Comparison

Bing Bong vs Stroller NYC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time train arrivals
  • Service change alerts
  • Subway maps
  • Favorite stations
  • Station search
  • Dark/light UI modes
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Bing Bong4 screens
Stroller NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bing Bong versus Stroller NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBing BongStroller NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittle Jerry LLCJulio Servan

Customer experience

Bing Bong

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Stroller NYC

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bing Bong

No in-app purchases

None

Stroller NYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bing Bong free?
Bing Bong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stroller NYC free?
Stroller NYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bing Bong or Stroller NYC?
Stroller NYC is rated higher. Bing Bong averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Stroller NYC averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Bing Bong or Stroller NYC have ads?
Neither Bing Bong nor Stroller NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bing Bong or Stroller NYC?
Bing Bong ships an update every 4 months, and Stroller NYC every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bing Bong was updated on October 23, 2026 and Stroller NYC on October 24, 2026.

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