| Walk Score | Android | Walk Score | lets you search by commute time or near public transit. Search the newest apartments from Apartment Finder, HotPads, MyNewPlace, Realtor.com, Trulia and more. |
| Walk Score | iOS (iPhone) | Walk Score | lets you search by commute time or near public transit. Search the newest apartments from Apartment Finder, HotPads, MyNewPlace, Realtor.com, Trulia and more. |
| Acehopper | Android | Acehopper | Explore Boston via the MBTA. Find stops, check schedules and get accurate arrival and departure times for bus, subway, ferry and rail while discovering local attractions and points of interest. |
| Acehopper | iOS (iPhone) | Acehopper | Explore Boston via the MBTA. Find stops, check schedules and get accurate arrival and departure times for bus, subway, ferry and rail while discovering local attractions and points of interest. |
| MBTA mTicket | Android | MBTA | Buy a ticket anywhere, anytime, in seconds. The Official MBTA mTicket App is like a ticket office in your pocket. The MBTA mTicket app is now available for all Commuter Rail and Ferry Lines! |
| MBTA mTicket | iOS (iPhone) | MBTA | Buy a ticket anywhere, anytime, in seconds. The Official MBTA mTicket App is like a ticket office in your pocket. The MBTA mTicket app is now available for all Commuter Rail and Ferry Lines! |
| See Say App | Android | MBTA | Android
Using this app, riders can send the MBTA Transit Police pictures, text messages, and locations of unattended packages or suspicious activity. |
| See Say App | iOS (iPhone) | MBTA | Android
Using this app, riders can send the MBTA Transit Police pictures, text messages, and locations of unattended packages or suspicious activity. |
| eightolives Trains | Web apps | eightolives.com | Check transit schedules, status and alerts with eightolives Trains.Select stops using location, lists or map. Monitor progress of a trip.Plan your journey with Find Connections. Save schedules foroff-line access. |
| Magic Earth | Android | General Magic | OpenStreetMap, 3D maps, Satellite maps, Turn-by-turn navigation, HD Traffic, Transit and Offline maps. Entirely free. |
| Busbuddy Boston | iOS (iPhone) | Larry Dunkelman | BusBuddy Boston includes schedules, arrival times, vehicle locations and a trip-planner. Saved stops appear on the home page, sorted by distance from your present location. "Long press" on a stop to see Google Street View. |
| Busfindr | iOS (iPhone) | Fazmid LLC | Busfindr shows your bus live on the map along with color-coded routes. See bus stops near you and get arrival predictions. Get bus schedules and keep a list of favorite stops that you can instantly jump to on the map. |
| Boston Rail | Amazon Echo | Charlie Christina | Boston Rail provides real-time updates for MBTA commuter rail trips, station to station departure and arrival times, and service alerts for commuter-rail and subway lines. To get started, you can say: "Alexa, enable Boston Rail." |
| Boston Rails | iOS (iPhone) | Smart's Apps | Real time departure times and track assignments (North & South Station) |
| Trainspotter | iOS (iPhone) | Carl Lambrecht | Trainspotter is a commuter rail rider's view of the MBTA. Select your train line, and view real-time updates of train locations and lateness information from the MBTA. Trains shown with colors indicating lateness. |
| BlindWays | iOS (iPhone) | Perkins School for the Blind | BlindWays guides users who are blind within a cane’s distance of an outdoor bus stop sign using permanent landmark clues crowdsourced by volunteers. BlindWays also predictive bus arrival time and the three closest bus stops to your location. |
| Boston Transit | Android | Anil Vasani | Real-time MBTA buses, subway & commuter rail arrival predictions on your phone. Create an alarm for your trip and get notified before bus/subway departs. |
| City Transit | Android | Anil Vasani | Still waiting for MBTA buses? Get real-time MBTA buses, subway, commuter rail, and boat arrival prediction on your phone. Quick access to service alerts and maps. |
| BTTracking | Android | Hoang Pham | MBTA Bus & Subway Tracking |
| MBTA Commuter Rail | Android | Keolis | Keolis Commuter Service's official app. A simple one screen interface gives the Boston area Commuter Rail rider everything they need to make their train on time, including schedule info, train progress and alerts. |
| MBTA Commuter Rail | iOS (iPhone) | Keolis | Keolis Commuter Service's official app. A simple one screen interface gives the Boston area Commuter Rail rider everything they need to make their train on time, including schedule info, train progress and alerts. |
| TransSee | Web apps | Darwin O'Connor | Real time predictions with maps, off-route vehicle locations, schedule adherence, close up maps and more. |
