The strongest point of Moovit is that they use crowdsourced data. It means that the users contribute to provide information about delays, problems in the routes, or even seats availability. So, the app offers not only information regarding train, bus and metro schedules, but also about any information related with the route we are interested in.
The app started with support for a few cities, but currently there are more than 500 cities available from 45 different countries, including Los Ángeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Nueva York, Londres, Los Ángeles, Roma, París, Sao Paulo, Río de Janeiro, Bogotá, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, México D. F., Sidney, Toronto and Tel Aviv. You can check here the full list of cities supported.
The amount of information available is different depending on the country, but Moovit offers some other features beside the traveling planes:
Live & Local. With this mode you can discover nearby stations or search for some specific lines to see live arrival and departure times.
Transit Assistant. This mode provides step-by-step walking directions.
Service Alerts & Advisories. You will be always up-to-date with real-time schedules and all the notifications regarding possible problems on the routes you usually take.
Comprehensive Station Maps. This mode provides an overview of your local transit maps.
Another interesting feature that Moovit has already started to implement is the possibility to buy ticket transport directly from the app. This feature is very handy specially if we are tourist in a foreign city and have just looked for the best way to travel from one place to another. The, after we check the possibilities, we can just buy the tickets and take the transport. Easy, simple and great.
It's really an interesting and useful app, and this last years they had received several award, such as MTA App Quest 2013 Popular Choice Award, Best App at the Smart Cities Expo World Conference 2013 and one of the top ten Most Promising Sart Ups in Israel by Ernst and Young.
The app is free and it's available for iOS and Android users. You can download it from the App Store and the Google Play respectively.
