OpenMBTA


What's New
Bug fix...
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Category:
Navigation
OS:
iOS
Developer:
Daniel Choi
Price:
Free
Compatible:
iPhone iPad
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone
Version:
1.3

Description - OpenMBTA

Daniel Choi , the publisher behind many iOS app (Instantwatcher ,OpenMBTA for iPad ,Chroma Tiles ,OpenMBTA), brings OpenMBTA with a number of new features along with the usual bug fixes. OpenMBTA app has been update to version 1.3 with several major changes and improvements. App release that improves performance, provides several new options.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Thanks for updating commuter rail schedule on April 2..

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Overall Satisfactionc51
The best free MBTA tracking app that I know of.
Much better than earlier versions.
Fun & Engagingc40
Usefulnessc80
Instantly helpful and easy to use.
This app is ESSENTIAL for anyone who uses the T in Boston.
Ease of Usec51
Simple and accurate.
Instantly helpful and easy to use.
Quick and easy to navigate interface.
Clean design and easy to navigate.

The best free MBTA tracking app that I know of. found in 3 reviews
Amazing free resource. found in 1 reviews
I use it every day for my commute into work in Boston. found in 3 reviews
Good app that I rely on daily basis. found in 1 reviews
fill in with scheduled times. found in 2 reviews
It shows exactly where trains and buses are. found in 2 reviews
Much better than earlier versions. found in 1 reviews
Used it today for the first time with real time GPS. found in 1 reviews
Accurate timing tells when the next bus will arrive. found in 2 reviews
Easier than navigating the web site. found in 1 reviews
Best for traveling around the city. found in 3 reviews
Will be even better when it has actual time GPS capability. found in 3 reviews
Great MBTA app for the subway and the commuter rail. found in 11 reviews
Has real-time info for both bus and subway lines. found in 6 reviews
especially for orange line data is useful to me. found in 3 reviews
Helped me save a lot of time. found in 1 reviews
This app is really comprehensive considering that it is free. found in 1 reviews
Perfect app as far as I've seen. found in 1 reviews
Great for Tourists. found in 1 reviews
Schedule still messed up. found in 1 reviews
What happened to real times. found in 1 reviews
You cannot select a route based on your location. found in 2 reviews
There is no Ashmont subway under red line. found in 5 reviews
but stopped giving real time arrival info. found in 1 reviews
Crashed again - 3rd time in 2 months. found in 1 reviews
Problems with arrival times. found in 7 reviews
In fact all it ever says is real time data missing. found in 5 reviews
Broken in iOS 8. found in 1 reviews
Great but needs more features. found in 1 reviews
now have iOS 8 and the app freezes or crashes all the time. found in 1 reviews
but hard to decipher inbound vs outbound times. found in 2 reviews
Offline route maps and schedules would be a bonus. found in 2 reviews
But where is the silver line. found in 2 reviews
Good but could be great. found in 1 reviews
2 the GPS function stopped working. found in 2 reviews
Lots of missing bus routes. found in 1 reviews
Every morning when I open app to see the bus schedule. found in 4 reviews
The app simply doesn't work at all anymore. found in 2 reviews
who publishes a version of an app that literally doesn't function. found in 2 reviews
Needs iPhone 5 full screen support and a retina display logo. found in 1 reviews
Doesn't work on iPhone 6. found in 1 reviews
but only gives outbound times. found in 2 reviews
App not loading today & it's not the first time. found in 2 reviews
Doesn't work on iOS 7. found in 2 reviews

The OpenMBTA is now available as a free download on Apple Store for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is supporting English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 1.3 has been released on 2014-11-24. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later.
Bottom Line: For more information about OpenMBTA check developer Daniel Choi`s website : http://openmbta.org


This free application gives you daily Boston MBTA bus, commuter rail, subway, and boat schedule information, in convenient color-coded map and table formats. This app requires access to a WiFi or cell network. This software is free ...
Edit Today I opened the app and all the routes are back and the app is fully functional again This is my favorite of the MBTA apps so I am relieved it s back Thank you to the devs Original review Opened the app today to messages telling me that some database changes require me to delete my bookmarked bus routes After doing so no bus routes are visible at all just a blank screen Oh except for the ads So I can see an ad but nothing else                 Was broken now fixed Professor_Moriarty
I like this app a lot It s minimal and useful I think the MySQL database is not loading                     Schedules disappeared also Set10s
What happened to all the schedules The app said my bookmarks were out of date I re downloaded a couple of times and nothing The app is now garbage     Schedules disappeared Zmbqn
T Alerts the feature I use most stopped being updated as of 10 11 16 Tweets mbta feature has never functioned for me Is anyone on the development team paying attention             Features missing in action Lou in Boston
Its very accurate and I ve been using this app since it first came out Realtime and scheduled info is great                     Open MBTA is great tralpb
Seriously I love this app I ve tried all the Boston public transit apps and this is my favorite Can you please move the ads out of the way of the actual functional buttons of the app so I can go back to seeing a bus schedule Because without that it s pretty close to useless         Can you move the ads please Jameib
Took a good app and made it useless by placing ads that cover important buttons at the bottom of the page Please fix this or this app will remain unusable     App is currently ruined Lalalalallll
The new ad integration blocks ability to switch to schedule view Useless if planning a trip more than 30 minutes into future     Need schedules back Somerville Amy
App worked fine before adds You d login and select your train Once selected it would default to map view and you were allowed to switch to time table Now with add at bottom of the app it covers up the option to see time table not very helpful any longer     New adds don t allow to switch to time table MBTAPASNG'R
This update is to place ads into the app The app is now buggy and useless It quits suddenly in random places When you try to get a list of routes a blank screen appears instead And the function button is covered by the ads Too bad     Don t be fooled Vern529
Ads now cover buttons can t view schedules or change views     What happened Zero Allbright
MBTA commuter rail schedules changed 5 23 16 but this app has not updated by June 1 over a week Makes it totally useless so I assume no one is minding the store Too bad     Useless now Gram440
Ads cover the function buttons Fix it     Idiots jmcquades
I would have given this five stars until recently I ve used this app for a long time and have found it to be quite reliable Lately they are not updating the train schedules and this makes it not usable I have to find a new resource and I am bummed     Disappointed TooBad LuckyB
And with no warning suddenly nothing bit blank pages everywhere Went from incredibly useful to zero in a blink             Suddenly not working kayjayoh
Does not allow me to bookmark a specific stop only an entire line This is less than useful Does not take advantage of larger screen sizes that have been present since iPhone 5         Lacks useful details The Partially Colorblind
I have used this app for a couple of years It works OK with one glaring exception It sorts the inbound and outbound trains by departure time from the outermost stop The problem is 5 trains per day on my line FITCHBURG do not originate at the outermost stop The algorithm used by this app puts all of these trains at the end of the day As a result the next train function as well as the schedule displayed within the app are inaccurate Sounds like not a big deal but I have alerted the developers twice about this bug over the past year with no result I wouldn t bother with this app since the developer has no interest in making it function correctly     Basic ally functional but Commuter_user
Recently upload this but My location isn t on the map So I have scroll thur the map to find my location and zoom and tap on the pin to get bus schedule             GPS not work Ne7son
Before I updated this is my best bus tracking app But after I updated the newest version I couldn t find any express bus anymore And I really really need it             It s good but Vivi丸
I can t see anything         App not working misspinky09
Great app until I m prompted to delete my bookmarks and re bookmark them Once I delete the bookmarks and try to search for the bus route commuter rail or train again to re bookmark all screens are blank This is awful if your in a time pinch as I was this morning             Awesome app until Skins14
What s up with this App No Red LIne         No Red Line grumpy woodworker
I used to rely on this app for the commuter rail but it has not been updated with the new schedules The app needs to remain up to date in order to be useful Please fix         Used to be great BranchDesign
The real time data this app claims to display is more often than not wrong Arrival times are almost always 1 10 minutes off and phantom buses and trains are commonplace you will watch the little purple dot arrive at your stop and depart without an actual bus or train existing Seems like it s just a visualization of the paper schedule which since it s the MBTA is nowhere near accurate anyway     real time is a lie Ev_
I m not sure if I m missing anything but app did not work for me at all No routes to display at all                     App did not work Hakeem 5566
As soon as I updated my iOS to version 8 and then also 8 2 the GPS function stopped working and that was THE best part Knowing just how long it s really going to tKe for my bus to get here because everyone knows that schedule is unreliable         Use to be grade AAA 5 star keyword used to be JayDee4815162342
What happened This app tells me to remove all my bookmarks because there was a change to the data and then I can t get a single route to re bookmark When I updated still nothing How difficult is it to get updates correct I m actually glad this happened I found such a better app I would give open mbta no stars if I could     Seriously Kels.H.M
