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What reviewers actually said

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1. [R1] NJ TRANSIT 1/5 · US Terrible Update: The App was updated and now it doesn’t show you what train your track is arriving on and it’s very frustrating. If it’s not broke don’t fix it!
2. [R2] NJ TRANSIT 5/5 · US Schedules: App looks nice but in some ways not as user friendly as the old one. It does not allow you to see schedules for specific train routes the following day. If there is no train at the time you are looking a pop up blocks you from changing the date. A bad flow that needs to be fixed. The old app would let you see all the trains traveling from point to point on a specific day. That is not po
3. [R3] NJ TRANSIT 3/5 · US The redesign is mid: The new design is a decent starting point but it still needs some love. The hamburger menu button is particularly bad. The UX could go for some improvement as well. Like why can’t I check future bus schedules?! You just get an annoying message telling you there aren’t any buses running at this time which makes no sense - it should always show you the next scheduled stop for yo
4. [R4] NJ TRANSIT 2/5 · US New update is so frustrating: This app was so much better before the update. Now when you click on the train to check the schedule, if there are no trains on the day that you’re checking, you’re out of luck. It doesn’t give you the option to choose another date, it just tells you to choose another different origin. As a visually impaired person, this makes it very difficult to plan my only means o
5. [R5] NJ TRANSIT 5/5 · US CANT USE WITH IPAD: the blue intro page is stuck when I open the app I can’t even use this app on my iPad yall need to make it smaller or something so I can click the “get started” button
6. [R6] NJ TRANSIT 3/5 · US App has issue (still): Well it has come a long way but still there is issues. Constantly putting in the three number code is annoying. The multi-pay feature does not work Went to Walgreens to add 10 bucks and they said the card can’t be activated.stuff like that and no real costumer support, makes the app Mid at best
7. [R12] NJ TRANSIT 3/5 · US It started out good: It started off good it gives a good time sometimes accurate sometimes not lately ur bus ticket’s not working
8. [R13] NJ TRANSIT 1/5 · US Terrible - Not Functional: The latest update is atrocious. Cannot load train schedules. Whats the point. Another NJ Transit blunder.
9. [R18] NJ TRANSIT 1/5 · US Update sucks: I’m not sure who is rating this app a 4.8 but it’s never been good. The recent update is an actual nightmare though. Every other screen gives some sort of error message. It freezes and requires a forced restart. Why can’t I search by origin/ destination???? Commuting in ny/ nj is enough of a headache- this app makes it significantly more difficult
10. [R20] NJ TRANSIT 1/5 · US Completely useless: Try and find any schedule for the train or bus, and you’re greeted with essentially a blank page and random travel times. Locating busses on the map just flat out doesn’t work. They made almost every function worse from the previous version. It needs to be reverted back.
11. [R29] NJ TRANSIT 1/5 · US Terrible, trash app: Consistently wrong and misleading information. Unintuitive design. The entire team that designed this should be fired and replaced with people who actually use it and understand what information needs to be known and the best way to present that info. USE THE NJ TRANSIT WEBSITE INSTEAD
12. [R51] Lyft 1/5 · US Bery disappointing experience: Very disappointing experience. I waited 14 minutes for my driver, and when they were only 2 minutes away, Lyft suddenly changed my driver without any explanation. Then I had to wait another 14 minutes for the new driver. This wasted my time and was extremely frustrating. If a driver needs to be changed, Lyft should prioritize assigning someone nearby instead of maki
13. [R52] Lyft 5/5 · US Lyft driver: Great driver, great personality and great conversation
14. [R53] Lyft 3/5 · US $$$$: Twice the price of uber at least every ride as soon as I can verify my uber account again I’ll delete this app
15. [R54] Lyft 2/5 · US If you can find something else, use that: It'll simultaneously upcharge you to high hell on 5am on a Sunday and tell you to wait sixteen crucial minutes, but when it gives you a discount there's magically a rider just seconds away. If I could use a better app I would.
16. [R65] Uber 1/5 · US Horrible experience with the app: I hadn’t Uber for over a year had to re-download the app. I needed a ride from Orlando airport around 2 am and was basically forced to upgrade to Uber one because after about 10 minutes, there was still no regular Uber driver available. When I went to get my next ride, I was supposed to get 35% off +10% off using PayPal. When I booked an advance, I saw that it sa
17. [R66] Uber 5/5 · US Awesome Driver!: Kevin was an outstanding driver. I was first impressed by his timeliness and politeness… but that was just the beginning. We had an amazing conversation on the ride to the airport. What a great guy full of both wit and wisdom!
