NextTransit vs SkyTile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextTransit
Get instant, real-time train departure information for selected stations. This app provides at-a-glance access to your next train times, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple menus. It supports major transit systems in several metro areas and offers convenient widget options for quick updates.
- Real-time train departures
- Station-specific information
- At-a-glance view
- Home Screen Widget support
- Lock Screen Widget support
- Supports 12 transit systems
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NextTransit is your station agent. It gives you real-time access to the next train at your selected stations. No more clicking and tapping through lists of train lines and stations. Set it up once and the next train time in each direction is always there at a glance. It even includes Home Screen Widget and a Lock Screen Widget so you always know when your next train is leaving. Supports 12 transit systems across six metro areas (with more on the way), including NYC/NJ/LI(MTA Metro-North, LIRR, NJ Transit), SF Bay Area (BART, Caltrain), Boston (MBTA Commuter Rail, The T), Philadelphia (SEPTA Regional Rail, NJ Transit, PATCO Speedline), Washington DC (WMATA Metrorail), and Chicago (CTA Rail, Metra).
SkyTile
Explore aircraft overhead and discover flight details with this companion app for a SkyTile display. View past sightings, learn about aircraft types with profiles and facts, and manage your device settings.
- Discover aircraft overhead
- Explore flight details
- Revisit past sightings
- Build aircraft collections
- Learn about aircraft profiles
- Manage device and settings
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Discover the aircraft overhead with SkyTile, the companion app for your SkyTile display. Explore flight details, revisit past sightings, and build a personal collection of the aircraft types spotted nearby. Learn about each aircraft with detailed profiles and fun facts, and easily manage your device, detection area, and display preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkyTile at none against NextTransit's 1. SkyTile also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). NextTransit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. NextTransit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SkyTile asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NextTransit against 5.0 for SkyTile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
NextTransit ships an update weekly, SkyTile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextTransit | SkyTile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Hiester | Replay Tech Inc. |
Customer experience
NextTransit
SkyTile
In-app purchases
NextTransit
- NextTransit Pro$3.99
SkyTile
No in-app purchases
