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24 alternatives to TransitNow

Real-time public transit assistant for buses

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
TAMAKI▲20
Accurately predict the arrival time of buses
2025 · busstop.tamaki.ito-u-oti.com · its alternatives →
2
Transit▲123
Real-time transit data and a bot to help you commute
2016 · transitapp.com · its alternatives →
3
Citymapper 9.0▲130
Get around big cities
2019 · citymapper.com · its alternatives →
4
Pigeon 2.0▲119
Pigeon is now rolling out to 5 new cities 🏙
2019 · area120.google.com · its alternatives →
5
Uber Transit▲167
Uber now offers real time data for public transportation
2019 · uber.com · its alternatives →
6
Citymapper 11▲100
CLUB features are now available to all
2023 · citymapper.com · its alternatives →
7
Seattle Transit: Bus & More▲59
Puget sound transit made easy
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Busity▲100
Explore Paris 🇫🇷🥖 with the help of the public bus system
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
The Official MTA App▲111
MTA’s official all-in-one app
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Citymapper for AppleWatch▲106
One of the best public transit apps. Now on your wrist
2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →
11
Embark▲140
A public transport app that works everywhere
2016 · wet.com.mx · its alternatives →
12
ETA v2.0▲98
Personal driving assistant for travel times and traffic info
2015 · whatsmyeta.co · its alternatives →
13
The Bus Stop Bus▲125
2017 · stavros.io · its alternatives →
14
Public Transport by moovel▲79
Public transport departure times for Facebook Messenger
2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
15
Public transportation signage based on bloom filters (rough mockup)▲128
Hello, I was running around Germany, hectically navigating public transportation, and getting lost all the time. I noticed that every station had i platforms, each used lists of n buses (trains, whatever) arriving, each has their list of m destinations. That means I would be scanning i x n x m items just to see if I was at the correct stop. As I was nervous, for every bus that arrived, I would rescan the list of stops to double check. I began thinking how I could make a better system. Linked is a very shoddy mockup of how bloom filters could be used to allow passengers O(1) lookup time for…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
Loop▲86
Chicago's best transit app for commuters, students, tourists
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
City Pulse▲101
REST API for public transportation data
2014 · its alternatives →
18
Pigeon▲171
The NYC subway app by Google's incubator 🚉🗽
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
I built a simple, fast transit app for the Bay Area▲11
Hey HN, I built Commuter because I was tired of switching between different apps to check arrival times for BART, Caltrain, Muni, ferries, and more. This app pulls directly from the official 511 API and aims to provide a fast, clean experience focused on real-time departures. There’s no account creation, it’s free to use, and it supports every major transit provider in the Bay Area—from Napa down to San Jose. You can search, favorite lines/stops, and see live countdowns with minimal friction. It’s built entirely in SwiftUI using native Apple frameworks. Happy to answer questions about…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20TC
TransitFeeds.com▲14
2013 · transitfeeds.com · its alternatives →
21
Transitory▲101
The easiest way to share your location.
2015 · transitory.me · its alternatives →
22
Mapify▲121
Your beautiful and smart travel companion
2017 · its alternatives →
23
NapSergeant▲74
Never miss your stop on the bus or train.
2019 · its alternatives →
24
Transitnap▲120
Take a nap on commute without missing your stop!
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →