Houston TranStar vs Houston Chronicle

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 93 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R2] Houston TranStar 5/5 · US Short Travelled: Helps me get around Houston
2. [R11] Houston TranStar 5/5 · US Great: Definitely a must have if you travel regularly in Houston. From traffic accidents to floods and freezes, it keeps you informed of what’s going on out on the roads.
3. [R51] Houston Chronicle 3/5 · US Reasonable but lacking some features: You can read the news and the print editions which is nice, but you can't save articles for later, and you can't gift articles as far as I can tell. I've been back and forth with support on this endless.
4. [R81] Houston Chronicle 3/5 · US Missing important functions: No ability to save, listen or share articles. WP and WSJ have these functions, you should too.
5. [R3] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US Bring the old version back!: I’ve deleted and re-installed the new version and it is not anywhere near as good as the older version
6. [R19] Houston TranStar 4/5 · US Pretty good app !!!: It’s not perfect for everyone but it’s great for people driving into downtown . I wish they could get coverage along Bay Area Blvd & Red Bluff in the Pasadena & Clear lake area . They have a problem with roads flooding . But I think They are doing a good job !
7. [R34] Houston Chronicle 1/5 · US Terrible app: Not worth it. You are constantly challenged to log in. App is unusable.
8. [R55] Houston Chronicle 1/5 · US Hard to navigate: Awful app very hard to navigate
9. [R10] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Road closed: 7/22/2024 Beltway 8 southbound "ROAD CLOSED"! The news reported correctly, but not TranStar! They show green with NO report of "all southbound lanes closed". Closed for months. TranStar is a joke!
10. [R15] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US An absolute MUST HAVE if you drive in Houston!: This is a reliable way to get an overview of traffic delays all over Houston. They post incidents almost immediately after they happen (not always the case with other navigation apps), and they inform you which lanes are affected. App makes it easy to check the incident & construction maps before you leave for your destination so you can quickly plan
11. [R82] Houston Chronicle 1/5 · US App no longer works: App quit working about 2 weeks ago. Deleted it and tried to reinstall it, but it won’t even reinstall on my I Pad. What the heck happened? I had been reading the Chronicle for years on my I Pad, now all of the sudden, those days are gone.
12. [R88] Houston Chronicle 2/5 · US Pathetic App for a major newspaper: It crashes, it crashes, it crashes. You may need to contact the HELP desk as the problems are many times Chron vs browser. Reading the printed paper is much more satisfying but when the newspaper boy sleeps in, the app is all that is available - unless it crashes - which it likely will at least 4 times. The app does have some redeeming features so it gets 2
13. [R1] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Not Reliable: 100% reliability
14. [R40] Houston Chronicle 1/5 · US Poor service: Cannot cancel in app
15. [R73] Houston Chronicle 2/5 · US Journalism but pricey: I got the subscription during Covid to track cases and now it’s all but useless to me. I’m not seeing much bias in articles or anything like that, but the local news and weather cover the stuff i need more than this paper does. I really want to cancel my subscription but it’s not easy and has been annoying me. For the difficulties in canceling my subscription and the lack of
16. [R6] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US Embedded Weather: Embedded weather forecast hasn’t updated from mid-Jan, though I’ve used apps many times since. Update icon doesn’t bring up any more recent info.
17. [R27] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Consistently Inaccurate: I have used this app and Waze for the last few years here in Houston and have found that Waze provides a generally accurate description of traffic conditions (as well as options to avoid), the Houston TranStar app is more usually inaccurate, generally underestimating the degree of traffic congestion. Frustratingly, as newer versions of the app are rolled out, reliability
18. [R66] Houston Chronicle 3/5 · US Good luck canceling: Easy to sign up electronically but you cannot unsubscribe without calling, and the support hours are limited. If you do call after hours the automated message at the end of a menu quest tells you to manage your subscription online.
19. [R70] Houston Chronicle 1/5 · US Don’t subscribe: They keep charging me even after the account was cancelled