Comparison

Commute NYC vs NextTrain NYC Subway

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

Head to head
About

Commute NYC

This app provides real-time transit information for New York City and surrounding areas. It allows users to create a personalized transit board with their most used stations and routes, offering quick access to departure times and service alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time departures for multiple transit types
  • Personalized transit board
  • Location-aware sorting
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Live service alerts
  • Ad-free interface
Features
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Commute NYC is built specifically for the modern New Yorker who needs fast, reliable transit data at a glance. Say goodbye to cluttered maps and confusing schedules. With Commute NYC, you build your own personalized transit board, featuring only the stations and routes you actually use. Features: • Universal Coverage: Real-time departures for MTA Subway, NYC Buses, Staten Island Ferry, NYC Ferry, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Metro-North (MNR), PATH, and NJ Transit trains. • Location-Aware Smart Sorting: Open the app and instantly see the stops closest to you bubble up to the top automatically. • Beautiful Widgets: Keep an eye on your commute without even unlocking your phone. Add our sleek, real-time widgets directly to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Standby displays. • Live Service Alerts: See instantly if a train line is delayed, rerouted, or suspended right on your dashboard. • Premium Design: A lightning-fast, ad-free interface designed to be readable even in the glare of the morning sun. Whether you're heading back to the office, catching a ferry to Brooklyn, or jumping on a train to New Jersey, Commute NYC ensures you know exactly when you need to be on the platform.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time train information
  • Hyper-local transit data
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • NYC MTA Subway focused
Features
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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 :)

Screenshots

Commute NYC4 screens
NextTrain NYC Subway3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Commute NYC at fortnightly against NextTrain NYC Subway's every 2 months. NextTrain NYC Subway's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Commute NYC against 5.0 for NextTrain NYC Subway. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commute NYC ships an update fortnightly, NextTrain NYC Subway every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Commute NYC versus NextTrain NYC Subway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommute NYCNextTrain NYC Subway
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagar KolteNUMONIUM, LLC

Customer experience

Commute NYC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NextTrain NYC Subway

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Commute NYC

No in-app purchases

None

NextTrain NYC Subway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commute NYC free?
Commute NYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextTrain NYC Subway free?
NextTrain NYC Subway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Commute NYC or NextTrain NYC Subway?
Commute NYC and NextTrain NYC Subway are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Commute NYC or NextTrain NYC Subway have ads?
Neither Commute NYC nor NextTrain NYC Subway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commute NYC or NextTrain NYC Subway?
Commute NYC ships an update fortnightly, and NextTrain NYC Subway every 2 months. Most recently, Commute NYC was updated on October 16, 2026 and NextTrain NYC Subway on October 24, 2026.

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