I Was looking for a good bus schedule found this I like the real time it is close though I have had so problems that keep it at 3 stars some times it will not display the realtime and the estimated time is off I would like them to add notifications so you can chose a stop and have it tell you it s there or tell you an eta when it is closer to your stop so if you know it takes 5 min to walk to your stop have it tell you it s 10 min away so you give your self time to get there             Very good YZ600R
The arrival times at some locations are showing PM schedules instead of AM When you click on the next stop it will give an AM time but you don t know if it s correct What the heck             Problems with arrival times MelinEverett
I use this all the time but I can t access the MBTA tweets and About FAQ options at the bottom I scroll down but it bounces out of the way                 Good but StrikeArch
I love this app I have used it for a couple years now without any issues Since the apple 7 update my mbta schedule is blank 90 of the time Now back to being simple to use                     Simple to use aputur
Good App Worked pretty reliably for a while but now some routes have disappeared Where is 74 And CT1 Please being them back Thanks           Bus 74 and CT1
This is amazing                 Great app
If you want me to update it got you I will Its a nice app but its still not even updated for ios7 Ill update it just let me know           Please update
The best free MBTA tracking app that I know of Even if you have a favorite this is certainly worth a download so as you have another option available The update for iOS 8 brings the now familiar flat look and despite a few oddities it continues to work quite well                 Pretty Darn Good
love it mainly for buses                 great app
I had an iPhone 4S and this app worked great on it I have since switched to iPhone 6 and the app is absolutely horrible It hangs doesnt allow me to check schedules etc basically you just cannot use the main functionality of the app on iPhone 6 Fix this and Ill change my revie     Doesnt work on iPhone 6
When this works it is great but too many times it just refuses to loaf when other apps are still responding     App not loading today its not the first time
This app was great and I used it daily for a few years however a few weeks ago it stopped providing real time arrival info for the subway only giving users scheduled arrival time information instead which is about as useful as having a schedule printed on paper I deleted and reinstalled it to no avail           Was great for a while but stopped giving real time arrival info only scheduled arrival times
Omg First update in 4 years Works under OS8 Useful for people familiar with the bus system You choose your bus by route number and the nearest stop is shown with estimated times If you do not know your route number this is not the app for you You cannot select a route based on your location This can be frustrating if youre in a different part of town than usual or you have multiple bus options as you need to punch in each route One route is displayed at a time so planning connections is cumbersome You can bookmark routes but lately that feature requires you to delete and recreate them when the underlying data changes I have been using this app since 2009 regularly There have been no updates since 2010                 Good utility
App frequently doesnt load data rendering it useless Its disheartening since it has the potential to be a really great app     App is unrealiable
Perhaps this app has yet to be updated to be functional with iPhone 6s iOS 8but 9 out of 10 times I open this app I cannot get the app to respond to anything I press Its quite frustrating     It doesnt respond
This app used to be wonderful now since ios8 its just frozen     ios8 killed this app
It still works But it really needs some updates              Good But not updated
Im not sure if Im missing anything but app did not work for me at all No routes to display at all                 App did not work
This app is pretty good for buses and for the red line but it doesnt have the branches of the green line so if youre at say park st and you need a specific branch you cant specify it just tells you whats coming next Very annoying           Okay but what about the green line
For some reason this app says all 4 and 5 buses are no longer running All the time What a joke Deleting this POS immediately     Horrible app
In Somerville I am getting realtime data for 200 pm at 800 am Please fix This app was so useful     stopped working
I updated this app today and it no longer works on iOS 7 even though 1 It didnt prompt or mention that it needed iOS 8 to run and 2 Many other apps updated for iOS 8 still work on iOS 7 No routes will show up in the list for the the subway bus etc no matter how many times I refresh or restart the app This is frustrating and disappointing as the app was working fine on iOS 7 until this update I would really like to see support added for iOS 8     Doesnt work on iOS 7
Used to swear by this app but it suddenly stopped giving real time info and only gives scheduled bus times now for several weeks what happened Scheduled times are of no real use since the bus is mostly off schedule Bring back real time info        What happened to real times
The arrival times at some locations are showing PM schedules instead of AM When you click on the next stop it will give an AM time but you dont know if its correct What the heck           Problems with arrival times
The real time data this app claims to display is more often than not wrong Arrival times are almost always 110 minutes off and phantom buses and trains are commonplace you will watch the little purple dot arrive at your stop and depart without an actual bus or train existing Seems like its just a visualization of the paper schedule which since its the MBTA is nowhere near accurate anyway     real time is a lie
This app works but could use an update to support modern iOS featuresdevices I keep it around because most apps dont have viewable schedules or allow saving favorite routes           Works as advertised but in desperate need of update
I swore by this app Got many friends to use it So Id like to say thank you for making it But in the last month it no longer gives accurate times for the routes in my area 89 and 101 Please fix it and Id be happy to change my rating to 5 stars     Used to love this app
