CTA Tracker
by Android Tapp
Apr 14, 2009 9:10 AM –
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CTA Tracker allows you to Track and Map all your Chicago CTA buses at your favorite stops.
Price: Free, $2.99
AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:
Features:
Recently we attended the Flourish Conference 2009 held at the University of Chicago. If you know about Chicago traffic then you know it’s best most times to take the bus or “El” than drive and park. We didn’t want to drive or pay for parking so before we left, we Googled the bus route. We got the time and route as a reference to cross check against CTA Tracker Android App. The app came in handy as you could see an estimated arrival time of the bus (in minutes) and display where it was on the map. It gives weather temperature and you can view the bus in real-time on the map. Really Cool!
Gripe Alert: CTA Tracker Pro comes at a charge when you can simply go to www.ctabustracker.com from any web enabled phone to get the same information for Free. Also you can’t “Edit” a route, you have to delete it by long-pressing and recreating it. Lastly, it crashes often when inputting routes for the first time.
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CTA Tracker Buses on the Map
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CTA Tracker Saved Routes
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CTA Tracker Choose Route
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CTA Tracker Choose Route Direction
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CTA Tracker Choose Route Stop
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CTA Tracker Choose Route Name
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CTA Tracker Settings Menu
Usefulness:
CTA Tracker Android App could be useful to Chicago based Androids or those visiting the “windy-city” and taking public transportation.
Ease of Use & Interface:
CTA Tracker could use some help in the user interface and ease of use departments:
- The app is great for keeping a track of your saved routes, but a pain inputting them for the first time.
- The ability to Edit routes.
As our effort to help the Android Community, AndroidTapp.com will offer user interface and graphics assistance to developers that need it. Simply shoot us an email via the general Contact page.
Frequently Used:
Potential daily use dependant on your CTA public transportation riding needs.