Comparison

No vs Rushline

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

Head to head
About

No

Features
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Every transit app shows when the next train arrives. No Rush tells you which car to board. At 35 NYC transfer stations, No Rush shows exactly where to stand for the fastest connection — "Board Cars 1-3 for the 7 train at Times Square." 145 transfer tips, covering every major hub. No other transit app does this. And it goes further: Board Position appears inline in your trip plans. Before you even step on the platform, your route shows which car to ride for your next transfer. Planning and positioning, in one glance. BOARD POSITION — ONLY IN NO RUSH • 35 NYC transfer stations, 145 car positioning tips • "Board Cars 1-3 for the 7 train" — right on your wrist • Integrated into trip routes so you know before you board • Times Square, Atlantic Av, Fulton St, and every major hub LIVE ACTIVITIES — ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Departure countdown on your lock screen and Dynamic Island • Two departure times: your next train and the one after • Board Position tip visible without opening the app • Opt-in via Settings — your lock screen, your choice TRIP BOARD — YOUR PERSONAL DEPARTURE DISPLAY • Multi-leg routes across subway, commuter rail, and walking • Powered by transit data from 55 countries worldwide • Save trips. Auto-reverse your commute when GPS detects you heading home • Color-coded countdown: red (go NOW), orange (hurry), green (relax) REAL-TIME ARRIVALS — 9 CITIES WORLDWIDE • New York City — MTA subway, LIRR, Metro-North • London Underground (427 stations) • Chicago L • Boston T • Washington DC Metro • Seattle Link Light Rail • Helsinki HSL • Amsterdam Metro • Sydney Trains • Urgency colors factor in YOUR walk time to each station BUILT FOR YOUR WRIST • Watch complications show the next train on your watch face • Home screen and lock screen widgets • Haptic tap when your train is arriving No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. Your location never leaves your device.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

No4 screens
Rushline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: No at none against Rushline's 14. No also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Rushline sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. No asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

No ships an update daily, Rushline every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
No versus Rushline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoRushline
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Fishkin25C LLC

In-app purchases

None

No

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Rushline

One-time14
  • In Bloom Theme$1.29
  • Hardwood Theme$1.29
  • Bodega$1.29
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  • Curbside Theme$1.29
  • Meadow Theme$1.29
  • Mets Theme$1.29
  • Playbill Theme$1.29
  • MoMA Theme$1.29
  • Manhattan Skyline 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

Questions

Is No free?
No is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rushline free?
Rushline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do No or Rushline have ads?
Neither No nor Rushline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, No or Rushline?
No ships an update daily, and Rushline every 2 months. Most recently, No was updated on October 25, 2026 and Rushline on October 25, 2026.

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