MTA Commuter Widgets vs Rushline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTA Commuter Widgets
Get real-time subway and bus departure information for New York City. Save favorite stops, organize them into custom groups, and access information instantly via home screen widgets or Siri.
- Real-time MTA departures
- Favorite stops
- Custom stop groups
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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Commuter NYC shows you real-time MTA departures in New York City. Built for NYC commuters who want a fast, clean way to check when the next subway or bus is leaving. Commuter NYC is an independent app and is not an official app from the MTA. KEY FEATURES • Real-time MTA departures for subway and bus stops in NYC • Save your favorite stops for instant access • Organize stops into custom groups • Home Screen widgets — standard and Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts support for hands-free departure checks • Clean, fast, and distraction-free WIDGETS Add a widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen to see MTA departures without even opening the app. Customize which stops and routes appear so you always have the info you need. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Ask Siri for your next departures, or build Shortcuts for specific saved departures and groups. FAVORITES & GROUPS Save your most-used stops and organize them into groups like "Morning commute" or "Weekend". Switch between groups instantly. Built with love for New York commuters who just want to know: when's the next one? Terms of Use (EULA): https://commuter.kopiro.me/terms.html
Rushline
Get live NYC subway and bus arrival times directly on your iPhone home screen without opening an app. It automatically detects your location and displays the next train or bus, even as you move. Includes service alerts and offline maps.
- Live home screen widgets
- Automatic location detection
- Trunk line grouping
- Smart Stack support
- Live Activities for Lock Screen
- Service disruption alerts
- Offline subway and bus maps
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Rushline shows every way across NYC, live, before you leave your door: subway, bus, bike, PATH and commuter rail. Widgets on your Home Screen, a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, one app behind it all. WIDGETS, ALL FREE - 9 line color widgets, one per trunk. Each follows you to the closest station on that trunk. - Nearest Stop, any line - 4 PATH widgets - Bikes Nearby: the two closest stations, classic and e-bike counts, walking distance - A caution dot on a line's bullet when that line has a service alert right now (medium and large subway widgets) - Tap refresh once and every widget you have placed reloads. Outside the city, or no station nearby? Tap Retry and it checks your location again. HOW LIVE IS LIVE iOS reloads widgets about every 15 minutes. Between reloads, the minutes count down on their own. Tap to refresh for fresh data at once. A small pill shows how old the times are: amber after 15 minutes, and the times fade after 30. Screens inside the app refresh every 30 seconds. The Live Activity ticks by the second. LOCK SCREEN AND DYNAMIC ISLAND Pin a train and watch it count down by the second, with the Rush Streak moving along. A Control Center and Lock Screen control opens Rushline in one tap. ONE LIST FOR HOME Starred stops as live cards, Nearby stops, a grid of every line (with PATH and SIR), and service alerts in one place. Collapse Starred or Nearby to keep it short. SERVICE ALERTS Each alert is a card: the lines it affects, what is happening, when it runs and why. Long ones fold under Show details. The same card shows on line and station screens. BUS 386 routes and 13,477 stops, stored on your phone. Live arrivals at any stop. RAIL Metro-North and LIRR departures with track numbers. PATH Live boards for all 13 stations. If PATH data cannot load, you see the last known times and when they were updated. OFFLINE MAPS Subway map and Manhattan bus map, bundled in the app. They work when the tunnel eats your signal. WALKING TIMES See if you can make the next one. THEMES, LOOKS ONLY All transit data is free, always. Themes change how widgets look and nothing else. System and Line Color are free. 13 more themes are $1.29 each, or by pack: City Pack: Bodega, Curbside, Meadow NYC Icons Pack: Digital, Mosaic Tile, Manhattan Skyline Arts & Culture Pack: Modernist, Marquee, In Bloom Sports Pack: Pinstripe, Outfield, Hardwood, Rink Each pack is $2.99. The All Themes Pass is $9.99 and includes every theme now and later. One-time purchases, no subscriptions, Family Sharing supported. Restore Purchases is in Settings. No ads. No analytics. No accounts. Crash reports are anonymous and carry no name, location or ID. Rushline uses real-time MTA data. Built by 25C LLC, an independent studio. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority, or any other transit agency. Requires iOS 18 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rushline at 100% against MTA Commuter Widgets's 0%. Rushline also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). MTA Commuter Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MTA Commuter Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Rushline sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rushline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MTA Commuter Widgets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rushline's.
MTA Commuter Widgets ships an update every 11 days, Rushline every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTA Commuter Widgets | Rushline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabrizio Demaria | 25C LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
MTA Commuter Widgets
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$3.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$9.99
Rushline
- In Bloom Theme$1.29
- Hardwood Theme$1.29
- Bodega$1.29
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- Curbside Theme$1.29
- Meadow Theme$1.29
- Sports Pack$2.99
- Arts & Culture Pack$2.99
- City Pack$2.99
- NYC Icons Pack$2.99
- All Themes Pass$9.99
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