Transit Bandage: Subway & Busv2.5.0

Released July 13, 2024Major

iOS

The latest major update delivered a positive rating delta of +0.75 on iOS, though this is based on a limited sample of two post-release reviews. Early user feedback praises the clear visibility of transit service deviations and notes a resolution of legacy launch crashes. The overall impact remains neutral until a larger volume of review data can confirm these initial trends.

What changed

UXRevamped the layout for service disruptions
New featureAdded the ability to pin favorite transit lines
New featureAdded a quick view to see which lines have active disruptions
PerformanceGeneral bug fixes

Reception

51/ 100 impact scoreNeutral

What worked

UX
Early user feedback highlights the clear visibility of transit service deviations, which aligns with the updated layout for service disruptions.
Performance
Users report a resolution of historical app crashes occurring on launch or after updates.

What didn't

New feature
no evidence
The sparse post-release review volume provides no feedback on the new ability to pin favorite transit lines or use the active disruptions quick view.

Marlvel takeaways

Monitor iOS reviews over the next two weeks to gather a larger sample size and confirm if the positive rating delta of +0.75 holds.
Prompt active users of the pinned transit lines feature to submit reviews to validate the utility of the new quick view layout.

Original release notes

- Revamped how service disruptions are laid out
- New ability to pin favorite lines
- New ability to quickly look at which lines have which disruptions
- Bug fixes :)