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Mapway
For daily urban commuters and international tourists navigating complex subway and metro systems in major global cities.
Known for
For daily urban commuters and international tourists navigating complex subway and metro systems in major global cities.
Simplifying urban travel with officially licensed transit maps and offline route planning for commuters and tourists worldwide.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 34Last updated
New York Subway MTA Map NYC
v5.5.6
10mo ago
Primary focus
Public transit navigation and route planning
Scale
studio
Target audience
Daily urban commuters and international tourists navigating complex subway and metro systems in major global cities.
Maintained an active development cycle with 6 updates across the portfolio in the last 6 months and a major release within the last 10 days.
36 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
Analysis in progress
Analysis in progress
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Distributed across 10 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 4 of 36 apps with localized market data — more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
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Positive apps
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Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
15/100
Avg sentiment score
Citymapper is the direct functional rival for NYC transit navigation, maintaining a massive user base and high-frequency release cycle that directly challenges Mapway's MTA-licensed offering.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
A strong alternative that mirrors the target app's focus on subway and bus navigation with high update frequency.
As the official agency app, it holds a structural advantage in data accuracy and real-time service alerts.
A sophisticated transit-authority-led app that demonstrates how to scale navigation features across complex networks.
Represents the gold standard for authority-led transit apps, providing a blueprint for feature-rich navigation.
A specialized regional transit app that demonstrates effective niche-market positioning.
A regional transit authority app that serves as a peer in the public-sector navigation space.
Aggressive release cadence indicates a rapid pivot toward optimizing complex routing for professional users.
A specialized entrant focusing on route optimization, representing a potential threat in the 'prosumer' navigation segment.