| MBTA Tracker | Android | Andrzej Nosek | Real-time arrival predictions, schedules and service alerts for whole MBTA system, including subway (Green, Orange, Blue, Red and Mattapan lines), Commuter Rail, buses and boats. Contains hi-res MBTA map. |
| ezRide Offline Transit Planner | Android | Circlegate | Offline trip planner combined with real-time info for your phone and watch in Boston MBTA. |
| Boston Transit | Android | Dixon Mobility, LLC | Conquer your commute with realtime info for MBTA bus and subway. Save the subway system map and favorite bus stop and stations for easy reference. |
| CRTracker | Android | Walter Oney | See real-time train positions on Commuter Rail in schematic view or map view. Or see today's schedule in a table that scrolls both ways. Also includes alerts, departure info, and predicted locations. |
| MBTA Trains Subway | Web apps | Track Reduce LLC | Know where the subway is currently experiencing delays with this heatmap of the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green lines. |
| MBTA Trains | Web apps | Track Reduce LLC | See Commuter Rail train locations and delays over the past hour, upcoming arrival time predictions, and North/South Station departure boards so you always know where your train is and what it's doing. |
| MBTA Go | iOS (iPhone) | Steven Tso | Your go-to MBTA transit assistant. Find out about arrival times and directions for all transit routes for all MBTA routes using real-time data. |
| MBTA Watch | iOS (iPhone) | Ivan Campos | Receive MBTA subway times in real-time on your Apple Watch. You can find your nearest T station's arrival times or select a T stop of your choice. |
| MBTA Scout | Android | David Zou | Tracks the complete set of public transportation available in the Greater Boston area, including Hubway. Never miss the bus or subway again with real-time tracking and alerts. |
| MBTA Rail Tracker | Android | Eric Hynds | MBTA Commuter Rail Tracker provides experienced commuters with as much information as possible about the location and status of their trains, including next stop, predicted time, departure boards, and more. |
| MBTA Rail Tracker | iOS (iPhone) | Eric Hynds | MBTA Commuter Rail Tracker provides experienced commuters with as much information as possible about the location and status of their trains, including next stop, predicted time, departure boards, and more. |
| CatchIt Mobile | Windows Phone 7 | Paul Oka | See real-time data for MBTA commuter rail, bus, and subway service. Features favorite routes for all modes in one view, service alerts, and near-by stops. |
| Dash! Transit | iOS (iPhone) | anOrigin Inc. | At Dash! our mission is to make your transit commute easier. Dash! will automatically notify you to let you know exactly when the next train or bus is departing as you walk to your stop (with real-time status and delays). |
| Green Line Tracker | Android | Andrzej Nosek | Track Green Line trains on Android! View all Green Line trains or incoming trains at your stop. Set alarm to get notification when a train arrives to your stop. |
| Urban Engines | Android | Urban Engines | The Urban Engines app has one-touch transit directions to your favorite places, instant orientation, and seamless online and offline access. |
| Urban Engines | iOS (iPhone) | Urban Engines | The Urban Engines app has one-touch transit directions to your favorite places, instant orientation, and seamless online and offline access. |
| Greenline | iOS (iPhone) | Alex Grinman | Track Green Line trains in real-time. See where the next train is for the station nearest you. Watch trains move across Boston. Meeting someone? Share your train with friends and they can track you in the app! |
| Transit App | Android | Transit App | Transit is the fastest way to get going in Boston. Right on launch, it displays all nearby transport options and departure times — instant access to the information you need most. Now with real-time data for the Green Line! |
| Transit App | iOS (iPhone) | Transit App | Transit is the fastest way to get going in Boston. Right on launch, it displays all nearby transport options and departure times — instant access to the information you need most. Now with real-time data for the Green Line! |
| ProximiT | iOS (iPhone) | Randy Dailey and Jeff Lopes | ProximiT is a real time personal assistant for all your bus and subway needs in and around Boston. Use location awareness to get predictions as you approach your favorite stations, without even opening the app. |
| MBTAInfo | Web apps | Andy Monat | Get predictions for Boston buses, subways and commuter rail trains, all from your phone. No-frills design is easy to use and works fast. Now with live Green Line information! |
