Auto Chilango vs Metro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auto Chilango
This app helps drivers in Mexico City manage their vehicles. It provides information on traffic violations, vehicle inspections, and local traffic regulations. It also locates nearby services like gas stations and repair shops, and offers exclusive discounts.
- Check traffic violations and debts
- Receive inspection and circulation alerts
- Access traffic fine guide
- Consult traffic regulations
- Find nearby auto services
- Locate inspection centers and impound lots
- Access insurance and emergency contacts
- Find gas stations and prices
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¿Manejas un auto en la Ciudad de México? Esta es la app para todos los conductores. Con Auto Chilango puedes: * Consultar las infracciones y adeudos de tu auto con un solo click, todos los días del año. * Recibir alertas sobre los días que no circulas y sobre cuándo te toca verificar. Además, tenemos toda la información del Hoy No circula y las contingencias ambientales. * ¡Qué no te engañen los policías de tránsito diciéndote que tu infracción es corralón! Usa la Guía de Multas frecuentes en la ciudad y revisa cuál es su sanción al momento. * Consulta al Reglamento de tránsito completo, no importa la hora ni el lugar, estará disponible 24/7 desde tu celular. * Encuentra los estacionamientos, vulcanizadoras, refaccionarias, gasolineras y otros servicios más cercanos a tu ubicación y traza tu ruta hacia ellos. * Encuentra de forma fácil y rápida todo los verificentros y corralones de la ciudad. Tu auto podría estar en el más cercano. * ¿Te ocurrió un siniestro y no sabes dónde estás o a dónde marcar? Consulta toda la información sobre tu seguro, números de emergencia y ubicación. * ¿Necesitas cargar gasolina? Te mostramos dónde están las gasolineras más cercanas y el precio de la gasolina, incluyendo aquellas que ofrecen litros de a litro. * Además, por ser parte de la comunidad, tendrás acceso a descuentos exclusivos en servicios para tu auto, como precios especiales en seguros o mantenimiento preventivo. Auto Chilango es la aplicación que todos los conductores deben tener. Disponible para la Ciudad de México y Estado de México. Dudas, comentarios o sugerencias: Escríbenos a info@autochilango.com Síguenos en nuestras redes y nuestro blog: Facebook: http://facebook.com/AutoChilango Twitter: http://twitter.com/autochilango Blog http://autochilango.com/blog/
Metro
Navigate public transportation in major Mexican cities. Plan your routes, find nearby stations, and access essential information like fares, schedules, and points of interest. Stay updated with real-time notifications about transport status.
- Route calculation
- Nearby station finder
- Fare and schedule information
- Station and transfer details
- Network map
- Real-time notifications
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Get around Mexico with the country's most complete public-transit guide. Metro - Metrobús México brings together 28 networks across 7 cities plus the intercity trains in a single app: 376 lines and more than 13,000 stations, with maps that work without internet. WHEREVER YOU ARE IN MEXICO • Mexico City and the State of Mexico: Metro, Metrobús, Trolleybus, Light Rail, Cablebús, Suburban Rail, Mexibús, Mexicable, Pumabús, Expreso, RTP, Corredores Concesionados (concession buses), Centrobús, El Insurgente (Interurbano) and Turibús • Guadalajara: Mi Tren (Light Rail) and Macrobús • Monterrey: Metrorrey and Transmetro • Puebla: RUTA and Turibús • Mérida: Ie-Tram and Turibús • Tijuana: SITT • Pachuca: Tuzobús • Intercity trains: Tren Maya, Chepe (Chihuahua al Pacífico) and Interoceánico Switch city in one tap: the app adapts to where you are and shows only what is useful there. FULL NETWORK MAPS, EVEN OFFLINE • Network maps travel with you — check them in the carriage or in the tunnel, no data needed • Pinch to zoom and read every station clearly • Transit data updates on its own, with no app update to wait for PLAN YOUR ROUTE • Enter origin and destination and compare options: fastest, fewest transfers, or stair-free • Multimodal routes: combine Metro, Metrobús, trains, Cablebús and more in a single trip, with the trip distance • Estimated times, station counts and trip cost • Save favourite routes and stations and reach them in one tap LIVE SERVICE ALERTS • Closures, slowdowns and partial service, flagged on the affected line • Choose what you get: by city, by system, or favourites only • Verified official sources YOUR CAR AND YOUR BIKE • Hoy No Circula: whether your car can drive today by plate and hologram, with smog-contingency alerts for the Valley of Mexico, Puebla and Pachuca • Save your cars without signing in, your family's too • Verificación (emissions check): which plate endings are due this month, with reminders on the 1st, 15th and 24th; mark it done and the reminders stop • Muévete en Bici: every Sunday except the last of the month, 8:00 to 14:00, car-free streets for bikes; a heads-up from Saturday, with streets, free bike loans and the route map • Ciclotón: the last Sunday of each month, with that month's route • Ecobici and MiBici: live bikes and free docks at every station USEFUL INFORMATION • Service hours, fares and payment options for every system • Station cards with accessibility, transfers and nearby places • Find me!: the stations closest to your location • Airports (AICM and AIFA) and bus terminals: the stations that drop you at each terminal • Every operator's official accounts at hand PREMIUM Subscribe to Premium and use the app with no advertising on any screen: • Premium monthly: 1-month subscription, renews automatically • Premium yearly: 1-year subscription, renews automatically Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Already bought the old ad-free upgrade? You keep it, free, forever. Prefer not to subscribe? Watch a video and use the app ad-free for hours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and conditions: https://mbus.mx/legal/terminos/ Privacy Policy: https://mbus.mx/legal/privacidad/ Built from official sources: Mexico City's open data (SEMOVI's GTFS feed), each operator's own maps and websites, and OpenStreetMap. Available in 9 languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Metro - Metrobús México is developed by yalla ya! and is not an official app of the transit operators. Service information comes from public sources and the operators' official accounts. Questions or suggestions? Write to hi@mbus.mx — we read and reply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Metro at 4.3 against Auto Chilango's 3.0. Metro also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (77 vs 15). Auto Chilango's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 55%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Auto Chilango sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Metro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Metro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metro has 77 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Auto Chilango's written reviews are positive against 55% of Metro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Auto Chilango ships an update every 5 weeks, Metro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auto Chilango | Metro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (15 ratings) | 4.3 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 55.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auto Apps | yalla ya! |
Customer experience
Auto Chilango
Metro
In-app purchases
Auto Chilango
- Auto Chilango Versión Completa2 variants$0.99
Metro
- Premium mensual$0.991 Month
- Premium anual$6.991 Year
- De pruebaFree
- Metro - Metrobús México AdFree$0.99








