Comparison

NextTrain NYC Subway 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

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 :)

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

NextTrain NYC Subway3 screens
Stroller NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

NextTrain NYC Subway and Stroller NYC are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 NextTrain NYC Subway against 5.0 for Stroller NYC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextTrain NYC Subway ships an update every 2 months, Stroller NYC every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NextTrain NYC Subway versus Stroller NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextTrain NYC SubwayStroller NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNUMONIUM, LLCJulio Servan

Customer experience

NextTrain NYC Subway

All ratings1 ratings
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

NextTrain NYC Subway

No in-app purchases

None

Stroller NYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextTrain NYC Subway free?
NextTrain NYC Subway 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, NextTrain NYC Subway or Stroller NYC?
NextTrain NYC Subway and Stroller NYC are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do NextTrain NYC Subway or Stroller NYC have ads?
Neither NextTrain NYC Subway nor Stroller NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextTrain NYC Subway or Stroller NYC?
NextTrain NYC Subway ships an update every 2 months, and Stroller NYC every 3 weeks. Most recently, NextTrain NYC Subway was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stroller NYC on October 24, 2026.

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