| MBTA Smart | Pebble | Peter Denham | Get predictions for Boston subway, bus and commuter rail trains, all from your pebble watch. Find your stop based on your GPS location, then save it for quick look-up next time. |
| MBTA GPS | Android | Alex Scherb | Track any MBTA vehicle in real time, and receive predictions for all MBTA stops. You can see when your train/bus is going to arrive, and you can also see it on the map in real time. |
| Moovit | Android | Tranzmate Ltd | A real time app with everything you need to use local public transit. Available in 33 languages and with more than 10 million users in 400 cities |
| Moovit | iOS (iPhone) | Tranzmate Ltd | A real time app with everything you need to use local public transit. Available in 33 languages and with more than 10 million users in 400 cities |
| Bus Alert | iOS (iPhone) | Cynthia Bandara | This free app notifies you when an MBTA bus or Green Line train is about to arrive at your stop. No need to watch predictions; just set an alert and Bus Alert will notify you when it's time to go. |
| Live MBTA Subway Mapping | Web apps | Stefan Wuensch | See MBTA subway trains live on a Google Map. Updates automatically so you'll know how far away is the train you want to catch. Displays all four subway lines, including the Green Line! |
| Citymapper | Android | Citymapper | Our mission is to make cities easier to use. A to B journey planner, real-time data, disruptions. |
| Citymapper | iOS (iPhone) | Citymapper | Our mission is to make cities easier to use. A to B journey planner, real-time data, disruptions. |
| MBTA Next Train | Pebble | Mathew Reiss | Get nearby stations and upcoming trains on your Pebble! |
| Boston MBTA Transit | Windows Phone 7 | Grand Solutions Consulting Inc. | Easy to navigate MBTA App. Real time bus arrivals, view current vehicle locations. Pin favorite stops to the start screen. Shows latest Twitter alerts. |
| Commuter Alarm | iOS (iPhone) | Paper Knife Mobile | If you've ever missed your stop then Commuter Alarm is for you. Alerts you when you are approaching one of your selected stops. |
| Roadify | iOS (iPhone) | Roadify | Find out when your bus is coming and what’s going on if it’s late. Roadify provides service alerts with comments and tweets so you get the best info about your ride from official sources and from other riders. |
| Transit - Boston | iOS (iPhone) | Raging Coders | Find the nearest bus, train, subway or ferry stations with scheduled stops and view upcoming departures with just two quick taps. |
| MBCR Train Tracker | Windows Phone 7 | Nightingale Software | Provides real time tracking of all MBCR trains. Find out exactly where your train is, its current speed, heading, distance from the next station and delay information. Also brings you all alerts and advisories for all commuter rail lines. |
| MbtaLoc | Android | Gururaj Sridhar | Get the real time location of buses. Enables the user to track the movement of the bus along its route which is overlayed on Google maps. |
| Embark Boston T – MBTA | iOS (iPhone) | Embark Inc. | Embark Boston T is the best way to get around Boston on the train. It is essential to all 'T' riders — from the occasional to the daily, the tourist to the commuter. Embark even works without cellular signal! |
| HopStop | Web & Android 2.2+ & Desktop & iPhone (Web) | Simon Xu | HopStop is a free app that provides door-to-door transit directions in over 80 cities throughout the US, Canada and Europe, as well as transit maps, schedules and nearby stations. |
| MBTA Transit Guru | Windows Phone 7 | Ikko Systems Inc. | Take with you all MBTA bus routes, look up real time GPS arrivals for stops nearest to you or anywhere else on the map. Save your most traveled routes. |
| TransitTimes | Android | Zervaas Enterprises | Provides offline trip planning & schedules for 50+ cities, including live vehicle for MBTA buses. |
| TransitTimes | iOS (iPhone) | Zervaas Enterprises | Provides offline trip planning & schedules for 50+ cities, including live vehicle for MBTA buses. |
| MBTAway | Web apps | Mike DeMaso | MBTAway.com is a mobile app that finds the closest MBTA stops (bus, subway, and commuter) and gives you fast accurate predictions for walking, biking, and driving to the stop. |
| Where is the T | Web apps | WhereistheT.com | Enables users to track the location of the trains on the MBTA's T subway system and find out how soon the next train will arrive. |
| Businator MBTA | Windows Phone 7 | McNamara Solutions, LLC | Businator MBTA provides real-time bus arrival information for the Boston area MBTA system. |
| Realtime Transit | Windows Phone 7 | Consultsure | Realtime Transit provides predicted arrival info in a visual form for Boston MBTA Bus, Subway and Commuter Rail Services. In addition it also provides this info for any agencies supported by Nextbus, CTA, Trimet, BART and OneBusAway. |
