LA Metro vs Map It Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Metro
Plan your journeys across Los Angeles with real-time transit information. Get step-by-step directions, track buses and trains live, and receive important service alerts to travel with confidence.
- Trip planning with bus and rail routes
- Real-time ride tracking
- Service alerts for disruptions
- Nearby departures information
- Step-by-step navigation
- Save favorite trips and stations
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Plan your trip, track your ride, and stay informed with accurate information straight from Metro. The Official LA Metro app helps you travel across Los Angeles with confidence. Get real-time arrivals, step-by-step directions, and service alerts so you always know when to go and what to expect. • Plan your trip: Find the best route using bus and rail. Choose the fastest option or plan ahead. • Track your ride in real time: See live bus and train locations and know when your ride will arrive. • Check service alerts: Stay informed about delays, disruptions, and changes before you leave. • Get nearby departures: Quickly view the next buses and trains near you. • See step-by-step navigation: Follow guided directions so you never miss your stop. • Save your favorites: Store frequent trips and stations for faster planning.
Map It Mobile
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Map It is a new way to remember your life through the places that made it special. Instead of letting your best memories get buried in your camera roll, Map It lets you pin them to the exact places they happened. Whether it was a trip with friends, a random night that turned into a core memory, a restaurant you loved, a city you explored, or a moment you never want to forget, Map It gives those memories a real place to live. With Map It, you can add pins to your personal map, upload photos and videos, write notes about what happened, and build a visual timeline of your life through the places you have been. Every pin becomes part of your story. The best part is that your map keeps growing with you. The more you live, travel, explore, and experience, the more meaningful your map becomes. Map It is for people who want to remember more than just pictures. It is for people who want to look back and actually feel where they were, who they were with, and why that moment mattered. Download Map It and start building the map of your life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Map It Mobile at every 5 days against LA Metro's every 2 months. LA Metro's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
LA Metro ships an update every 2 months, Map It Mobile every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Metro | Map It Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Ethan Bangar-Martinez |
In-app purchases
LA Metro
No in-app purchases
Map It Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA Metro free?
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Do LA Metro or Map It Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, LA Metro or Map It Mobile?
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