Comparison

LA Metro vs Map It Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Map It Mobile

Features
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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.

Screenshots

LA Metro4 screens
Map It Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
LA Metro versus Map It Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLA MetroMap It Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB105 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityEthan Bangar-Martinez

In-app purchases

None

LA Metro

No in-app purchases

None

Map It Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LA Metro free?
LA Metro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map It Mobile free?
Map It Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LA Metro or Map It Mobile have ads?
Neither LA Metro nor Map It Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LA Metro or Map It Mobile?
LA Metro ships an update every 2 months, and Map It Mobile every 5 days. Most recently, LA Metro was updated on November 9, 2026 and Map It Mobile on November 6, 2026.

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