Northeastern University Redeye vs MBTA Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Northeastern University Redeye
This app provides on-demand ride-sharing for eligible Northeastern University students living off-campus. It allows users to book rides within a 1.5-mile radius of Snell Library, track their driver in real-time, and receive live trip updates.
- On-demand ride booking
- Real-time driver tracking
- Live trip updates
- Off-campus student transport
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On-demand ride-sharing service for Northeastern University students living off-campus within a 1.5-mile radius of Snell Library. With this app, eligible students can quickly book a ride, track their driver’s location in real time, and receive live trip updates.
MBTA Widgets
View real-time bus and train arrivals directly on your iPhone's home screen. This app offers customizable widgets for different routes and stops, with dynamic scheduling that changes based on the time of day. Get instant updates without needing to open a separate application.
- Real-time MBTA arrivals for buses, trains, subway
- Customizable widgets for routes and stops
- Live previews on Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
- Time-based smart scheduling for widgets
- Clean, minimal design for quick viewing
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See your next MBTA arrival without opening an app. MBTA Widgets puts live bus, subway and Commuter Rail times right on your Home Screen. Free. No ads, no account, no location access. Time-Based Widgets: One widget that changes with your day. Set your route to work for 7–10 AM and your route home for 4–7 PM, and it switches automatically. Same square on your Home Screen, right route at the right time. Live Countdown: Start a countdown before you leave and track it on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen the whole walk to your stop. It clears itself once your ride arrives. Service Alerts Built In: Suspensions and delays appear right alongside your arrival times, so an empty screen never leaves you guessing whether your line is down. All Three Modes: Bus, Subway and Commuter Rail. Commuter Rail shows both live-tracked and scheduled departures for the rest of the day, each clearly labelled. Always Know How Fresh It Is: Every widget shows when it last updated, with a refresh button for instant new data without opening the app. Ask Siri for your next arrival (Shortcuts). Save your regular stops as favourites. Up to three widgets, in small and medium sizes. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Data is provided via the official MBTA public API.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MBTA Widgets at 100% against Northeastern University Redeye's 0%. MBTA Widgets also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Northeastern University Redeye's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MBTA Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Northeastern University Redeye has 65 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Northeastern University Redeye's written reviews are positive against 100% of MBTA Widgets's.
Northeastern University Redeye ships an update every 3 weeks, MBTA Widgets every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Northeastern University Redeye | MBTA Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (65 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liftango | PUNEET RAMINI |
Customer experience
Northeastern University Redeye
MBTA Widgets
In-app purchases
Northeastern University Redeye
No in-app purchases
MBTA Widgets
No in-app purchases
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