Await vs Time & Ride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Await
Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. See your progress on your Home Screen or Lock Screen with interactive widgets. Unlock unlimited event tracking with a one-time purchase.
- Customizable countdowns
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Accent color options
- Icon customization
- Unlimited event tracking (Pro)
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Count days until events with Await. Await is an app built to help you keep track of upcoming events. Add a countdown and customise it by setting: * Title * Date * Accent Color * Icon HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your countdowns on your Home Screen by adding the Await widget to it. Different sizes available. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET Keep track of what is upcoming directly from your Lock Screen with the Await Lock Screen widget. AWAIT PRO Try out Await by creating a up to 2 event countdowns. To remove this limit, you need to purchase Await PRO. Await PRO is a one time single purchase that removes all restrictions of the app and widgets. Hope you enjoy using Await.
Time & Ride
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Time & Ride is a fast, focused way to track NJ Transit rail departures and plan your ride — nothing else. FAVORITE YOUR STATIONS Add the stations you use most to Home for one-tap access to their next departures, color-coded by line at a glance. LIVE DEPARTURES Real-time status, delays, and track assignments straight from NJ Transit's own data feed. Cancelled trains are clearly marked, never buried in a status label. LIVE ACTIVITIES Track a station's departures right from yousland — tap once to start, and updates keepflowing in the background. PLAN A TRIP Pick an origin, a destination, and a date t-transfer itinerary between two stations,ranked by departure time. FULL TRIP DETAIL Tap any departure for the complete stop-by-cific train. BROWSE BY LINE All 11 NJ Transit rail lines, with your favorite stations sorted to the top of each one. SERVICE ALERTS See active alerts for your stations right wg. TIME & RIDE PRO Everyone gets a free taste of Live Activity tracking and trip search. Time & Ride Pro removes those limits for unlimited use — $0.99/month or $5.99/year, the annual plan. Departures, favorites, andLines browsing stay free for everyone either way. No ads. No account required. Time & Ride is independently developed and has no affiliation with NJ Transit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time & Ride at none against Await's 1. Time & Ride also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Await sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time & Ride asks for nothing beyond the download.
Await ships an update every 11 months, Time & Ride every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Await | Time & Ride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikola Kirev | SANDEEP MOVVA |
In-app purchases
Await
- Await Pro$3.99
Time & Ride
No in-app purchases
