Subway Leapfrog vs Fare Cap Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subway Leapfrog
This app helps New York City subway riders optimize their journeys. By inputting your start and end stations, it provides real-time advice on whether to stay on the local train or switch to the express for a faster trip.
- Real-time subway data integration
- Local vs. express train recommendations
- Start and destination stop input
- Optimized travel advice
- NYC subway specific
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Riding the subway in NYC? Enter your start and destination stops and Subway Leapfrog will use realtime subway data to tell you whether to stay on the local all the way or it's worth it to switch to the express in the middle.
Fare Cap Tracker
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Spend enough on subway and bus rides in New York City within seven days and every ride after that is free. Fare Cap Tracker shows how close you are, so you always know whether the next tap costs you anything. WHAT IT DOES • A progress ring that counts dollars, not rides — because that's how the cap actually works. At $3.00 a ride against a $35.00 cap, the twelfth ride only costs $2.00. • "Rides to free" worked out from what's left, so the number is always right. • A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget, with a button to log a ride without opening the app. • Notifications when you're halfway there, the moment rides go free, and on the evening your period is about to reset. THE PERIOD, DONE PROPERLY The seven days run from the day of your first paid ride - not from Monday. Fare Cap Tracker follows that exactly, including the day boundary in New York time, so the reset lands when it really lands. LOG RIDES THE WAY YOU LIKE • Tap the button, in the app or straight from the widget. • Or set up a Shortcuts automation so a ride is logged whenever you pay with Apple Pay. • Or import the trip history you download from your transit account: it carries the exact fare of every trip, so free transfers and rides after the cap are counted correctly instead of estimated. Importing the same range twice never double counts. ALSO IN THERE • Past periods, with every ride and what it cost. • Reduced fare supported. • Pin a ride to a station and set which direction you were heading. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your rides never leave your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no server, no analytics. The app doesn't use location services and never asks for the advertising identifier — the ads it shows are not personalized. Fare Cap Tracker is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the MTA. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://studioreef.de/fare-cap-tracker-privacy-policy
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Verdict
Subway Leapfrog and Fare Cap Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Subway Leapfrog ships an update every 6 days, Fare Cap Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Leapfrog | Fare Cap Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Fields | Matthias Claudius Reef |
In-app purchases
Subway Leapfrog
No in-app purchases
Fare Cap Tracker
No in-app purchases