18. [R67] Uber 3/5 · US Every time I call an uber now the app tries to make me upgrade to priority: Not sure if this is a way for uber to try to make more $ or what, but it’s getting really annoying. Every time I call an uber recently (which is very often), the app tries to make me upgrade to priority for a faster pick up. If I don’t upgrade, then an uber is never called. It’s been taking forever
19. [R68] Uber 1/5 · US Unprofessional: Driver was rude impolite
20. [R79] Transit • Subway & Bus Times 1/5 · US Freezing: This app freezes every time I navigate to an other app then back. Fix it.
21. [R80] Transit • Subway & Bus Times 5/5 · US Best transit and bike navigation: Almost everything I ever wanted from a transit and bike navigation app! Looks beautiful and works beautifully!
22. [R81] Transit • Subway & Bus Times 3/5 · US Almost usefull: I a trying to use this app. I am sitting at the bus stop trying to figure out when the next bus will be by. Good luck. Very confusing display. Shows a bunch of groovy artsy work. But not when the next bus will be by. 😞
23. [R82] Transit • Subway & Bus Times 1/5 · US horrible especially for students: students ranging from 10 to 18 have to take the public bus to school where we live. we used to have a perfectly good app before they made us switch to transit. now each student has to pay $25 just to see where they are going. this is not fair and the app itself is very confusing. Just another money hungry app that has no interest in helping the community.
24. [R94] MTA TrainTime 5/5 · US Very helpful, no issues: This app is easy to use and has a pleasant appearance. Everything loads easily. Things like the day pass ticket are well explained. It is very helpful that you can see a layout of the train. It’s also helpful that the full schedules are linked in the settings
25. [R95] MTA TrainTime 3/5 · US location: i know this is my fault but this app should really know my location and auto select the closest station to be the departure point. i CONSTANTLY miss trains because i forget to invert the stations i am leaving from and arriving to.
26. [R96] MTA TrainTime 1/5 · US bad surcharge: do not use the app just buy the tickets in person
27. [R97] MTA TrainTime 5/5 · US Great app: The team at MTA really knows what they are doing with software. Their apps are easy to use and full of relevant information. And the information is thoughtfully laid out with details like arrows indicating train directions or times of connecting trains.
28. [R107] Moovit 1/5 · US Your app sucks: It’s not updated
29. [R108] Moovit 5/5 · US Transit easy: Moovit is great for transit schedules!
30. [R109] Moovit 3/5 · US Great until it’s not: The app worked great at first for paying for busses until it blocked my account for no particular reason. No one answers the support phone number so there appears to be no way to fix it.
31. [R110] Moovit 1/5 · US Inaccurate data: I’ve used this app since August of 2025 and it has never failed me until June. The bus data is inaccurate, the busses never arrive on the scheduled time and there’s NEVER accurate data. Fix your app!!
32. [R61] Lyft 1/5 · US Extremely expensive: Lyft has gotten unbearably expensive. Rides on uber will be $12 and Lyft will be $45
33. [R84] Transit • Subway & Bus Times 3/5 · US Reliable but expensive: Doesn’t make sense to pay to see the bus schedule but otherwise it’s a reliable app for the most part
34. [R85] Transit • Subway & Bus Times 1/5 · US Our taxes pay for this: Why are we constantly being asked to pay for a service that our tax dollars already pay for?
35. [R106] MTA TrainTime 1/5 · US Why is app only allowing you to buy a ticket on the day you're going to use it?: I can understand not allowing you to buy a ticket a week or month in advance, but why can't you buy a ticket for tomorrow or two days in advance? This is wrong and should be resolved ASAP
36. [R112] Moovit 3/5 · US Ads: Because there are so many ads · translated
37. [R116] Moovit 1/5 · US Unreliable and full of ads: Not only is this app wrong with ETAs constantly, but it’s impossible to navigate because of the incessant advertisements.
38. [R119] Moovit 1/5 · US Ads: The ads make it pretty hard to navigate