| Bing | iOS (iPhone) | Microsoft | Real time transit info via NextBus for the Boston area. |
| Smart Ride | iOS (iPhone) | Aaron Bannert | Never wait for a late bus again! Just use Smart Ride to find another nearby route and be on your way. |
| Track My Transit - Boston | Web OS (Palm) | The CodingBees | MBTA public transit application for webOS. |
| OpenMBTA for iPad | iOS (iPad) | Daniel Choi, Eric Richmond | OpenMBTA for iPad is a free, open-source iPhone app for MBTA users in the Boston metro region. It delivers real-time bus and subway arrival information. |
| Where's My MBTA Bus? | iOS (iPhone) | Alex Grinman | Provides a simplistic design for real-time tracking of all MBTA buses.A free, 'lite' version is also available, but is limited to bus routes in the vicinity of Boston University. |
| RailBandit | Blackberry | RailBandit LLC | RailBandit puts train schedules at your fingertips, and makes your daily commute or that weekend trip a lot easier to handle. It works on any Blackberry, iPhone, Android and J2ME (Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, etc). |
| tleave | Web apps | Aaron VanDerlip | tleave.com will tell you which train to catch based on your current stop and your desired destination. It calculates your travel direction and determines whether you are traveling on the weekday or weekend. |
| MBTA Route Plotter | Web apps | Jeff Kaufman | MBTA route plotter provides real time information for buses and subway using google maps. |
| Pocket MBTA | iOS (iPhone) | Gilad Gurantz | Real time tracking meets Google maps: See the location of your stop, the direction it's going, and even the location of the bus you're waiting for. |
| TrackTheT | Web apps | TrackTheT.com | TrackTheT is a web application that shows the predicted arrival times of the MBTA buses across all available stops. |
| OpenMBTA | iOS (iPhone) | Daniel Choi, Eric Richmond | OpenMBTA is a free, open-source iPhone app for MBTA users in the Boston metro region. It delivers real-time bus and subway arrival information. |
| NextBus Smart Phone | iOS (iPhone) | NextBus Inc., | iPhones, Androids and other phones with webkit browsers |
| NextBus Phone and SMS | Text / SMS | NextBus Inc., | Bus arrival predictions available on the phone and via SMS. |
| NextBus website | Web apps | NextBus Inc., | NextBus Application on Web for all web browsers. |
| BostonBusMap | Android | George Schneeloch | BostonBusMap is an Android app which plots the current location of buses on a map and predicts bus arrivals using data from the MBTA. |
| JustHopOn | Text / SMS | Hai Nguyen | JustHopOn is a text messaging system which offers anyone with a cellphone a convenient way to find the next bus arrival time for a bus stop. |
| Zoute | Android | Zoute Inc. | Zoute helps you identify the bus and subway stops closest to you, tracks your routes in realtime, and quickly takes you to your favorite destinations. |
| Zoute | iOS (iPhone) | Zoute Inc. | Zoute helps you identify the bus and subway stops closest to you, tracks your routes in realtime, and quickly takes you to your favorite destinations. |
| Buston | Windows Phone 7 | Jolly Code | Download Buston and get real-time bus arrivals from the MBTA as well as scheduled times for subway, commuter rail, and ferry. |
| MyMBTA | Android | Leor Brenman | A subway arrival time application that lets you find stations on a map and in a list, including recently viewed and nearest stations. A PDF Map is also included for offline viewing. |
| MyMBTA | iOS (iPhone) | Leor Brenman | A subway arrival time application that lets you find stations on a map and in a list, including recently viewed and nearest stations. A PDF Map is also included for offline viewing. |
| Boston Train Schedule | Android | Pankaj Nimgade | Commuter rail schedules. |
| Transit Boston | Android | TapGapApp | Offline MBTA schedules. |
| Bostrain | Web apps | Nichols-Schmolze/Bittner | Bostrain is a fast and mobile-friendly commuter rail schedule. Bostrain has no page reloads, is easy to read, knows what time it is, and makes finding stations a snap. No internet connection required after the first time you visit. |
| WhenIsMyBus.com | Web apps | Alissa Miller | Do you ride the same bus every day? Do some buses leave you waiting forever? Fear no more. WhenIsMyBus.com is the quick and easy way to get the MBTA bus schedules on your mobile phone. |
| Google Maps | Web apps | Google | Plan your trip using Google Maps. Simply go to http://maps.google.com, enter address to get direction. Then click on Public Transit icon. |
| Dadnab | Text / SMS | Roger L. Cauvin | Provides transit directions by text message.Cost: Free |
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