DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget vs MetroBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget
Navigate the Washington D.C. metro system with real-time train predictions and live incident updates. Personalize your commute with favorite stations and a home screen widget for at-a-glance information. Locate nearby stations and view the latest metro map.
- Real-time train predictions
- Home screen widget
- Favorite stations
- Nearby station locator
- Live incident alerts
- WMATA metro map
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Upgrade your metro experience with DC Metro Buddy and discover a world where using the Washington D.C. metro system is easier than ever. Streamline your daily commute with a live updated home screen and in app widget rail predictions - with predictions as far out as 1 hour out for you to have a pulse on your day. Whether you’re a local or a tourist visiting the city for the first time, this app is for you to navigate the area using the WMATA DC metro! FEATURES - View arrivals and departure train predictions accurately in real time for all train stations in the DC region with support for all WMATA metro lines BY direction! Gone is your headache in having to filter out the trains heading in the opposite direction - Personalize your Summary page of favorite metro stations to help keep you on track at a glance - Favorite your most frequently used DC metro stations for your daily commute - Locate nearby stations with the tap of a button - optional with GPS - Find out live DC Metro rail/train incidents and elevator outages to help you get a pulse on any disruptions during your daily commute - See the latest WMATA DC metro rail map - just at your fingertips WIDGET - Real-time DC Metro rail predictions right on your home screen widget for your favorite stations to enhance your commute. - Create as many home screen widgets to help track different DC metro stations and paths along your commute to help get a higher level pulse of the train predictions - Try out the widget for free for 14 days and unlock unlimited use with a monthly or yearly subscription. If a subscription is not preferred, the widget may be used for free by watching a daily ad as well. Upgrade to a subscription to enable the ability to create unlimited widgets, display favorited DC metro station summaries, and remove all ads within the DC Metro Buddy app. PRIVACY - We never track, save, or share your location data - your location is for your eyes only Information is provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) but this app is not affiliated with them.
MetroBoard
Access real-time DC Metro train and bus arrival information, service alerts, and station details for multiple local transit agencies. Stay informed about your commute with up-to-the-minute updates.
- Real-time train and bus arrivals
- Service alerts
- Station and stop information
- Supports WMATA, DASH, ART, Fairfax Connector
- iPhone and Apple Watch support
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MetroBoard puts DC Metro train and bus arrival boards at your fingertips. Use it to monitor real-time arrivals, service alerts, and station and stop information across local transit agencies (WMATA, DASH, ART, and Fairfax Connector). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MetroBoard at none against DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget's shown. DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MetroBoard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget against 5.0 for MetroBoard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget ships an update every 10 days, MetroBoard every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget | MetroBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toasty Bun, LLC | Holloway Computing LLC |
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DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget
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In-app purchases
DC Metro Buddy & Train Widget
- Remove ads & unlock widgets14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Unlock Widget Access14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Remove ads & unlock widgets14 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Unlock Widget Access14 Days trial$29.991 Year
MetroBoard
- MetroBoard Pro$0.991 Year
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