ProximiT: MBTA Boston Transit App Reviews

Few features but reliable

I spend a week in Boston last month and this app was a time saver.

Red, Blue, and Orange line coverage is top notch. They are still working to tackle the beast that is the green line. Since the MBTA, has only recently started to provide train times at select stations, the app creators have developed a unique system to provide "# stops (away)" data as best they can. Keep up the hard work!

This is my go-to app for Boston-area travel. Really nice UX.

ProximiT is one of my favorite public transit apps. It only does one thing (well, two if you count the delay notifications) and does it really really well. The countdown display to board keeps saving me from missing the train by a few seconds!

Typically accurate, even through the crazy winter we had!

I have used several apps for the MBTA subway lines and this is the best to date. The app even lets you know when a nearby train is coming. It is extremely accurate!

They have done a wonderful job creating a simple interface and a very useful app. The update to include the new Green Line data has made my daily commute (slightly) less frustrating. Looking forward to the expanded tracking data coming in a few months. Keep up the great work!

This has allowed me to make a train with minimal hustle. An not suffer the frustration of doors closing as I get onto the platform.

This app is pretty bad for the green line. Its completely untrustworthy. As a typical example, 15 minutes ago it told me my train was three stops away. As I write this review, it says the train is two stops away. Trains will jump further away from you or disappear entirely. Half the time the app cant even load data. Sometimes it will tell you the nearest train is 8 stops away, only for you to watch one arrive in a minute. Other times it will tell you a train is <1 stop away, while you sit and wait for it to never arrive. Its hard to know for sure if the app is garbage or if it gets garbage data from the MBTA, but either way, this is mostly a waste of time.

Now only if it worked for buses

This app is extremely bad. The timing for when the train leaves from the redline is 90% wrong most of the time. Very unreliable app. I tried to find a way to email them before doing this but couldnt find a way. Would be great if yall improved this app

I leave 3 minute walk from a red line T stop. I check the time of arrival, leave 4 minutes before the train and practically board it upon my arrival. Clear interface. Technology working!

Does everything perfectly for the trains, but the MBTA also makes bus information available. Id love to have all of that in one app and not have to jump between two.

Its a great app. Its mostly accurate within a minute. Highly reliable

Love, love this app.

(I mostly use it for the red line.) My only complaint is that I work close to a T stop and the proximity notifications get confused.

Im tired that every time I pull out my phone from my pocket to check the T schedule. If there is a Glance view on the apple watch, that will be very convenient.

I prefer ProximiT to all other transit apps because it’s better than all the ones I’ve tried at the one task I actually want: telling me the arrival times of the next two trains on the one line at the one station that I care about at the moment. Highly recommended for regular commuters who use the T in Boston. I use it with the Red and Orange lines, and its predictions are always spot on.

I take the red line everyday and the estimated time is usually spot on, or at least really close. Very useful!