Pocket MBTA App Reviews

For an out if town person this app is totally inscrutable. Could not figure it out at all. Do not purchase it.

This app is my one and only app for bus travel in Boston. On my homescreen and I use it everyday. Would love to see it take advantage of my iPhone 5s screen.

I bought this app because the other bus app I had been using for years suddenly stopped working. Unfortunately, this is even worse -- it looks like its working but the times are completely off. I missed my bus to work this morning, then had to wait in the rain for 15 minutes. When the next bus finally came, the app still said I had 5 minutes. Absolute garbage.

It WAS almost perfect and reliable, I got to my bus every single day in the right amount of time. Now, the times are WAY off or give no predictions at all. Please fix this ASAP!!!

I used to rely heavily on this app when going to and from work. It used to work like a dream. Not so much anymore. DO NOT GET THIS APP!!!! It does not work anymore. It no longer gives times or predictions for any stop. Dont waste your time with this one.

App requires your location and does not function properly otherwise. Routes are not labeled, so you have to open each one and read streets. Map does not show stations. So you cannot plan a route ahead of time. Useless unless you are already on the T.

I take the 57 every day and a few months ago, in a route update, the app changed the route to say that the 57 goes all the way to Haymarket instead of stopping at Kenmore. The 57 DOES NOT go all the way to Haymarket! Kenmore is the last stop on this route, and I have no idea why they changed the route. This inaccuracy also causes the buses locations to not show up on the map, which is my favorite feature of the app. I now manually update the routes about once a week in the hopes that they fix this error. Until they do, this app is stuck at three stars with me, despite otherwise being useful. Please fix!

This app only works occasionally, and when it works and when its doesnt is totally unpredictable. When it works its great--but it fails often enough ("no current predictions") that I simply cant trust it.

This app not so good any longer. Information isnt always available. Routes keep coming up No Current Predictions which is about as helpful as a headache on Christmas.

This used to be the best app I had ever downloaded. Since about 3 months ago there have been mystical arrival times for the 3 routes I use on a daily basis that do not show on my boyfriends "catch the bus" app, and those mystical busses never arrive. So when Im alone, I never know if Im aiming to catch a bus that will show up or that doesnt exist.

On an IPad2 the app crashes every 20 seconds.

Works about 80% of the time on my phone but crashes every single time I hit Favorites on my Ipad mini.

There are times when buses just disappear from the screen and others scheduled to arrive in a few minutes are suddenly 60 minutes away. There are better apps than this for only 99¢ (Catch the Bus comes to mind) that wont make you want to tear your hair out.

I have been using this App for years. Never had an issue. If you live in Boston and use buses this is essential. Get it

My favorite app for using the bus in Boston and Somerville. Its the easiest to see all the stops around you and to see all the bus line and times for each stop at a glance. It just needed an update. Took way too long, but its here.

This app has been my favorite app for bus timings. You can favorite all your common bus routes and get to them very easily, and it lets you know in minutes how soon it will get there. Sometimes the MBTA data isnt accurate but otherwise this app is great and its finally been updated for the iOS 8 color scheme. Looks good and you can see more busses on the favorite screen!

Thanks for the update! This has been my primary app for MBTA info for years now. I think its the best out there for riders who dont always use the same lines and stops. Glad to see its still being maintained!

Excellent app for finding bus routes and arrival times. Biggest problem is that the main screen listing all your favorite buses doesnt update properly. So dont rely on that. The detail screens are very accurate. Also, there is a graphic to show buses on map - which works about 1/2 the time.

Loving the iOS8 widget to show favorite stops in the phone notification pull down. 90% of the time Im opening the app to look at favorites, so big time saver.

but buses I take dont always show up with real-time locations like I see in other apps and the NextBus web site.