Netmaker vs Time & Ride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Netmaker
Access your private networks securely and easily from offsite machines. Connect to different private networks to remotely access your resources. Designed for seamless and secure remote connectivity.
- Access private Netmaker networks
- Remote access to resources
- Secure and easy connectivity
- Connect to multiple networks
- Offsite machine access
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The Netmaker Mobile App is for user access to your Netmaker private networks. It is mostly suited for offsite machines that need access to a Netmaker network. Users can choose to connect to different private netmaker networks. This enables end users to remotely access their resources over private securely and easily
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 update cadence: Time & Ride at every 6 days against Netmaker's every 4 months. Netmaker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Netmaker ships an update every 4 months, Time & Ride every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Netmaker | Time & Ride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gravitl, Inc. | SANDEEP MOVVA |
In-app purchases
Netmaker
No in-app purchases
Time & Ride
No in-app purchases
