Comparison

Commute NYC 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

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

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

Commute NYC4 screens
Stroller NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Stroller NYC at 4 against Commute NYC's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Stroller NYC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commute NYC ships an update fortnightly, Stroller NYC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Commute NYC versus Stroller NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommute NYCStroller NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagar KolteJulio Servan

Customer experience

Commute NYC

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

Stroller NYC

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

In-app purchases

None

Commute NYC

No in-app purchases

None

Stroller NYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commute NYC free?
Commute NYC 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, Commute NYC or Stroller NYC?
Commute NYC and Stroller NYC are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Commute NYC or Stroller NYC have ads?
Neither Commute NYC nor Stroller NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commute NYC or Stroller NYC?
Commute NYC ships an update fortnightly, and Stroller NYC every 3 weeks. Most recently, Commute NYC was updated on October 16, 2026 and Stroller NYC on October 24, 2026.

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