry and exit notifications
- Journey diary with charge listings
- Distance to closest zone entry
- Zone status indicator (in/out)
- Congestion Charge scheduling awareness
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London Congestion Charge App allows for hassle-free and easy on-the-go congestion zone travel, charge tracking and management. Be you a minicab driver, a delivery person or just an occasional driver - you’ll find this app tremendously useful for your everyday trips to downtown London. One of its greatest advantages is fully automated workflow. The app tracks user’s location via the GPS, so there is absolutely no need to carry a notebook with you or manually fill in locations and times. We are not TfL! We are not associated with TfL, nor is our app connected to their systems. We cannot show you your entry/exit history prior to the installation of the app. If you are unsure about prior charges please call TfL directly as soon as possible How to Use The app uses your GPS location and is not connected to TfL. The main purpose of the app is navigation assistance so you can avoid driving into the Zone as much as possible and also to remind you about your possible entries, so that you can contact the TfL and make a payment. Please bear in mind that the app relies on your phone connectivity, so if you are ever in doubt about entering the Zone contact the TfL urgently. When you’re out of the zone – the app will show the distance to the closest entry to the zone. Just open the app and find out whether you are inside the zone or not. The green notification area in the bottom of the screen means you’re out of the zone, whereas the red one – when you’re in. You’ll get a push notification each time you cross the Zone’s border – both on entry and exit. Once located within a zone, users can track all their past entries in the journey diary and find charge listings inside, all collated by date. If you cross the Zone at least once, you’ll see a diary indicator. The app is aware of Congestion Charge Zone scheduling and tracks charges accordingly. Provided cloud-based premium service: History Access Subscription Length of subscription is 1 month. Price of subscription is 2.99 GBP per month. Payment will be charged to 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. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy https://www.appbakery.ee/cleanair/privacy.html Terms of Use https://www.appbakery.ee/cleanair/terms.html Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Congestion Zone App at 4.3 against Newcastle Metro Map's 2.0. Congestion Zone App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Newcastle Metro Map's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Newcastle Metro Map sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Congestion Zone App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Congestion Zone App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Congestion Zone App has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Newcastle Metro Map's written reviews are positive against 23% of Congestion Zone App's.
Newcastle Metro Map ships an update every 12 months, Congestion Zone App every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newcastle Metro Map | Congestion Zone App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mapway Inc. | App Bakery |
Customer experience
Newcastle Metro Map
Congestion Zone App
Bugs and requests
Newcastle Metro Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Congestion Zone App
Reported bugs
18 issues- App constantly reverts to current location
- No search function within the app
- App keeps zooming in to your location
- App doesn't show distance as advertised
- App just states 'charge is not applicable right now'
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- App keeps zooming back out to GPS area
- Map constantly moves back to physical location
- Auto zoom annoying
- Pinch zoom out not fixed
- Zoom out feature keeps jogging back
- Can’t zoom into the zone
- App keeps zooming back into your location
- The zoom out feature keeps jogging back
- The app keeps zooming back to your location
- The zoom out feature keeps jogging back
- The map keeps zooming back into your location
- The map constantly moves you back to your physical location
- The zoom out feature keeps jogging back
Requested features
9 requests- Enable landscape mode for iPads
- Should be part of a sat nav.
- Hope we can see as we get charged
- Add more features please
- ULEZ should be included
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- Needs to retrospectively inform you
- Map keeps zooming back in
- Congestion charge app
- ULEZ
In-app purchases
Newcastle Metro Map
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Congestion Zone App
- History Access$2.991 Month




