Comparison

Rushline vs SubwayTimes

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

Head to head
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.

About

SubwayTimes

Get real-time arrival information for all NYC subway lines without needing to sign in. Quickly access your most frequent stations and see live countdowns on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Live arrivals for all NYC subway lines
  • Save home and work stations
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live countdowns
  • Fast and clean interface
  • No sign-in required
Features
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Real-time NYC subway arrival times, at a glance. SubwayTimes shows the next trains for every MTA subway line - no sign-in, no clutter, just the times you need for your commute. - Live arrivals for all NYC subway lines - Save your home and work stations for one-tap access - Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island count down your next train - Fast, clean, and made for daily riders Catch your train.

Screenshots

Rushline4 screens
SubwayTimes1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubwayTimes at none against Rushline's 10. SubwayTimes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Rushline's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating and ads 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. SubwayTimes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rushline against 5.0 for SubwayTimes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rushline ships an update every 2 months, SubwayTimes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rushline versus SubwayTimes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRushlineSubwayTimes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer25C LLCJacob Heifetz-Licht

Customer experience

Rushline

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SubwayTimes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Rushline

One-time10
  • In Bloom Theme$1.29
  • Hardwood Theme$1.29
  • Bodega$1.29
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

SubwayTimes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rushline free?
Rushline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubwayTimes free?
SubwayTimes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rushline or SubwayTimes?
Rushline and SubwayTimes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Rushline or SubwayTimes have ads?
Neither Rushline nor SubwayTimes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rushline or SubwayTimes?
Rushline ships an update every 2 months, and SubwayTimes weekly. Most recently, Rushline was updated on October 31, 2026 and SubwayTimes on November 5, 2026.

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