Bing Bong vs Stroller NYC
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
Stroller NYC
This app plans subway trips using only stations with currently operational elevators. It provides real-time updates on elevator outages and train times, ensuring step-free travel across the entire subway system. Save your frequent destinations for quick access.
- Step-free A to B subway routing
- Live elevator outage alerts
- Real-time train countdowns
- Platform-specific elevator accessibility
- Save and sync home/daycare locations
- Offline trip planning
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Every parent with a stroller has done it: carried the whole thing down a flight of stairs because the elevator at the station was out, and nobody said so until you got there. Stroller NYC plans subway trips that only enter, leave and change trains at stations whose elevators are working right now. Not stations that are accessible on paper: stations where the elevator is running at the moment you search, checked against the MTA's live elevator feed. • Accessible A-to-B subway routes across all of NYC • Live elevator outages, by station and by platform • NEW: which part of the train to board (front, middle or back) so you step off right by the elevator (beta) • Route maps with walking paths and the exact spot of the street elevator • Real train countdowns for the platform you're actually boarding from • Knows which platform each elevator reaches, so it won't send you uptown from a station that's only accessible downtown • Alerts when an elevator on your route breaks • Save home, daycare and recent trips with a free account • Works underground: your plan stays on screen when the signal doesn't Made for parents with strollers, and just as useful in a wheelchair, with a walker, a suitcase or a bad knee: anyone who needs the elevator to actually work. Built by one parent in Brooklyn. Not affiliated with the MTA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stroller NYC at 5.0 against Bing Bong's 3.0. Stroller NYC also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks 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.
Stroller NYC 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, Stroller NYC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bing Bong | Stroller NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Jerry LLC | Julio Servan |
Customer experience
Bing Bong
Stroller NYC
In-app purchases
Bing Bong
No in-app purchases
Stroller NYC
No in-app purchases









