MetroBoard vs DC Metro ETA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
DC Metro ETA
Get real-time train arrival times for the Washington DC Metro system. The app displays arrival boards that mimic platform displays and includes an interactive system map for easy navigation and transfer planning.
- Live train arrival times
- Official WMATA API integration
- Nearest station auto-selection
- Interactive system map
- Service alerts and operating hours
- Home and lock screen widgets
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Metro ETA pays homage to the Washington DC Metro and Bus system. Arrivals look like the LED boards on the platform, buses look like the real ones, and the map shows station entrances and bus stop signs. Buses move along their routes across the city. Tap a stop for upcoming arrivals, service alerts, operating hours and more. Explore See which bus routes stop near you, where they can take you and when they run, one route at a time instead of one giant system map. Favorites and smart widgets Save stations and stops, hide the lines you don't use and filter by direction. Smart widgets follow your commute and show your nearest favorite, or pin any widget to a single stop or station. Show only your Metro stations or only your bus stops. Metro - Live train arrivals for every station - Service alerts - Elevator and escalator status - Station entrances with walking time down to the platform - First and last train for every day of the week More - Say "Hey Siri, ask Metro ETA for the next bus", or for the next train - Search for stations, stops and places like airports - Walking directions in your favorite navigation app - Dark mode that can follow sunrise and sunset - Support for larger text sizes - English or Spanish - No ads. Metro ETA is an independent app and is not affiliated with any transit agency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DC Metro ETA at none against MetroBoard's 1. DC Metro ETA also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (66 vs 12). MetroBoard's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. MetroBoard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. DC Metro ETA asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MetroBoard against 4.9 for DC Metro ETA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DC Metro ETA has 66 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of MetroBoard's written reviews are positive against 88% of DC Metro ETA's.
MetroBoard ships an update every 2 weeks, DC Metro ETA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetroBoard | DC Metro ETA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 4.9 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holloway Computing LLC | Hordur Ragnarsson |
Customer experience
MetroBoard
DC Metro ETA
In-app purchases
MetroBoard
- MetroBoard Pro$0.991 Year
DC Metro ETA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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