Citymapper
Shares rank 2 of 4 transit apps by recommenders
People recommend Citymapper as excellent for public transit directions in major cities. One critic notes it does not show recently departed trips.
People recommend Citymapper as excellent for public transit directions in major cities. One critic notes it does not show recently departed trips.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Best for public transit in cities
“the public transit and multimodal focused apps are generally much better at this stuff”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off"” “Citymapper is nice for public transit directions in cities.”
Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off"” “Citymapper is excellent for public transport.”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Migrating to the EU” - Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: What travel apps do you use while traveling?”
Recommended for almost everything
“I'd use Citymapper for practically everything.”
Comment from 20 Apr 2026 in “Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman” “Citymapper et al are excellent.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
Other transit apps people recommend
The three most recommended other transit apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit app | 13 | 3 | 81% | 7 | — | Approved |
| CitymapperThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 6 | — | — |
| DB Navigator | 7 | 6 | 54% | 4 | — | — |
| RailRaptor | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Citymapper is nice for public transit directions in cities.”
“the public transit and multimodal focused apps are generally much better at this stuff”
“I'd use Citymapper for practically everything.”
“I don't use it myself though”
“Citymapper is excellent for public transport.”
“A lot of map apps (Apple, Google, Transit, Citymapper) don't show recently-departed trips”
“best for public transit in major cities”
“Citymapper et al are excellent.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.