Bing Bong vs NextTrain NYC Subway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bing Bong
Get the fastest real-time train arrivals and service changes for New York City's subway system. Access classic and new subway maps, save favorite stations, and search for stations by name or line. Offers customizable UI modes and arrival time displays.
- Real-time train arrivals
- Service change alerts
- Subway maps
- Favorite stations
- Station search
- Dark/light UI modes
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Bing Bong is the subway app for New Yorkers - The absolute fastest realtime train arrivals for nearby stations - Realtime service changes and advisories - New and classic subway maps - Save your favorite stations for easy access anytime - Local station maps and station history - Search for stations by station name or by line - Dark and light UI modes - Multiple arrival time display modes
NextTrain NYC Subway
Quickly find your next train on the NYC MTA Subway system. Simply open the application to see real-time transit information, making it easy to navigate the subway.
- Real-time train information
- Hyper-local transit data
- Simple, intuitive interface
- NYC MTA Subway focused
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"When's my next train?" For the NYC / MTA Subway, finding your next train was quite a complicated task. That is, until now! With NextTrain NYC, it's quite simple to find your next train on the NYC MTA Subway, wherever you are! Just open the app – and look at it :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NextTrain NYC Subway at 5.0 against Bing Bong's 3.0. NextTrain NYC Subway also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
NextTrain NYC Subway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
Bing Bong ships an update every 4 months, NextTrain NYC Subway every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bing Bong | NextTrain NYC Subway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Jerry LLC | NUMONIUM, LLC |
Customer experience
Bing Bong
NextTrain NYC Subway
In-app purchases
Bing Bong
No in-app purchases
NextTrain NYC Subway
No in-app purchases
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