Since the start of 2014 Ive noticed bus times suddenly jump past stops meaning Ive been waiting for a past bus This is happening a couple times a week As of today Im erasing this and trying another mbta app        Below Average
Its nicely written and easy to use but bears no reflection on actual bustrain times There appears to be no actual realtime data actually going on Its very frustrating to be told by it that a bus will come at a certain time and when that time comes have it simply move to the next scheduled bus time regardless of the fact nothing actually arrived It is useful for route maps and commuter rail schedules but you could just use the MBTA website for that     Would be nice if it was accurate
This app works great for traveling into and out of Boston I love how it gives me accurate schedules and realtime arrival times that reflect any delays a bus or subway line may be having I use it every day for my commute into work in Boston The bookmarks are an excellent feature that allow you to quickly check out your most used routes I highly recommend this app                 Excellent App
I cant see anything        App not working
I have missed more buses with this app Final straw was when the app told me two different buses were coming in 5 mins with 7 mins between them I left the house and stood outside in 11 degree temperature for 20 mins when the next bus actually came Additionally I was also late for work Awesome Pass on this     Unreliable
Does not load Used to be great but now fails consistently     No longer works
This app does a very good job but there are three things that could transform it into greatness 1 Better distinction for Ashmont and Braintree lines when getting southbound info at JFK stations and north I know the data is separated this way If you are headed to Kendall for example its important to know whether the next train is an Ashmont or Braintree train in order to know if you need to run It would be especially great to be able to bookmark just the Ashmont line in order to clear out the distraction of the other trains 2 Display of realtime and schedule time at the station Right now it shows one or the other At stations close to the end of the line headed inbound this means either one realtime time or 3 scheduled times Why not always show 3 If there arent enough realtime times available fill in with scheduled times 3 Enable auto refresh You dont have to refresh to location every time Refresh the location once then refresh the realtime every 10 seconds Maybe a button to refresh the location if needed              Good but could be great
Great app until the alerts started popping up over every bus line and T line no matter where the change is You have to close the alert before you can view your options           Remove the alerts
As soon as I updated my iOS to version 8 and then also 82 the GPS function stopped working and that was THE best part Knowing just how long its really going to tKe for my bus to get here because everyone knows that schedule is unreliable        Use to be grade AAA 5 star keyword used to be
What happened This app tells me to remove all my bookmarks because there was a change to the data and then I cant get a single route to rebookmark When I updated still nothing How difficult is it to get updates correct Im actually glad this happened I found such a better app I would give open mbta no stars if I could     Seriously
Very good at showing stops Schedules are missing times Perhaps does not pull the data from the mbta site           Useful but inaccurate
The estimated arrival times are rarely accurate Sometimes Ill wait at a stop starting a few minutes before the estimated arrival time no bus will come and the app will switch to a new estimated arrival time often 10 minutes later Not helpful     Not accurate
Using the app for last 2 yrs and love it upgraded my phone now have iOS 8 and the app freezes or crashes all the time Please update              Please update
Used this often until one day I found it listed the wrong times for the outbound FraminghamWorcester line Depend on the MBTA site not this app     Wrong Schedule
I Was looking for a good bus schedule found this I like the real time it is close though I have had so problems that keep it at 3 stars some times it will not display the realtime and the estimated time is off I would like them to add notifications so you can chose a stop and have it tell you its there or tell you an eta when it is closer to your stop so if you know it takes 5 min to walk to your stop have it tell you its 10 min away so you give your self time to get there           Very good
I used to rely on this app for the commuter rail but it has not been updated with the new schedules The app needs to remain uptodate in order to be useful Please fix        Used to be great
Before I updated this is my best bus tracking app But after I updated the newest version I couldnt find any express bus anymore And I really really need it           Its good but
Not sure what happened but app cant pull in data from MBTA The app is at fault because NextBus online works     App stopped working
It helped a lot when I was using iOS 7 Pls update the app Please              Great App but need update for iOS 80
Whats up with this App No Red LIne        No Red Line
A very useful app became USELESS     What happened
Great app until Im prompted to delete my bookmarks and rebookmark them Once I delete the bookmarks and try to search for the bus route commuter rail or train again to rebookmark all screens are blank This is awful if your in a time pinch as I was this morning           Awesome app until
I love this app I have used it for a couple years now without any issues Since the apple 7 update my mbta schedule is blank 90 of the time Now back to being simple to use                 Simple to use
I use this all the time but I cant access the MBTA tweets and AboutFAQ options at the bottom I scroll down but it bounces out of the way              Good but
Nice app but the option to find the nearest stop seems to have disappeared with the latest update           Good app but no GPS
Good app that I rely on daily basis Unfortunately not working any more after upgraded to iOS 802 The screen is not responding that I am stuck              Broken in iOS 802
This app use to be OK but apparently is no longer supported GPS function for next bus no longer works My next bus has been parked 2 blocks away for several weeks     dead app


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