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These apps are not made by CTA, and CTA does not sell or license the apps. They are written by third parties unless otherwise noted. CTA shall not be held responsible for the content of third party websites or any issue arising from the use of third party applications. CTA neither endorses any third party products listed here nor makes any guarantees or representations as to accuracy or reliability. Proceed with care and understand any usage charges that may apply to you. CTA reserves the right to remove/add applications listings without notice.
App Center
Since we began sharing scheduled and real-time data about CTA services, the developer community has been busy—we've seen dozens of mobile and Web applications designed to help you get around on transit!
In addition to the services we provide, apps from the development community and software makers give you even more ways to get information about transit services from CTA on your computer or on your phone.
This page showcases a selection of the applications that are available.
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Listings
Categories:
Web & desktop apps
DIY Bus Tracker Display (beta)
Made by:
(official)
Platform:
Web browser
What it does:
Shows estimated arrival times, alerts and weather in a Web-based slideshow for use on kiosks.
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Bus Tracker Widget for Mac OS X
Made by:
Kevin Zolkiewicz
Platform:
Mac OS X Dashboard
What it does:
Shows estimated arrival times for a bus stop on your Mac OS X Dashboard.
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MultiStop: Chicago iGoogle Gadget
Made by:
Dave Sohigian
Platform:
iGoogle
What it does:
Shows real-time estimated arrivals for up to 10 bus stops
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Transitly
Made by:
Liquid Mongoose
Platform:
Web, optimized for touchscreen phones
What it does:
Displays scheduled departures with iPhone/Android devices in mind, saves viewed routes, uses location for route and stop sorting, quick access to timetables.
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Mobile apps
for Android
AnyStop Chicago
Made by:
Blinktag, Inc.
What it does:
Shows scheduled bus and train arrivals and can use device location data to find routes and stops near you and display these on a map.
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Chicago Transit Tracker
Made by:
jsdf, llc
What it does:
Shows estimated arrivals for favorite or nearby bus stops, scheduled arrivals for bus and train, uses device location data, mapping, service alerts, shows time and date.
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TransiCast
Made by:
Joachim Pfeiffer
What it does:
Displays estimated arrivals for bus stops, provides mapping, uses device location to search for nearby stops, has alarm functionality. Also works in Portland and San Francisco.
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TreKing
Made by:
Rez Mobile
What it does:
Bus & train predictions (Bus Tracker or scheduled, as available), save favorite stops, trip planning, stop finder, arrival alerts, map CTA stops & buses, service alerts, data caching.
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for Blackberry
Busberry
Made by:
4(oh6) Designs
What it does:
Allows you to see estimated arrivals for a bus stop, save frequently-used stops, display single routes or all routes at a stop, and map stops on the Google Maps app.
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for iPhone or iPod touch
Buster
Made by:
Electropuf
What it does:
Shows estimated arrivals for a bus stop, uses location data to find nearby stops, and stores your most-used stops for quick access.
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iTrans
Made by:
iTrans
What it does:
Provides directions and schedule information for travel between train stations, shows maps, uses device location data and provides service alert information.
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myTransit
Made by:
Livespark
What it does:
Provides arrival times and maps buses and bus stop locations; allows you to look up arrivals by favorite stops or using your GPS location.
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TransitGenie
Made by:
UIC Bitslab
What it does:
Provides multimodal trip planning with CTA, Metra and Pace; walking and cycling and integrates CTA Bus Tracker data into results with CTA buses.
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