Transit Tracker vs Training Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transit Tracker
Track MTA buses and trains in real-time using vehicle monitoring data. View route schedules, see upcoming arrivals at stops, and access origin/destination tables or map views. This unofficial app provides transit information for New York City riders.
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Track by route number
- Track by stop number
- Track by individual vehicle
- Downloadable route schedules
- View schedules on map
- View schedules as tables
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Transit Tracker - MTA allows riders to take advantage of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's vehicle monitoring service, MTA Bus Time. Transit Tracker - MTA also includes the ability to download route schedules. Please send me an email if you find a problem or if you have any comments or suggestions. TRACKING Put in one or more route numbers, separated by spaces or commas, and see all vehicles on those routes, put in a stop number to see all buses serving that stop, or put in an individual vehicle number (printed on the side of MTA buses). ROUTE SCHEDULES - You can request a route schedule for any MTA route by entering its number. Schedules can be viewed as origin/destination tables or on a map. On the map, see when the next bus/train is scheduled to arrive by tapping on a stop. See all times for that stop by tapping on the info window that appears. This is not an official MTA app; I am not affiliated with MTA in any way.
Training Connect
This app allows users to validate NYC DOB TC Cards. It provides a quick and easy way to verify the authenticity of these important documents.
- Validate NYC DOB TC Cards
- Quick verification
- Easy to use interface
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Training Connect Card Validator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Training Connect at none against Transit Tracker's 1. Transit Tracker's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Transit Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Training Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transit Tracker holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 43 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Transit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Training Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Transit Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Training Connect every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transit Tracker | Training Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) — better | 3.5 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Hillman | myComply |
Customer experience
Transit Tracker
Training Connect
In-app purchases
Transit Tracker
- Unlocker$1.99
Training Connect
No in-app purchases
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